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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-28

to try for the White House after an
inauguration at Albany year from
New Years. To head the democratic
drive, Hearst promises that he car
marshal socialist and suffrage voters
behind him, while Whitman is striv-
ing to assure himself of the full
strength of the 6. o. p. and conserva-
tive elements to support him at the
head of the republican ticket. Although
nobody here seems to take into ac-
count the proposed farm Labor forces
that may be organized in time to take
a hand in the coming campaign, it is
conceded by some of the shrewdest up
state observers that they may make
or break any or all OF the gubernatori-
al booms now set afloat.
Those Heating Hardships.
Practically paralyzed in much of
their motive and heating powers, sky
scrapers, apartments and houses all
over Greater New York are this week
little better off than the tenements
where thousands of the poorer folk
are fighting death and disease from
freezing cold conditions Though ev-
cry organized coal carrying and dis
tributing force is stTaining to relieve
the fuel famine that has killed many
elevators and furnaces, it is prophesied
that there will be much shortage of
all fuel from now on until the spring
sun can take up the burden of home
and office heat and light. If the bitter
winter weather, that has held the town
for a month ahead of time, continues
through the next few months, every
one here is prepared for privation in
indoor living that may make big in
roads into the life and health of the
community.
Some Fatal Fumes.
With half a dozen deaths from au-
tomobile exhaust poisoning already
reported from small suburban garages
hereabouts, every effort is now being
made by the authorities to warn car
owners of the danger of dallying with
their engines indoors during cold con-
ditions. AS terrific as trench gas are
the vapors bred by bad explosions of
gasoline, the doctors declare, while so
subtitle is their effect that the victim
may succumb before he can crawl the
length of his machine Though scores
of careless chauffeurs have thus far
escaped the peril of exhaust fumes
with only a bad scare, so far this win
ter, the medical men prophesy that
large loss of life will result if the prac-
tice of running engines, cooped up in
doors, is not speedily discontinued.
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INTERESTING LETTER FROM
F. NJ. CURR|ER IN CALIFORNIA

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Currier, who are
now sojourning in California, are en-
joying the beauties of the southland,
and visiting many places of interest
In a recent letter to Z. T. Soaring,
secretary of the Mankato CONNER
cial Club, Mr.. Currier gives an out
line of their trip. When enroute south
Mr.. and Mrs. Currier stopped for sew
eral days at Salt Lake City, Utah,
which they found to be a fine, clean
town The business there was -four
ishing, owing largely to the booming
of the mine industry When they
arrived at Los Angeles, Calf, they
found it more like Minneapolis than
any large city they had seen. Los
Angeles recently adopted partial pro-
hibition. Pasadena, Calf, proved to
be beautiful place, with so many
shade trees that it was hard to see
the residences hidden behind them.
At Long Beach Mr.. and Mrs. Currier
spent three weeks and also visited at
San Pedro, eight miles from Long
Beach, where there is a camp for
soldiers and sailors. About six weeks
ago the Curriers' went to San Diego.
At this place also is a large army
camp containing about $4,000 soldiers
and marines
San Diego recently had special elec~
ton on the issue of becoming "bone
dry" or retaining fifty-five saloons
under more stringent restrictions.
Women have the vote in California.
but the vets won by 275 votes. Mr..
Currier stated that he had seen no
drunkenness or disorder in the town.
and it is claimed that conditions
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NOTICE OF LIS PENpENs.

NOTICE OF LIS PENDENS
STATE O. MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, District Court, Sixth
Judicial District
John A. Devens and Robert Devens
Plaintiffs, VS. Ja-,es Mcmahon, Cath
rina McMahon w K. Young, George
w. Givens, Mary r. Owens and
George Owens. u, and all other
persons and parties unknown claim
ing any right, title, estate, lien OF
interest in or to the real estate de-
scribed in the complaint herein, De-
PENDANTS.
Notice is hereby given that an ac-
ton has been commenced in this Court
by the above named plaintiffs against
the above named defendants the object
of which is to obtain a judgment thai
said plaintiffs are the owners of the
following described real estate, ant
that said defendants and each of them
have no estate or interest tTN"ain OF
lien thereon or any part thereof: The
Westerly fifty 500 feet of lc re ~
in Block five 60 of Givens and Lewis
Addition to Mankato, accordinT 20 the
plat thereof on file and Of record in
the office of the Register of Deeds, OF
said county, said land situated in Blue
Earth County, Minnesota.
Dated December 10. 1917.
THOMAS HUGHES,
Attorney for Plaintiffs,
Mankato. Minnesota
Office of the Register of Deeds
County of Blue Earth, Minnesota.
/ hereby certify that the within in
strument was fled IN tho office fol
record on the 18TH day of December
A. D. 1917, at p. M, and was duly
recorded in Book sc of Mtgs., page AZ
F. B. GABLER,
Register of Deeds,
Blue Earth County, Mimi
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AGED Methodist PASTOR Dies

