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EGGS Zee. 4 DOZEN.
by feeding "OCCI.CM' which Is tr.ing
the country.
~ fed 'OCULCM' to IS Leghorns -
days and evgs increased from 4 10 ~ u
day II. &. MILLER. Judge.
A. =. ..Ass0.,
Akron, d.
Bottles soc. and u. Pts. 81. OTIS, ~. Gals,
yi0, delivered, Sample with booklet
tat0 fesdsj, Ice.
"OcULCM" MFG. Box 1,
Dealers handle II. salem. Va.
The sun., 1916-12-03

Ou van Stn SIS D..S.'
sweetest, most deliciously
fragrant blossom known
Our Magic LAZY Of valley
will bloom In 10 70 - days
from time Of planting In
Our Prepared Nessaees.
We furnish delivery PAID
9 vslleypips %
70 3l.:s
100 $500
Can be grown without sun
shine, but NEED warmth.
With every order we send
full directions and sumcssn'
FIBER to plant the pips.
The sun., 1916-12-03
CHRISTMAS GIFTS

A dover raised by yourself Ii OF INFINITE
mere value to your friends than those pur.
CHASED at the Florists. Moreover. they last
The sun., 1916-12-03

exhibit each year. there Is in charge
Mrs. |. j. Ketchen of New Rochelle,
herself one Of the largest breeders and
exhibitors in catdom.
The sun., 1916-12-03

BUFF LEGHORNS.
stock and EgGs.
Oeoaoo pouo1yY 1osuD,
Nanhssstt. Z. l.
The sun., 1916-12-03
Der Byzantine
Wsodes LILY

Oo1 ~@ovsUe
Wsadss LILY
. NO water. NO
soil, 0nly sunshine
aud warmth to un-
fold Its rich clusters
Of delicate rosy
lilac bl0as0ms, last
Ing So wesks.
Placed In a basket
or glass dish these
flowers rival the
costItest ORCHIDS.
lnvolSds aaA oAut-
lna watch with
daily Interest and
delight the magic
---n>.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09
TWO MORE OUT FOR
OHIO GOVERNORSHIP

SPECIAL Dispatch 90 Tho IntcUIrencer
COLUMBUS. o June minor q
Norton OF Cleveland member Of the
state central committee today an
rounced bis candidacy for the Rcpub.
h'an nomination FOR Governor j. G..
Martin OF GrrsusIle became can.
dida'' Cor rho Democratic uomina.
ZION for Governor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09
NETzELVOTE
RUNS Up THE
FLEMING MAJ.

The reporting ~ tho complete vote OF
N'tzel county augmented the majority
.f Thomas ~ Fleming FOR the Repuh-
..'hn congressional uomiuaf IN the
l. IT~t 81 -fIICf. .u DO" Republican primary
election OF last Tuesday The complete
vote t~ given fur th" entire district show
.uE total of N23f FOR Fleming and
l.af- fnr Hc1ru,. s majority Of Gg6 Tor
Ileming. s- follows.
REPUBLICAN-CoN
FIRST DISTRICT.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09
HOT RACEFOR
SCHOOLS SUPT,

The race for the Republican nornine-
ton for state superintendent Of schools
Is one ~ the closest % all In the Repub b.
I ican state vide primary. The totals FOR
u counties show.
Murray .-... faar-
Shawkcy Observation-Disclosures. fq0E-
A@A AlANs aHN
The vote by counties f. as follows.
REPuBLIcAN-SrArE suPr. OF
SCHOOLS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09

neutrality-suspicious.
LARGE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09
.CORNWELL MAI.
VERY LARGE

The plurality Of John J Cornwcl for
the Democratic Eubcrnatorial noniua-
ton will be between 10000 and $4,000.
Win thirty-stN counties reporting. the
totals are:
CornWerI % IS
French Observation-Disclosures. 700
h'AS .....s ......... ............ $50
CornwolIs plurality .......... 5000
The vote oy counties follows:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-09
FINLEY WINS
STATE OFF|C;

