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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26

groom is ION of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Koenen of Mankato.
Welbec Parsons of Minneapolis
visited Kasota relatives last week.
Fred Babcock made a business TRIP
to Mankato last Friday.
Mrs. Joseph Klassens. whose, ILL
ness was reported last week. is be-
ing cared for at st. Joseph's hospital
in Mankato.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned Thursday afternoon, by Mrs
Charles Aim.
r. c. Thompson Was reported to be
on the sick list the first of the week
Mrs. William Parsons has been
quite seriously i'll for several days.
Miss Leona Moulton, who has been
laid up for several weeks with a
broken arm, expects to be able to
return to her school at Jackson the
latter part of the week.
Albert Gripp is recovering from his
recent illness.
Jake Niessen of Mountain Lake
visited over Sunday at the s. M
Granger home.
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox and children
left Wednesday for Los Angeles, Cal.
to be gone until June Miss Ethel
and brother, John, will attend school
there.
The A. o. U. w. lodge installed
their new officers Tuesday, evening
Mrs. Paul Zimmerman is still con-
fined to her bed by illness.
J. R. Ream left Wednesday morn
ing for Minneapolis, to attend the
Elumberman's convention.
Alfred Jacobson went to Rochester
Tuesday for medical treatment.
The funeral of William Lehr, who
died last Friday evening at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Silas Benjamin
was held Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock from the Presbyterian
church, Rev. Malmberg of st. Peter
officiating. The remains were taken
to ST. Peter for burial. Deceased
Ileaves three children, two daughters
Mrs. Silas Benjamin and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Swenson of Kasota, and a son
William Lehr of Minneapolis, also
two sisters living in st. Peter
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Zimmerman near LeSueur Center
was destroyed by fire early Monday
morning. The family escaped unin
jured except the little daughter was
quite badly burned while trying to
awaken the family.
Mrs. Zeb Zimmerman of Mankato
is spending the week at the home OF
her son, Paul and family.
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From, THURSDAYS Daily.
JAMES LAMB, FORMERLY OF
MANkATO. is MARRIED.

Slayton Herald: A marriage of
much interest, the more SO since il
was known only to near relatives,
occurred in Minneapolis last Mon
day, when James r. Lamb was united
in marriage to Miss Helen M. Leon
ard, Of Minneapolis, at the church of
the Holy Name, the Rev. Father
Cunningham tieing the nuptial knot.
The news came as a cheerful sur
prise to James many friends in this
city, for none save his immediate
relatives had any knowledge Of the
young mans intentions. The first
news that seered out came through
the daily papers and the wirN were
kept busy in this city in order that
the news might be verified by those
who knew.
The ceremony was very quiet
one, only the contracting parties and
their attendants, Miss Isabelle Sic
bert, of Minneapolis and Charles
Week, CT this city, and relatives of
the bride being present.
James is well known in Slayton,
having been reared in this city. the
only son of Postmaster and Mrs. R.
most prominent young men. He
graduated from the local high school
in the class of 1912, after which he
attended the State University of
wisconsin, for two years taking a
course in journalism, for which he
had marked ability. In the two years
he gained broad insight into jour-
nalisin and last year he attended the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
Eagle Lake

Don't forget the basket social in
the church basement Saturday even
ing January 20. Everyone is cordially
invited.
Several Eagle Lake people are sick
with pneumonia. Among them are
Charles Zeumonis, Mrs. Henry Blare,
and the little son of E. Tanners.
James MADDEN of st. Paul with a
crew of eight men are finishing the
high telephone wires upon the newly
erected poles of the Northern States
Power company from Eagle Lake to
st. Clair.
People hereabouts wish to express
their sincere thanks for the opening
Of the columns of The Free Press to
the special reports of the evangelical
meeting. Your paper speaks louder
than words and deeper than imagina-
TONS
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St. Clair