Word has been received from Gin
cinnati that DR.. Levi P. Gilbert, editor
and minister, died at his home there
today. DR.. Gilbert, who was sixty five
years old. was former editor of The
Western Christian Advocate. He serv-
ed rs pastor of the Winona Central
Methodist church during the period
1885 to 1890.
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SENATOR NEWLAND PASSES
Death Comes Suddenly as Result Of
Heart Attack

Heart Attack.
Washington, Dec. 26-The death Of
Senator Francis g. Newlands of Neva-
ia, who succumbed to a sudden heart
attack, cast gloom over the Christ
mas activities at Washington.
Senator Newland was stricken while
at work in his office, but was able to
go home and his illness was not gen.
orally known of until the announce
ment of his death.
The senator had been in daily at
tendance at congress and active in the
work of the Interstate commerce COM
mittee, of which he was chairman.
As author of the Newlands act,
which has provided for land improve
ment in the west by development of
waterways, Senator Newlands was
well known. He piloted the Adamson
eight hour day bill through the senate
during the last congress.
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Riu Event in sunerior

~ 1fHT PrpSS DiS0atch : y
SUPERIOR, Wis, December 26.-Sans
forrnalitv, sans elaborateness. and
sans decorations save the American
flag, the annual dance of the Fex fra
ternitv will be held hero tonight This
is usually the big social effect of SUI
rerior Three hundred invitations were
Jlailed. IN years gone by. several
couples from Northern Wisconsin
points attended.
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Frank Bienapf1 and daughter and
Miss Title Bienapfi and James Burns
of Minneapolis, Mrs George O'Grosky
and son and Miss Anna Bienapf of
Duluth spent christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bienapf
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Bowlers in Twin Cities.

st. Paul, Mimi, December &c.
Northwest bowlers were pouring into
the twin cities today for the annual
holiday bowling tournament, which
opens this evening and continues to
January /. The matches are being
rolled on Harkin's alleys.
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by the United States shipping board
for Atlantic service, together with her
crew of thirty FIVE men. is believed to
have been lost at sea somewhere
north of Cape Breton Island, accord
ing to advices received in Shipping
circles today from Nova Scotia.
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Newspaper CONSOLIDATION

Thief River Falls Mimi, December
26.-The Times and News Press have
been consolidated here, having been
bought by HI. c. Mitchell of The st.
Cloud journal Press. Mr.. Mitchelps
partner at Thief River Falls will be
II. M. Stanton, son of Judge stanton
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SHIP is BELIEVED LOST

Tuscarora Thought 70 Have Gone
Dow, Into The Sea.
New York, December 26.-The
American steamship Tuscarora, for
merly a lake vessel and requistioned
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IT is announced that Lord Cunliffe
will end his five years Of governorship
of the Bank of England next March,
and the court will recommend as his
successor Sir Brien Cokayne. the pres
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SOUTH STATE STORIES

Don D0nahue, unmarried and a resi-
dent of Emmons, Freedom county, for
many years, was found dead in the
livery stable of that place Friday
morning. The booze habit, which had
got the best of the unfortunate man
finally resulted in his death. He had
come into the livery stable the night
before in a drunken condition and had
fallen on the floor. Unable to arouse
him, he had been laid on some hay
and blanket thrown over him. But
his weakened constitution had finally
given away and he was found dead in
the morning Some five years ago he
lost both feet. He had attempted to
board railroad train at Albert Lea
and had slipped and fallen under the
wheels.
Attorney H. HI. Dunn of Albert Lea
and Senator John Moonan of Waseca
are going to Washington to try to
find out the status of Second Mime
sofa artillery.
Herbert L. Kline, aged thirty-f five,
assistant cashier of the First National
bank, died at his home, 211 West San
born street. Winona, Monday night at
$3.50 o'clock. He had been i'll only a
week. Death was due to pneumonia.
Mr.. Kline was member of the Wi
mona Home Guard company and left
with that unit for ST. Paul early this
month for service in connection with
the strike situation there He returned
with n severe cold. having contracted
1t while there. 1t was exaggerated and
pneumonia developed early last week.
The patient apparent'y was recovering
until Sunday when relapse set in.
He sank steadily from that time.
That blind piggers are operating in
the town of Myrtle is found to be a
fact. Joe Belshan, a resident of Austin.
is IN serious condition the cause of
too much booze. Belshan has farm
about two and one half miles north
east of the town of Myrtle where he
came on Sunday to look after some of
his interests. Later on he went to
town and about six o'clock in the even
ing started for the farm. again, he got
part ways back when he was over
come and could go no further He was
found Monday lying along the road
side with his head hanging towards a
ditch with large bottle in his pocket
half filed. DR.. Freeman of Chenille
was called and after working over him
for four hours he came to. He is in a
critical condition but there is a chance
for recovery.
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LETTERS FROM The
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