John r Finley OF Parkersburx
probably nominated Tor commissioner z
agriculture on tho Democratic state tic
q by a majority Of 1000 or more ovr
Post ~ Lewis county The totals n
% counties are as follows:
Finley NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Iafia
Post ................. f00sq
Finlry's majority ....... 1910
The vote hy counties.
DEMOCRATIC.
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICuLrURI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

the boys, she said-that | should never
restrain her from anything she would
choose to say Tor do) about her country.
You've heard her tell people she hated it..
She cut off every bit of communication
with her family-she made it all seem
natural: there was little quarrel here,
little misunderstanding there, and soon
they said l had weaned her from them.
Of course, they hated me for it. Conse-
quently, whenever we came back to Ger
many, she never met any of them. She
wished it so.
"She made me put the boys into the
English army. AT least she said, they'll
fight in the OPEN. The lads have never
known anything.
"The third condition-well, we've gone
about together and she's pretended she
was my happy wife. Poor SOUL"
"But you gave up your work." asked.
He went on as if | hadn't spoken:
"Of course, it killed my career, all this.
The first thing began doing was to run
after women. BY degrees l got into the
way of drinking bit-and man who
talks is of no use to the Secret Service.
was given less and less important missions.
Women are strange. | think she actually
resented that. She used to stop me
you've seen her do it-when | might be
going to say what would be unwise, long
after they had ceased giving me any real
work to do"
al remember l said, thinking of some
of the things I'd seen.
"And still | call you to witness" he
-
and right thing. Germany has n WON
derful one. So has Russia. So has
France. In peace, it S like any other safe
guard against the possibility of trouble.
In war, it's the bravest thing You can do,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

because it means death on the minute"
Sorry" he said, as quietly as if we
were talking architecture. Il knew they
We're on my track, but thought I'd some
hours yet
called, "Herein" and in came the two
German officers we'd seen downstairs.
Four soldiers We're standing just outside
in the shadow.
WE both stood up.
"What is it you wish?' Greyson
said. He was standing very straight.
The older officer took notebook from
his pocket.
ave seek" he said. Edward Greyson,
fifty years of age. of the English Secret
Service, resident in London, married in
1879 to Hildegarde Won Luttichau-"
"Stop!" said Greyson. Il am the man
you want. Will you do me the favor to
hasten matters?"
NIT Vergnaaen," said the officer grim
ly. and this gentleman"
as American Greyson said. He was
handcuffed by this time. "A hotel ac-
quaintance He knows nothing"
THAT is for him to prove. said the
officer. "FOrtrdrts,"
And they turned Greyson around. 1t
was square they made, with him in the
middle. was sick all over
Tell my wife he began, to me. But
the nearest private clapped hand over
his mouth
"I'll tell her. Good-by, old mani" l
yelled just at the minute, | didn't care
what risks took.
He went out with them. his head high.
From the door he smiled at me. Then it
closed after him.
Greyson was shot within the next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-06

And they can't employ stupid agents.
either"
He raised his head with some pride
and sort of youth came back into his
face.
Il was determined at twenty to distin-
guish myself he said slowly.
~My family had never owned an OBJ
scure mainland, with our connections, it
was easy for me to get good post. When
the Service sent me to Dresden the first
time, met Hildegarde. She was severn
teen then"
He clenched his hands tight, as if to re-