Joseph Hager spent Saturday at
his farm near Madison Lake.
Eileen Leo, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Leo is confined to her
bed and as soon as she is able she
will be taken to Rochester to con-
suit the Mayos
Misses Beatrice Davies. Margaret
Laurence, Louise F'littie, Kathryn
Brooks and Margaret Mccarthy.
school friends, of Miss Abbie ThieI-
man were entertained, at a house
party from Friday until Saturday aft
ernoon.
Leilah Fitzloff returned to Welcome,
Mimi, after having spent two weeks
vacation with relatives here. Her
brother accompanied her to visit with
his brother in-law and sister Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Hulseman.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Elevator company will be held Satur-
day, January 20.
Mr.. Harry Phillips spent last Nom
J day at Mankato on business.
Mr.. John Rogers has been posting
auction sale bills for Stephen Foster,
whose auction will be held January %.
The young people of the vicinity
spent last Thursday evening at the
Stephen Foster home, it being fare
well party given in honor of their
daughter, Miss LaJune. The evening
was very pleasantly spent in dancing,
playing games and music.
MIR. John Fields, who has been con-
fined to his bed with pneumonia for
the past week is reported to be on the
gain which his friends will be pleased
to learn. His daughter, Mrs R. c.
Dalton, of North Mankato is at his
bedside assisting in his care. A speedy
recovery is wished him by host of
friends.
| Andrew Quinn disposed of his well
rig to Meyer Brothers of Beauford
Do not forget to attend the masqu-
Grade dance to be given by the local
Woodmen lodge Friday evening, jan
uary 10.
| The stockholders of the ST. Clair
State bank held their annual meeting
last Thursday, January II. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
coming year: President Nicholas
Juliar; vice president John Best
man; directors. John Bestman, Fred
Kruse, Nicholas Thielman, R. A.
Haedt, Albert Fitzloff and Nicholas
Juliar; cashier, George Hubmer; as
sistant cashier. Theodore Penn. The
bank enjoyed good years business
declaring dividend of fen per cent
! to its stockholders. Two thousand dol
lars was transferred TO surplus fund,
which now gives the bank surplus
of s12 600 and a capital of $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schuneman are
1 the proud parents Of baby girl, born
Monday morning. January Is.
] Tho ROYAL Neighhnrs and Modern
Woodmen lodges held joint instala
ltion of officers in their new hall Non-
lday evening. January Is The instalIa
ltion bein" over. an oyster sumner
Twas served by the ladies'. after which
the evening was spent in playing
cards and dancing.
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Washington, January, 1S-As- ex-
planned before in these articles, the
operations of the farm loan act di-
Hded into two main classes-a
money assembly and money lend
ing agency.
The government puts the first nest
egg into the farm loan by buying the
original stock of twelve federal land
banks if necessary. When this
has been loaned and farm mortgages
taken in return for the money loaned
the federal land banks may issue
bonds against these mortgages.
These bonds will be among the
most attractive securities ever offer
ed to American investors AS ex-
planned before, farmers are permitted
to borrow only up to so per cent OF
the value of their land. This means
that every dollars worth of bonds
issued represents 50. worth of land
as security.
The fact that each federal land bank
guarantees the bonds of all the other
banks also puts behind these bonds
as security the nine million dollars
original capital stock of the banks
and their required surplus earnings
plus the required annual deduction OF
the mortgage and loan.
Besides this the security constantly
increases proportionately~ by reason
of the constantly sincreasing capital
contributed by the Farm Loan As
ISOLATION
So the investment end of the farm
loan act is fully as important as the
money lending end, because it creates
productive power, and enhance the
proceeds being used ~ increase the
vestors security backed by pooled
irst mortgages on farm lands, the
proceeds being used to increase the
productive power and enhance the
for the benefit of small and large in
value of these mortgages lands.
Since the rate of interest to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
NEW FORM OF SECURITIES
FRANK II. WILSON

