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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11

st. Paul, February 4.-The liquor
license provisions of home rule char
tiers are. suspended by the county OPP
tion law. This ruling was made to-
day by the supreme court in the test
of the county option law started in an
injunction suit won by Attorney Gen.
eral Lyndon A. Smith in the district
court against the officials of Internal
tional Falls, Koochiching county. Aft
err the county had gone dry Mayor
Frank H. Keyes and r. G. Fraser, city
clerk, attempted to Grant liquor IL
censes despite the county option cleo
ton, but were restrained in a tenn
porary injunction order issued by
Judge w. S. McClenahan. The city
officials alleged the home rule char
ter ruled rather than the county OPP
ton law The supreme court said the
county option law does not infringe
on the home rule charter except that
it withdraws the power of granting
liquor licenses from all municipalities
in county which has been declared
dry and the legislature has the abso-
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Kasofa
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Clois Bailey was Mankato
shopper last Monday.
George Eastwood left Wednesday
for few days stay in the twin cities
Mrs. J. A Peterson and Mrs Emil
SWenson will entertain the Young
Peoples society of the Swedish Luth
eran church at the home of the form
er, Friday evening, February 4.
S. NJ, Granger, E. S. Humble and
o. P. Buell. we're LIE Sueur Center
visitors last Friday.
Miss Dorothy Wilcox spent last
Monday in Minneapolis
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Babcock and
daughter, Marian, expect to leave
next week for Florida and Cuba. They
expect to be gone several weeks.
The Sunday school institute will be
held in the Methodist church at
Sharon next Tuesday, February g.
Rev. F. c. Bailey and Miss Gladys
Jardine have been elected delegates
from the Presbyterian church.
The Woodmen circle will give a
card party in the hall this evening
S. NJ. Granger spent several days OF
this week in the twin cities.
Joe Mention of St. Paul is visiting
Kasota relatives and friends this
week.
G. w. Babeock made business trip
to the cities the first of the week.
Mrs. George Turrittin spent the
day Thursday with Kasota friends
The LIE Sueur Center orchestra
gave dance in the hall Thursday
evening.
Miss Hannah Berquist who, has
been taking treatments at Health
Haven sanitarium in ST. Peter for
the past month, returned home
Thursday tsaHt
Mrs. Albert Davis spent last Tues
day at the home of Martin Ponwith
in Cleveland.
Clifford Babcock was a st. Paul
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VIEWS OF SUPREME COURT.
limited Press Dispatch.l