Mrs. R. K Williams of Lake Crys-
al received the following letter from
her son:
Still in France, November %, 1871
Dear Mother and All: Your letter o.
October II received yesterday which
was somewhat late as | had already
gotten your letter of October so about
a week ago, also got bundle OF pa
pers today In my last letter ! tolc
you | was off to Paris to spend few
days Talk about a wonderful city
Paris sure is. London is not in it be-
side that gay place. Certainly had a
wonderful time while there. You never
would know that France was at wal
the way business goes on there.
would like very much to live there.
There are great many sights to see
such as old churches, monuments and
old landmarks Take it all together ii
is wonderful city. l had my picture
taken while there with bunch OF
Australians. They are our very best
comrades over here. l had a friend OF
mine send couple to Daisy. / will
write to her and have her send you
one. Beginning soon I understand they
are going to permit us to send photos
home. That is personal pictures. j re-
ceived beautiful Bible from the Wo-
mems Relief corps and citizens OF
Lake Crystal, Mimi, few days age
sent by party by the name of Muir
ply. The initials were blurred so
could not make them out. See if you
can find out who sent it, or better
still let them know that l received il
o. K. and that l thank them very
much. | read the article in The Free
Press about Ellen and Stays weddings
which | cut out for rem entrance. Ev
erything is just lovely with us here at
present, working hard every day. / am
now doing the cooking at our station
which there are nine of us stationed
at. Getting to be some chef. Our dinner
consisted of mashed potatoes, roast
beef, brown gravy and bread pudding
and supper as follows: Steak smoth-
cred in onions, French fried potatoes
and baked beans, which | cooked all
myself. You know how much l knew
about cooking when / left Couldn't
boil water without burning it, so you
see the army has taught me some
thing already. How is everyone at
home? Hope you are all well as l am
at present. Wish was going to be
there for Thanksgiving dinner but
that's impossible this year maybe
next, mostly next. Well I want to write
to Daisy SO l will say good bye send
ing you all my best love, Your happy
son, Clyde.
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Mrs. c. w. Jessup has received the
following letter from her brother,
Jack Chrisman, once ditcher in Man
kato, now in the Canadian army serv-
ice:
Hamilton, Ont, December 1S.-Dear
Sister: I will write you to let you know
where l am at and what | am doing
have enlisted in the Canadian army
and am training here. l enlisted in
Kansas City and w2S sent here. ]
have been here a week | don't know
how many weeks it will be before !
get away.
Il enlisted in tn erailroad work, but
am in the artillery now. But | am 60
ing to be paraded before the captain
tomorrow or next day and find out
where | am at. Of course l am too old
to stay in the cavalry and I want to
see it they are going to put me where
| belong. IT they do, will not have to
take the same amount of training that
the men do who go into the trenches
81 will be able to go over with the
first bunch, and they will go about the
middle of next month
There are about 1900 in this train
ing camp and every one is an Ameri-
can. They don't put any other nation
alities in this camp. They won't stand
for it. They fight them too much. There
is man from every state and then
some. The nearest l have met anyone
| know of is chap that was born near
Cherokee, Iowa.
I'VE had big election here yester-
day and on CONSUMPTION. They let
the soldiers all vote.
You don't see the flags flying here
IN this country, as over there. | have
been uptown once and did not see
any flags. This is town of 1885,
News.
"A soldier is not thought of much in
TINS place. We get awfully poor grub.
II is cooked all right but very scarce.
The officers treat us all right-they
have so far, but hese Yankees are an
awfully scrappy bunch Lots of them
from the Bowery in New York are
ready to fight anvbclv -
There is not much amusement here
IN camp. They have prize fights once
week. There is one on tonight but /
won't go. | was at one last week. A
Scotch regiment sent in big niger
prize fighter but Yank from Chicago
Knocked him cold in about two min
utes.
THE weather is awfully cold and
we have n train out in the snow. But
like it cvfully we'll 1t is just like
reading a book. Thay took US new re-
cults to see how they make raids
on the trenches and it was fine.
I have my grip and everything in
it and told the officer to send it to
Belgium. l sold what l had on to a
Jew. So have nothing left but what
they gave me and my ring. will send
that to some one if | go across.
We'll, guess this will be all for Thu
time, so give my regards to all my
friends, and if never show up you can
tell the rest, if they want to know,
where | went"
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Attorney H. HI. Dunn of Albert Lea
and Senator John Moonan of Waseca
are going to Washington to try to
find out the status of Second Mime
sofa artillery
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
BECKETT ISSUES
CALL TO DISCUSS
NENFLO0R RULES