farmer depends upon the rate of IN
terest at which these bonds will sell.
congress went the limit to make these
bonds attractive so they would sell
at a low interest rate. Inc bonds are
exempt from all form of taxation.
The government will not even collect
any income tax upon them. NO
state or municipality may tax them
for any purpose.
In order to make these bonds appeal
to investors of all classes they are
issued in denominations of from $25
to $1,000.
In order to protect them against
counterfeiting they are issued by the
United States government bureau of
engraving and printing and are pro-
tected from counterfeiters by the
whole force of the United States Sec
ret service.
Heretofore it has been practically
impossible for the small investor to
buy real estate securities. A man
or woman who wanted to buy 500
worth of farm securities was not able
to find a farm mortgage of just that
size.
In addition the investor would
not buy such mortgage without in
specting the security. the cost and
the bother were barriers which made
it almost impossible for the small
investor to get first mortgage Sc
curities.
Hereafter it will be possible for
any investor who wants to buy farm
securities from $25 up merely to
apply for federal farm loan bond
of the denomination desired.
The investor will know that this
bond represents 50 worth of land
appraised under government super
vision and that the bond was issued
under government regulation.
The rate of interest at which these
bonds will be issued has not yet been
determined by the federal farm loan
board. 1t is safe to predict that in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
FARM HOME WAS BURNED
Narrow Escape of Family of Fred
Zimmerman, Lake jefferson

Zimmerman, Lake Jeffersc-
Fire supposed to have started
somewhere in the, kitchen, or from
the chimney, completely destroyed
the Fred Zimmerman, ST., residence
near Lake Jefferson between twelve
and one o'clock Monday morning,
says The lie Sueur Center Leader
Democrat. Members of the family
had narrow escapes and Miss Zim
norman was slightly burned. She
was the first to discover the fire
and called the rest of the family.
One of the boys had barely time to
grab a few clothes and jump out on
the porch roof. Miss Zimmerman,
who had just returned home, went
back up stairs to bring down her
suit case which she had not unpack-
ed Returning she found the stairs
on fire and full of smoke. In de-
scending she fell, striking her faith
er, who was at the bottom of the
stairs, and he saved her from more
serious, if not fatal injury. Com
paratively nothing in the way of
clothes, or household effects was
saved from the building. The Zim-
norman home was quite a large
building, but it was soon completely
destroyed by the fierce fire.
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Smith Mills

Rudolph Quart is visiting relatives
in the northern part of the state.
Earl Crandall is attending the COM
mercial college in Mankato.
Max Mohr is visiting relatives at
Good Thunder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holt visited at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Stanley few
days last week.
Mr.. Stanley, Ed Holsey of Mankato
and Ben Kinion of this place left for
Chicago Tuesday, where they will
spend few days.
Percy Randall is assisting in the
Stanley store during Mr.. SANKEY'S
absence.
Mrs. Gust Stanley has two nieces
from Waldorf visiting them. They are
also visiting other relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pietch of GAINESVILLE
visited their daughter Mrs Watson
last week
Charles Lane of Mankato was a
business visitor in this place Friday
and Saturday.
The freshman class of the James,
Vile high sch>bl went for sleigh
ride and reception last Friday night.
The sophmore class journeyed to
the home of Rudolph Kotz one even
ing of last week Refreshments were
served, and good time reported.
Garth Armstrong. who has taken
the job of filing the creamery ice
house has started filing it. The ice
is twenty five inches thick.
The boys and girls of the vicinity
find it pretty cold riding five and six
miles to- the GAINESVILLE high school,
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Vernon Center