sist something.
"A man would have given his life to get
her. And did. She married me knowing
nothing except that l had post at the
embassy. Her family were as proud as
mine, and she the proudest and most pa
triotic of all. She adored her country,
and at that time she adored me-"
FOR an instant he paused as if some
thing choked him.
whether she would have married me
at all if had told her, l can't tell. Per-
haps-we were SO much in love. After
all, you know, our two countries were at
peace. But she found it all out later
after the second boy was born,-and that
she couldn't forgive. can't blame r,
you see. Deception weighs heavy on
woman of her type. And then. in way,
I'd made use of her family's influence. 1t
wasn't playing the game, was it? Even
in London, they told me so. I'd no need
to have done that"
held my breath now. for fear I'd inter-
rupt him.
"When she found out, he said YEARLY,
"it was one of the conditions she made
with me-else she would kill herself and
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follow suit. The Germans searched me to
the skin. And, Notwithstanding all the
passports and permits and even letter
from Bryan they found on me, think
they'd have held me for month or so on
suspicion while they thought me over:
but the commanding officer found his own
visiting card in my luggage-he being the
father, as it happened, of that fourteen
year-old school girl had packed from
Lausanne. After that l figured I'd have
to work hard to dodge the Iron Cross. But
he contented himself with sending me to
the Dutch frontier in his motor-car, accom-
panied by young lieutenant in white
gloves-and, of course, a bunch of flowers.
There was Dutch steamer sailing next
day from the Hook, and went over on it
to Harwich and so up to London. Grey
sons name was in "Burke's shat is, his
real name was. l went to his mothers
town house, where l counted on finding
his wife by this time.
She was there right enough, but she
sent word she couldn't see any one. l
wrote on my card, al have message for
you from your husband" and sent it up
by the footman.
WHEN she came down into the big hall
where | stood, she didn't waste any
words in greeting. She came up to me
with:
you have seen my husband?"
| didn't look at her.
"For the last time on EARTH madam"
l said. ale died day before yesterday"
The great room was silent. Somewhere
a clock licked loudly.
"Where?" she said, very low.
SIN Germany answered her
Germany" she repeated "He started
for England
She stopped, and saw understanding
come into her face.
"Bravely?" she asked me. Just that
one word
"Very,' said. a think he wanted me
to come and tell you so.
HE was the husband of my youth"
she almost whispered. "The only man
ever loved with all my heart. And I
thank God he is dead"
l stood in front of her, silent. She had
caught hold of the arm of big carved
chair, and presently she sat down in it,
still very straight. She hadn't tear in
her eye
"about himself-about us two-about his
career"
Il think he told me everything, said.
at was not time to hold things back.
And thought perhaps he wanted me to
say to you how bitterly he had regretted
certain things"
"And II" she said suddenly "Do you
suppose have no regrets?'
She stood up, holding on to the arm of
her chair.
Listen to me- she said. "And then
go-take ship quickly for your own land,
where these things do not happen. When
l was seventeen l entered the Secret
Service of the German government.
My Cod" l said. And couldn't get
out another word.
at seemed to me then noble way to
serve my beloved land. and all my family
were in that service. But could not re-
main in it after married my husband
l could not! For two years l lived in
horror. Then demanded and gained my
release. 1t cost me my family's love and
all my friends. When he told me his
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
From Saturdays Os-S.