lutte right to regulate or prohibit the
sale OF intoxicating liquors, the court
said, and can grant to a political di-
vision the power to determine for it
self whether liquor shall be sold I'M
less such power is taken from the
Legislature by the constitution
Redwood county remains dry under
the decision Of the supreme court to-
day. The county option election was
held June 7, 1915, and the canvassing
boards declared the county dry by ten
votes. An appeal was taken to the
district court where it was decided
the total ballots were 1896, of which
1899 were dry and 1889 wet. One
ballot was blank and seven unintelli-
gible and five of these bore the names
of the voters the court found. The
supreme court decided that but two
of the ballots should be thrown out
as they bore the words Tiffany" and
"Hillman" and were cast for the neg
alive. The total as determined by the
supreme court is 1874 ballots, Of
which 1880 are dry, giving the drys
"a majority.
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New York, February 5.-The right
kind of a spooning parlor should be a
very important part of every we'll
regulated girls boarding home, ac-
cording to Miss Blanche Geary, ma
tional economic and buildings spe-
cialist of the National Young
Women's Christian association, here
today. Miss Geary calls it a "beau
parlor" and says it should be "a place
where girls can meet young men
friends and not be interrupted or
have close supervision; and where
they will be given a chance to set up
relations which may result in happy
home life of an ideal kind later on
Miss Geary says the association
wants to demonstrate the ideal family
| life, as far as it can be made possible,
with large numbers under one roof;
it wants to develop a spirit of indie
pendence and self government, and
! to grant the freedom which stops
short of license, that is, freedom plus
| standards.
1--WE are convinced" she said to-
day, "that the wage-earning girl is in
! business for good All too frequently
! she is away from her family and it
never will be possible for one or
ganization to meet her housing needs,
| We are eager, not only for others to
build homes which we could manage
but to see boarding homes built AND
operated by individuals, or groups OF
| individuals who have the true welfare
e. % ~ 4 ONT
"The ideal boarding home should
have fun and frolic room, recrea-
| ton hall where girls can gather fol
1 entertainment of their own devising
and have general good times: beau
parlors where girls can meet young
men friends and not be interrupted
or have too close supervision; give
them chance to set up relations
which would result in a happy home
life of an ideal kind later on.
There should be kimono parlors or
one of the upper floors in which girls
could lounge in freedom and have {
good time after the days grind in the
shop or factory, kitchenette where
fudge parties and birthday spread:
can be planned and prepared for, al
infirmary for temporary illnesses ant
roof built to stand the traffic, wea1
and tear which would result from
recreation of one kind or another Oh
!. summer evenings, and which woult
1 compete with the attractions of tht
gaily lighted Streets
r; Miss Geary says that an average
charge of $500 week for board ant
room will place home for rs to 20'
girls on the right basis, that this viii
enable the management to care for ;
certain number of girls for $3.50 t.
$500 a week, balancing with tn
number who can be asked to pa.
from $500 to $3.50 a week. Thes
varying prices give two-fold oppor
tunity to the organization. 1t give
the inefficient girl an opportunity tt
make start, help her while she at
tains efficiency and higher wag'
earning capacity, and at the same
time makes it possible to bring thu
inefficient girl under the inspiration
of the girl who has succeeded to ;
certain extent and has well defined
ambitions.
!. Miss Geary is the author of bool
on finance work and the management
of finance campaigns. Getty Associa
ton Finance" which might be ap
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11

visitor several days during the past
week.
Little Stanley Rawlings, who has
been quite sick for the past two
weeks, is recovering.
The Diamond From the Sky
continues to draw large crowds. The
eight chapter of this entertaining
photoplay will be given in the hall
Saturday evening and promises to be
as good as the preceding chapters
have been.
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erem Fridays DaiIc.
Belgrade Congregational Church.

Belgrade Congregational Church.
Services will be held next Sunday
as usual. Morning worship at 1890,
when the pastor will preach on the
subject of distant Discipleship, or
Some of the Causes Why Some People
Follow Jesus Christ Afar Off" The
topic for the Christian Endeavor meet
ing in the evening will be, Christian
Endeavor Fidelity and Force This
is the topic for the anniversary of
what is usually called Christian En-
deavor day The leader will be Flor
ence Culp. All are urged to attend
these services if you are at al able
to do so.-George e. Brown, pastor.
Tearing loose from the delivery
sleigh, to which he was hitched, and
demolishing the front runners in the
process, a horse dashed from the foot
of Main street across the bridge over
upon Belgrade avenue yesterday
morning about 9:15 O'Clock. With the
shafts still hanging upon him he ran
the entire length of Belgrade avenue
and I'D the hill, before he was stopped.
Village gossip has it that the horse
and sleigh belong to Peter Schweitzer,
the Belgrade avenue meat market
man.
William E. Stewart of North Man.
kato will leave today for Tarpln
Springs, Florida, to be gone a month.
He has some property interest there.
o. N cd the
ladies of the Comus club at pleas
ant social party at her home on Sher-
man avenue yesterday afternoon, a
large attendance of members being
present. Delicious refreshments We're
served, bringing the affair to a close.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. T. Wilson of South avenue is SER
iously ill with pneumonia.
Miss Mildred> Gustafson, who suf-
fered a severe injury TO her ankle
while coasting recently, is making a
good recovery, and is now able to
step on her foot.
Fron FRIDAYS Daily
Mrs. Amelia Palmer of Good Thun-
der died at one of the local hospitals
about six O'Clock this morning, having
been ill and receiving treatment at
the hospital for about two weeks. Her
maiden name was Amelia Coffman
and she was born in Pennsylvania CT
July 10, 1887, and came to Minnesof1
with her family in 1854. Her hus-
band died about twenty years ago and
those who survive to mourn her loss
are two sisters, one living in South
Dakota and one in Wisconsin, and .
nephew, A., Coffman OF St Paul, who
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For Lincoln Day Banquet.