District sInssrcoIisE1sss BaslossbaIl
Lsagus officials and coaches win meet
tomorrow night At the z. n. O. A
to open up discussion OF the basket
BAH ruiss. President @. q. Beckett has
called the meeting.
The big meeting In New York has
been scheduled for December 26. hav-
ing been postponed from Friday night
Washington basketefB viii probably
be invited 70 attend the meeting to
be held ct the ~" and All officials,
including those Of the Interscholastic
Basketbai1 League, are looked for at
the meeting. S
Several problems came up IN ne re-
cent college games which viii be
threshed out among the officials and
coaches. Last year DR.. Joseph z.
Roycroft addressed . big gathering
Of baskstban men here.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
MATT HINKEL WILL
UNDERNRITE CLASH
FOR WORLD TITLE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1e.-Matt
Hinkel, of Cleveland, offers to un-
derwrite the Fulton-wiIIard champion
ship bout for 100000 If IT can be
held in New York. Philadelphia, or
Cleveland for twenty-five rounds.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1e.-Jack Curloy
said today he had received a promise
from a wealthy man to pay Fred Full
ton II the heavyweight would agree TO
fight Jess willard for the benefit OF
the Red Cross. Curley said he had
wired Mike Collins, offering Fulton
$1,000
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Dec. 1e.-In
behalf of Fred Fulton. Mike collins.
Fulton's manager. has accepted Jess
wiIlard's tentative proffer Of = cham
pionship bout He said:
Fulton is ready TO take up Tess
wiIlard's offer, all the proceeds to 30
to the Red Cross, and in addition Fred
will give Jess $1,000 to be kept as his
fee for getting licked or win give
that amount TO the Red crosE
'The bout may be scheduled at any
place, any time, and under any cir
cumstances."
Collins suggested that plenty Of
time be given Willard so that he may
get in perfect shape. and not have
any reasonable Alibi when he II
licked"
Collins and Fulton had prsvi0uSIy
announced that unless willard accept
ed their challenge before December
20, Fulton would formally claim the
championship
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
JOHNSON AND HENRY ARE
N FIELDING LEADERS

Crane fOuzt ii she Of TIE atssa
shortStopa. = 49,
out Sf twsEs shsE. .,a.4s-
FMenssiey 1est. .aafAsaaA
Nike MsnoslCy IL the best hs1ding
gardener for waAhincton, ranking
eight in the league shAnks b
tzslfth, zeb Milan twsnty-third Sam
Rice twenty-sixth and Horace Milan
thirty-seven out of . ttsssot epfty-Oas
outnelders- saf.i - ,sa.sslfe
/ Harry Harper Ws9 ths 4tcfst nsld-
nGpftekers IN ,.t8S IsSsas making
nine snrbrsi In 81 Eanils SsSsE
Following ars the ADtdlr8 maflrs OF
fina Grianan Rnn faiI.aT.s. . Z.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
JOHNNY KIBANE RAPS
"HAM AND EGG" BOXERS

CAMP SHERMAN. CH1ILIcoTHB,
Ohio. Dea 1a-Johnny Hlbane. worlds
champion feathsrweiEht boxer. who d
boxing instructor 70 tho thousands of
Ohio and western Pennsylvatia selects
In training here, took q rap at the
ham and egg fighters who are hurting
defs at him
The Cleveland feAtherweight says that
his would-be opponents would do far
more good for Uncle Sam by Offering
their services TO the United States 10
help teach the drafted men how to de-
fend themselves and thus help whip the
Hun
KIIbans says that before he came to
the big eantonment be could not get q
nght for love or money. and now he r.
deluged with challenges from unknowns.
He asserts he intends to remain here
with the SelectA
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
o'poNovAN TO JUDGE,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1e.-So loud is
the howl following the unfortunate
decision by Buck Alexander in the
Ertle-Willlams bout Monday night
that the Peerless A. c, has appointed
with the permission OF Marshal Car
ter, Capt T. J. O'Donovan. OF the
British army, its official referee for
all future bouts. ODonovan is box
ing instructor at Camp Meade
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
Ardmore's Card