Miss Helen Reynolds of the normal
school went to Minnesota Lake yester-
day, where she addressed a teachers
meeting.
where he will attend the Northwestern
railway surgeons meeting to be held In
that city He will be gone until De-
cember 1S.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hage of New, Ulm
were in the city today to attend the
William and Ed Hottie left for
Sleepy Eye this morning to ship a
carload of cattle, bought in this Vicin-
ity Monday They will ship another
carload out of Mankato.
j. ]. Olson, manager of the F. w.
turned to that city today after a short
visit in this city.
Ex-Governor A. O. Eberhart of St
Paul was in the city today.
Mrs. S. Lamos of AmDoy was a shop
Mr.. and Mrs. F. HI. Barnes, Mr.: and
Mrs. Alec Gray, DR.. and Mrs. T. G.
Clement. of Vernon Center were ir
the city yesterday to attend the pro-
grams at the Masonic temple.
son of Lake Crystal attended the Ma
sonic meeting in the new temple yes
terday and last evening.
Architect Albert Schippel., who at
tended the A. l. A. convention in the
twin cities. took part in the excursion
pany to their lumber mills in the
northern part of the state. Mr.. Schip-
pell will arrive home tomorrow noon.
Miss A. Pine of Elysian was shop
ping in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Houston of Kas-
son are spending the weekend as
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. A. Wells.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
THEODORE SOWER DEAD
RESIDENT. OF VERNON
Long Lived in Blue Earth County; He
Was the Father of Mrs. T. r. Paden
of Mankato.
From FRIDAYS Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Rev. and Mrs. T. Ross Paden re-
ceived the sad news today of the
death of the latter's father, Theodore
Sower, who passed away at his farm
home two miles south of Vernon
Center this morning aout three o'clock
having been in failing health for a
number of years. Funeral services
will be held at the farm home to-
morrow afternoon at two o'clock. Rev.
j. D. Gibbs of Madelia officiating, and
will be attended by quite a party of
Mankato people. Deceased was born
near Belle Vernon, Penn, in 1923
and when five years of age came with
his parents to Rouan, Indiana. In
1858, when in his young manhood, he
came to Mankato with Henry Schuler,
and followed the trade of carpenter
for two years with Contractor Wamp
Iler.
In the spring of the following year
he was united in marriage with Miss
Margaret Schuler at Rouan, and they
came to Mankato in a boat up the
Minnesota river, arriving here in the
spring of 1859. They lived in what is
known as the "Sines' House" for two
years, and this building is still stand
ing near the public library. They
moved to Vernon Center in 1861, and
Mr.. SOwer was postmaster there for
some time. Later he bought the farm
south of Vernon Center, which has
since been the family home, and
where the children were reared. Four
children survive, Mrs. Fletcher Ran
dali of Delevan, who was born in
Mankato; William and Robert Sewers,
who reside on the home farm, and
Mrs. T. R. Paden of this city. Rev.
Gibbs will officiate at the funeral and
music will be rendered by Joseph
Tallman, and the Vernon Center
quartet Among those from this city
who will be in attendance are Rev. and
Mrs Paden, Jay Flaschenhar, Mrs.
Tallman, and S. M. Grannis.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
ElgIe Lake
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily. ---. -
Rev. Stephens had slight symptoms
OF appendicitis the first of the week.
but is feeling much better now.
The Northern States Power COM
pany has quite a crew digging and
setting poles from Eagle Lake to St,
Clair.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany has promised an independent
line for business men from here into
Mankato. The line is very much over
taxed and when business men want
the line it is generally busy.
Mrs. Frank Wagner, who was visit
ing relatives in Minneapolis, fell down
a flight of stairs into the basement
below, and is now laid up in her home
suffering from internal injuries. Mr..
Wagner was brought home from his
ditching contract and is quite sick
with rheumatism. Mrs. Wagner was
later taken to the hospital. Her in
ternal injuries became very painful
and she was packed in ice to relieve
the pain.
Little Clifford Meals life was de-
SPARED of last Tuesday night, being
very sick with pneumonia, but is now
much better
Mrs. Louis Baker is ill and under
| the doctors care.
Mrs. j. L. Burgess and daughter,
Mrs. Charles Youmans were shopping
in Mankato Wednesday.
| Several of the boys are gathering
rats, skunks and coons and are re-
Iceiving good prices for the furs.
The three year old daughter of AL
Neal is down with the grip.
Lester Ewing has been confined to
| his home since Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Pressnall and
their son, John, has returned from
weeks visit in Northern Wisconsin,
where they visited four married
daughters. They report very pleas
ant time.
| Jack Pressnall, who submitted to
an operation a few weeks ago, will
resume his work at the depot as op-
orator.
| Several applications for carrying
the mail over the route left vacant by
the death of the late Fred Cook are
awaiting the decision of the post
office department.
| Miss Maud Burgess, who is teaching
near Minneopa Falls, spent Sunday
visiting her parents.
| John LeQuinnis returned from
Northern Minnesota with a deer.
Mrs. Gleeson has been confined to
her home for two weeks with the
grip.
The big ditcher is now being used
to lay the forty inch concrete tile
near Lewis Leofflers house.
| Three boys have contracted to dig
and lay about mile of fourteen inch
concrete to be dug some five to six
feet deep across B. P. RobertsOn's
farm up into William Hohen's land.
The contracting parties are Fred Eng
lerth, George Nimerphro and Frank
Rose.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
INJURIES PROVED FATAL
Nicholas Grosser Died at Somerset
Wis; Victim of Fall.
From Eridav's OaIyv