The Mems club of the Centenary
Methodist church has completed ar
rangements for the Lincoln Day BAN
quet to be held in the parlors of the
church Wednesday evening, February
8. The speaker will be former Senator
j. e. Haycraft of Fairmont and DR..
u. F. Stout, both of whom are able
orators and the speech making will
be first class. Mr.. Sidney Davies is
chairman of the music committee and
splendid music suited TO the occasion
will be provided. The Centenary
ladies are preparing report of good
things to satisfy the inner man, =
and most delightful evening is
assured. This affair is intended to
interest all Mankato citizens and as
the ticket sale is limited to two hum
dred, it will be the part of wisdom to
secure tickets early.
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from Fridsy's Daily.


Anthony Wayne Chapter d. A. r
will hold a regular meeting Saturday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. e. L.
Halves, 527 Byron street, Mrs. w. J
Merchant, Mrs. Bowen, Miss Brewster
and Mrs. Crawford to be hostesses.
It was originally planned to have this
guest day, but recently it was de-
cided to postpone guest day until
some future meeting. and the ladies
will spend the time tomorrow in max
ing dressings for the American Red
Cross society to be used on wounded
soldiers.
1t is expected that Mrs. George
Squires, state regent of the D. A. r.
of Minnesota, will be present at the
big meeting to be held on Washing
toms birthday, which will add con-
siderable interest to the program.
as Mrs. Squires is a candidate for
the presidency, and Minnesota mem
bers will do all they can to assist in
her election. Yesterday the Des
Moines chapter of Des Moines, Iowa.
announced that they have placed
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from Erlday's Daily.
C. d. OFT spent yesterday on bus
mess at Vernon Center.
F. NJ Swartz of Amboy was in the
city on business yesterday.
u Miss Eliza Morgan of Ottowa was
in the city on business today.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Druckenbrod
were in the twin cities yesterday.
Willard Stewart of Winnebago was
business caller in tho city yester-
day.
H. C. Kraus of Vernon Center was
a business caller in the city yester-
day.
G. S. Hagge of Madelia was bust
ness caller in the city between trains
today
] G. Cressey, travelling drygoods
salesman of ST. Paul, was calling on
trade in the city today.
Rev. NJ W. Fleckenstein is ex-
pected home tomorrow, after a long
trip through the Dakotas.
Mrs. A. NJ .-JOakes will leave to-
morrow for Springfield, on bnsi-
ness trip for the Yiavi company.
Mrs D. e. Mullin of st. James
spent yesterday in the city, visiting
relatives and shopping, and returned
to her home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Kruse left
for New York this afternoon, where
they will purchase the spring goods
for the Fred w. Kruse company.
Mankato are visiting at the home of
Faribault News Republicans Mrs.
William Wines and two children of
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Is now Ill CHo CITY, dJLeuulnS 10 maj
arrangements. The body will be
shipped to Good Thunder from Land
kamer Bros. undertaking parlors and
the funeral will be held next week
Tuesday.
From FRIDAYS Daily.
St Peter Herald: Monday after
noon at the high school building de-
batting contest was held for the pur-
pose of choosing a debater to repre-
sent the Nlocal high school in con-
test to be held at Mankato, February
IS. Wallace Hallberg was the unan-
imous choice of the judges. The
other students to take part in the
debate Monday afternoon were Dag
! mar Cassel, Sylvia Johnson, Able
, Livingston, George Adolphsen and
/ Carl Overn.- Some time ago a "Dis-
cussion League" was organized by
the various schools of the state. Ev-1
cry school that is member of the
league holds a preliminary debate at
which time the subject, RESOLVED,
That there be material increase in
armament is argued by the contest
ants. Any student in the contest can
either choose the negative or affirm
alive side to debate upon. The mem
Der chosen as representative of the
school must then contest at a sec
! tional debate and the winner at the
sectional debate is to represent his
section at the state contest, which
, will be held at Manchester college
some time the first part of March.
The st. Peter high school being in
the southern section, Mr.. Hallberg
will go to Mankato, where the Sec
tionaI debate will be held.
Mrs. H. N McKusick, ch,rfer
member of the Minnesota Fn'ar1t:on
of Womens clubs and for mary years
its historian, died in Los Angeles. She
went to Los Angeles to be with a sick
brother and her own illness was very
short. Mrs. McFsasick held many Of
fees in the state federation and was
always an active clubwoman Her
interests in recent years centered
about the girls school at Sank Center
Mrs. McKusick liver at saltwater and
her husband, one son and a daughter
survive.
0watonna, Mimi, February 4.--Dr.
Leonard L. Ben~ett. president of the
National f. ~rae.s' bank hesa, and pi-
81 eer resident OF GWatonaa and
feeie county, die; yesterday of
pneumonia.
Mr.. Bennett came to Owatonna
more than fifty years ago and was
instrumental in many ways toward
Identification Of Owatonna as trade
center.
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"a LEGISLATURE. HAS The POWER
OVER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
KNOCKS HOME RULE CHARTER
Especial to The Free Press.I