Main .bout-Jef Smith, Bayonne,
N, ]. VI. Kid sheeler, Fred
eriek, Nd, fifteen rounds st
159 pounds TO q decision.
Semi-fnal bout-Al Britt, Balti-
more, VI. Paul Edwards,
Brooklyn, Hghtweights, eight
rounds.
Two preliminaries, one Of four
rounds and one Of six rounds,
with q battle royal, coRplete
the show.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
ENLIsTs IN AVIATION.

Leonard T. Brown, faculty athletic
Rdviser In basketbal and baseball at
Technical High School, has resigned
and Is in Buffalo, N. z with the avia-
fIon corps, having enlisted Brown
"a been connected with Tech for sew
orl1 yeaE pest
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
Has Many Candidates.

Central r. expecting to hand the
Polys a defeat on Friday
in the Central gymnasium. The Bal
timore Polys put up q good game
against the Central team last season,
and can be expected to endeavor to
make as good a record at the Balti-
more City College team last week.
It was Centrars hrst defeat on its
own floor.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
MIDDLEWEIGHTS APPEAR
IN ARDMORE EXHIBITION

Tomorrow night washfnston's win
Ter boxing campaign opens, Jess
Smith. the Bayonne. n. J., middle
weight contender Tor the champion
ship possessed by Nike ODowd, OF
St Paul. tackling Kid Sheeler, Of
Frederick, Nd. In q flfteen-round con-
test to q decision. Sheeler II due to
arrive In Washington today, where
he VIII complete HIS training.
Smith is q veterAn Of the ring. He
has fought about all the prominent
boxers n the United States and many
oe the best in Europe and Australia.
When Les Darcy came to this coun-
fry, Smith bounded him for a bout,
but TIE inability OF the Australian to
show here ruined his chances. Smith
- nov > boxing Instructor in the na-
t1onai afuE working at Camp DIX,
Wrightstown.- n. J.
She6ler is a rugged youngster who
afkes.to mix 1T He iE strong and well
Abls to faks = beating. He hopes to
settle tomorrow's AFFAIR with wallop
% smith,s jaw. As Smith is also a
mixer, q tine slngging match 10 ex-
pSoted hy the Wise fans.
gant-Eriaal - Fast.
The e4xht-round semthnaI bout IL
u fast one, Al Britt. Of Baltimore,
Brooklyn. Ths Baltimore lightweight
- wei known 70 Washington fans
and h1s mahr admirers Of his style.
He VIII and himself opposed to a
hard nut IN Edwards. The Brooklyn
youth has been boxing IN good form
in New York and II in superb coDdi-
ton
while naturaIly most interest is be-
GnE shown in the main bout and the
- q q
booked q sizzling battle royal four
round curtAIn-raiser. and q, six-round
preliminary. Battle royals are al
wan amusing and exceedingly popu-
lar with Ardmore fans.
In the ourtaln-raiser Ffnney Morgan
and Frankie Parrslli, two local paper
wsiEhta, VIII collide. In the prelim
Jack Cunningham iS booked 70 battle
I'D Egan
Re1sree In Doubt.
There Is still some doubt as to the
identity Of the referee for the fea-
eure battle of the night Jen Smiths
manager II most desirouB of having
an out-of-town man ofhciate, but
Manager Freeman IL holding out for
the services Of the regular club Off
efaI. p. B, OConnor. Sheeler doesn't
care who Gots as third man in the
ring.
MANAGER Freeman wants no outside
offcial and threatsns TO referee the
battle himself II Jsn Smith 10 unwill-
ing TO permit Pat O'Connors presence
inside the ropes
Complete arrangements have been
made by Manager Freeman to provide
satisfactory car service to the club
and back. At 7:15 O'Clock a special
train win leave Fifteenth and II
1treets northeast followed by an
other at 8 o'clock Both trains Will
be available for the fans as soon as
the show IL over.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19

Joe Judge ,fanks ninth out OF fifteen
first bassmsn. with Charity running