kilograms were received in Man
kato this forenoon announcing the
death of Nicholas Grosser, of 1106
Marsh street, this city, who passed
away this morning at seven o'clock
from the effects of injuries received
in a fall from building upon which
he was working at Somerset, Wis.
Mr.. Grosser was employed by Otto
Neitge, contractor of North Mankato,
upon the construction of a new church
to be known as ST. AIMS church at
Somerset, Wis, and while standing
on scaffolding yesterday, accident
ly fell to the ground, distance of
twenty feet Another workman who
fell at the same time was also in
jured Mr.. Grosser was given every
care, but his injuries were SO Sc
we're as to cause his death. Mrs.
Grosser left last night to be with her
husband, having been notified of his
accident yesterday, and his son left
this morning. Deceased is survived
by the widow and seven children. He
was insured with the Travellers In
surance company, through the E. M.
Zuel company of this city, under the
workmen's compensation law.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
Mapleton

The stores are putting on a holiday
appearance with the fancy decorations
and Christmas goods. c. L. Sellers will
have an electrical les display,
church rel Will will hold their annual apron,
fancy work and food sale Saturday, be-
ginning at ten o'clock in the morning
in the room lately occupied by Miss
have articles suitable for Christmas
gifts for sale.
William Schultz, sr.. west of town
about mile, farms on a large scale.
He has five sons at home and yesterday
they were in the fields with a Rumley
plow rig which turns ten burrows and
fifteen horses attached to other plows
and finished up his plowing. He had
about one hundred acres of corn, which
he husks in the field with modern
husker.
Anyone driving from Mankato to Ma.
pleton should leave the M: w. A. trail
at the square white schoolhouse in De-
coria, keep to the north for about a
mile and half then turn east half
school corner, thus avoiding the newly
worked road.
Mrs. T. B. Taylor spent several days
this week in Mankato as the guest of
Mrs. Frank McLaurin.
Mrs. John Albrecht and Mrs. Herb
Cornell were Mankato visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stroebel of Medo
transacted business in Mankato We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Krause and friend
of Pemberton were in Mankato shopping
Wednesday.
Miss Verona Dietz, the obliging pos
tai clerk, visited at Mankato Wednes-
day.
Mrs. I. A. Lownes and party consist
ing of Mrs. James PomrOy, Mrs. James
Cogshell, Mrs. Edmund Larke and Mrs.
John Johnston motored to Mankato yes
terday.
William Roberts and sisters, Mrs.
Faley and Miss Roberts of Sterling
were Mankato visitors one day this
week.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
Kasota
From fridays paI,x.

From fridays Danx.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bradshaw
were Mankato business callers be-
tween trains on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sebastian are
the happy parents of a son born
Tuesday evening, December 5.
Miss Hannah Berquist was a shop
per in Mankato last Wednesday.
Charles Johnson and family have
moved into the residence owned by
Mrs. Sadie Warrant of Minneapolis.
Mrs. S. M. Granger spent last Sun
day with friends at Garden City.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Nelson en-
tertained friends from Nicollet last
Sunday.
The following were entertained
over Thanksgiving at the home of w.
c. Moses: George Moses and family
of Mankato, Mrs. A. B. Hughes and
three sons and Miss Lucille Moses
of Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Vernon have
returned from their visit with rela-
tives and friends at Vernon Center.
Rev. Bailey writes friends here
that he is much improved and feels
confident of complete recovery from
his accident of September when he
injured his back by falling from a
ladder. He hopes to be able to re-
turn to his work soon.
Miss Agnes Anderson will take a
course at commercial college in
Mankato and will begin her studies
after the holidays.
ncoor C,,ctofcop Of ToE Drairio 4
spending several weeks at the home
of c. E. Rydeen.
E. E. Boutwell, has been quite sick
during the past week.
william Foster visited Vernon
Center friends several days of last
week.
Armand, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Vernon is quite seriously ill.
Mrs. Peter Hanson and family
spent last Sunday with friends in
Lake Prairie.
Little Viola Mann of Lake Vita is
spending the week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Warrant
Mrs. l.. NJ Olds and Mrs. C. S.
Bugbee and little son of Wells visit
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Moses one day last week.
Mrs. Charles Aim and Mrs. Alfred
Lamberton were Manhato visitors
Wednesday.
Mrs. Albert Davis, who has been
seriously ill for several months, Is
very much improved.
A large number from out of town
attended the Aid society meeting al
the home of Mrs. George Bennett
Thursday afternoon.
Earnest Hugunin of Terry, Mont.
is visiting at the home of his father
d. Hugunin.
The Mankato free press., 1916-12-15
Butternut Valley

G.. ]. Boynton of Garden City
spent the past week here with Oslo
Buck.
Ole Nelson of Driscoll, N. D., is
visiting with Erick Shaw and other
relatives.
Bruce Reimann has returned from
his Dakota visit.
Oscar and Gena Shaw entertained
their friends at a party in the hall
last Wedne sday evening.
Mrs. Bert Selland and daughter
Elna are in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Williams were
in st. James last Tuesday.
j. e. Jones is completing a new
set of farm buildings on one of his
farms, to be occupied by Robert
Jones and family of Mankato.
George Snively and family are
the new occupants of the R. G.
James farm
Arnold Skobba, w. S. Lowe and
H. S. Halvorsen contributed hogs to
the initial carload handled by the
new shipping association last Friday
The selection of Thomas Riley as
eral approval and he will certainly
justify the wisdom of the board in
entrusting this responsibility to him
The annual meeting of the Far
mers' club will be held Wednesday
evening, the 18th. Election of Off
GERS and business of Importance to
the community will no doubt bring
aut a good attendance, besides there
is the usual good program of enter
tainment.
Will Bowen is driving a "Buick'
recently purchased.
T. K. BRINE has leased the M
Osten farm for the coming season.
Earl Gilberts had the misfortune
to fracture bone in the fore arm
while cranking a car one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Francis visit
ed in Butternut en- route from Okla
homa to their new home in Minnea-
polls. Mrs. Francis was formerly
Miss Lena Johnson.