political subdivision
voted
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Mrs Harold Rivers Howell in the
field. as a candidate. and there are
also a number of other candidates
for the honor.
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w. n. o. Club Ladies' Entertained.

Mrs. Fenton M. MacElrath enter
tanned the young ladies of the w. H.
o. last evening at a prettily arranged
card party, held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs l.. l.. Champlin on Broad
street. Ten guests were present, and
progressive cinch was played, head
prizes being won By Miss Alkaline
Hodapp and foot prizes by Miss Hilda
Lundberg. A dainty lunch was served
at the close of the games. The club
members presented Mrs. MacElrath
with handsome silver cream ladle
in honor Of her recent marriage. Mr..
and Mrs. MacElrath will soon leave
for Randolph, Mimi, where they will
visit relatives.
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Entertained ladies', Society.

Entertained Ladies' Society.
Mrs. NJ w. Fleckenstein of South
Second street entertained the Ladies
Aid society of Our Savior's church
yesterday afternoon. The home was
very prettily decorated for the &C.
casion. More than sixty five people
were present and very enjoyable
time was spent doing fancy work
after which a dainty luncheon was
served by the hostess.
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Fathers and Sons Meet.

Fathers and Sons Meet.
The Mems club of the First Baptist
church will told Father and Son
meeting on Saturday evening, Supper
will be served at $50 in the church
dining room at thirty-five cents a
plate. Dr.. J. A. Hancock of the nor
NAL school will speak upon the sub
ject: What Fathers Expect of Their
Sons" and W.. j. Rother of the Y
NJ C. A., will respond to the topic:
''What Sons Expect of Their Faith
ers" Fathers and their sons are
most cordially invited to the even
ing's session.
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Pleasantly Surprised.

Pleasantly Surprised.
Mrs Harriet Whiting, one of the
salesladies at the J. B. & D. Richards
store, was pleasantly surprised last
evening at her home, 126 Jackson
street, by the members of the sales
force of the store, who came for a
social party. The time was enjoyably
spent with games, and number of
pleasing piano selections and vocal
numbers were rendered by the
guests The affair closed with the
serving of q delicious lunch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11

ST. Paul, February A. A. D. Rain
of Minneapolis, one of the Roosevelt
leaders in the state, filed today as a
candidate for delegate large to
the republican national convention.
The fact that Mr. Rain filed on the
Cummins ticket was looked upon as
significant in political circles. Mr..
Rain recently conferred with Colonel
Roosevelt in the east and has always
been considered one of the colonePs
closest friends in Minnesota.
Mr. Rain expressed himself as con-
vinced that the republican and pro-
gressive parties would get together
this year and work out harmony
plan. ,E
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11
Card Club Entertained.

Card Club Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Taylor en-
tertained the Thursday Evening Card
club at their home on Broad street
last evening. Honors were won by
Mrs. A. NJ. Stein and Mr.. Phil Leas
Dainty refreshments were served and
a pleasant evening was spent.
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Penny Social.

Penny Social.
The Young Peoples Union of the
First Baptist church gives penny
social tonight in the parlors of the
church Both young and old are in
vited. A jolly time is scheduled. The
proceeds will be used for the mission
airy work of the society.
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second, Jean A, Flittie, Blue Earth
county; George Glotzbach, Brown
county; third, M. L. Murphy, Wash
ington county; fourth, Howard Ever
EFT, ST. Paul; fifth, M. C. Tiff, Min
neapolis; sixth, NJ. D. Clark, Grow
Wing county; George O'Donnell Ben
ton county; seventh, Martin OBrien
Big Stone county; eighth, w. V. Kane
Koochiching county; ninth, Charles L.
Conger, Polk county; tenth, A. P
Wyngoe, Isanti county.
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Froff rFtoay.S- OaH2
Judson, a pretty little town not far
from Mankato, will soon have Farm
ers' State bank, the organization now
being about completed, and the bank
will open for business within a week
or ten days, the charter being due to
be issued next Monday. The new
bank will have a capital stock of $10,-
600. and $4,000 surplus. The organ
ization was almost effected in 1912,
and all the stock was subscribed but
the plans miscarried, and it is mat
ter of congratulation to Judson that
the project has now been carried
through as the thriving town has been
in need of good bank for some
time All the stock has been dis
tributed in the immediate locality
w. w White of Newport Beach,
California, where he has been en-
gagged in the banking business for the
past three years, will be the cashier,
and will move to Judson with his fam
ily He is the brother-in-l of ]. P.
Graft, postmaster at Sleepy Eye. Mr.
town Law School at Washington, d.
C., with the class of 1899, and is also
a graduate of Washington college at
Topeka. o. K. Door will be president
Of the new bank, and E. R. Jones,
the present cashier of the Peoples
State bank of North Mankato, will be
vice president. The favorable condi-
lions indicates that the new Farmers
State bank will prove very success
full institution, filling as it does a
long felt want in an Industrious and
lenterprising community.
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Will Render "The Vision of ST. john
The oratorio chorus of the Gustav
us Adolphus college at st. Peter are
at work rehearsing the oratorio, "The
Vision of ST. john which will be
rendered at the college auditorium
some time in March.
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sleiohride For BOYS and Girls.

SIeighride For Boys and GIFTS.
The junior boys and girls of the
Presbyterian Sunday school will en-
joy a sleighride tomorrow afternoon
planned by the boys of the High
School Bible class. The children will
be driven to Minneopa for a wiener
lunch if the weather permits, or else
will ride around town and then go to
the church for a lunch if it is too
cold for d long trip. The party will
start from the church at las and
several of the junior teachers will
act as chaperons.
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Mill Entertain Faculty.

Will Entertain Faculty.
Professor and Mrs. J. R. BrandruI
will entertain the faculty of the Com
mercial college at a $50 dinner this
evening. Covers will be Laid fol
fourteen guests.
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is now in the city, attending to final
arrangements. The body will be
shipped to Good Thunder from Land
kamer Bros. undertaking parlors and
the funeral will be held next week
Tuesday.
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Owatonna, Mimi, February DIR.
Leonard L. Ben~ett. president of the
National f. ~rae.s' bank heGa, and pi-
~ eer resident of Gratonaa and
fee,a comfy. dies Yesterday of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-17

FOR SALE-We have Just received
lot of seed potatoes for fall planting.
Also fun line of garden seed and onion
sets. F. E. Dubuisson & Bro. 11aug