F. L. Cooper was a passenger on
the early train Monday morning for
st. Paul, where he will attend the
School of Industry in the forenoon
and afternoon. He. will also attend
the Grand lodge, which convenes
"wednesday. He will then go out to
Fort Smelling to see his two nephews
Roy Borch of Mapleton and Hubert
Cooper of Mankato, who belong to
Company H, Second Mimi.
Mrs. Lonnie Secrest of Amboy was
an over Sunday visitor in the village
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Johnson and other relatives.
1t is reported Karn Johnson, a pu-
pil of the intermediate room, has
the humps. In all probability those
who are not immune from the dis
ease will have them. We hope it
will not very materially diminish the
attendance at school.
Mrs Jennie Compton and two
daughters Misses Jessie and Elsie
Compton, who are down from Manner,
Sask., visiting relatives in Blue
Earth county are in Vernon this week
visiting the formers sister, Mrs.
Leafie Warren and family.
Eddie Pailey, high school boy, is
looking after the ranch on Strawberry
point this week.
Warner Scott of Mankato is a
guest this week, at the Bates Mead
homes.
Mrs. Elinor Bartlett and Warren
of Rapidan spent Tuesday at the c.
NJ Warren home.
Frank Schwan left Tuesday for
visit a brother.
Grandma Mertersdorf continues
very poorly.
Mrs. Mary Cornish and Miss May
are spending the week with rela-
tives in Minneapolis and on Sunday
will leave for Great Falls, where
they will stay indefinitely.
Horatio Frances returned from
Rochester yesterday where he has
been with his mother for the past
three weeks. Mrs. Frances has
made a good recovery from the oper-
alton she underwent and is expected
home the latter part of the week.
There is an unusual amount of
illness in and around the village.
The grippe seems to be the cause of
most CT the sickness. Mrs. Albert
Halverson, who has been ill since
Christmas with grippe. and its COM
plications, and D. A. Slater, and sew
eral others arc quite seriously ILL.,
but are reported some better this
evening.
Miss Vera Kitch> visited the first of
the week with the Misses Marguerite
Wilbur and Florence Biggs.
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Kasota

Mrs, Mary Warrant was a guest of
her sister, Mrs. e. L. Vernon last
week.
Mrs. w. B. Pulver was among the
grippe sufferers the latter part of
last week.
Mrs. ]. Lemon and daughter and
Miss Hannah Berquist, visited rela-
tives in Mankato last Friday.
Ethel Wilcox and Gladys Stockton
were confined to their homes by ILL
ness last week.
News comes to Kasota friends of
the marriage of John Koenen, a
former Kasota boy, to Miss Nina
HUSKY of Minneapolis The happy
event took place in Minneapolis,
Tuesday evening. December 26. The
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
SLEPT on sIBLEY MOUND !.

Booze Soaked Individual Had Very
Narrow Escape From Freezing.
from Saturdays Daily.
A big big overcoat. fur robe, a
Blanket and no one knows how much
whiskey kept Thomas Donahue, farm
er on the st. Clair road, living on the
old Hartman farm, from freezing, as
he lay all last night in the snow off
Mound avenue near Sibley park.
A team of horses and farm rig,
supposed to be his, were found in the
park last evening, and taken to the
Stahl house barn. This morning Dona-
hue himself was found and brought
by the police in an automobile to the
station. He was still drunk, when
locked up in cell. The officers were
surprised to see that he was not
frozen. How he came to abandon his
team and lie down in the snow was a
hard question to answer. Luckily for
him, the night was not very cold.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
CORN HIGHEST IN FIFTY YEARS
Reached $1.01s4 On the Chicago Mar
ket Today.

Ftlnited PreSS DiSDntchI
Chicago. ILL.,. January 1S.-May corn
today reached higher price than
corn has touched at any time on the
Chicago market in more than fifty
years. May corn reached $1.01%
This is the highest price it has reach
ed since 1858. The work of the Ger
man raider in the South Atlantic is
the principal cause of the high price.
1t is thought that it viii be harder
henceforth to bring Argentine corn to
America or to ship it to Europe. May
wheatAto closed at $1.S9 and May
oats at 5Sss cents.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26

the beginning it win not BE less than
four and not more than five per cent.
So the benefits of the farm loan
act are not limited to farmers who
need the use of cheaper capital but
they include also those persons who
have money to invest and for seek
ing a long time, readily marketable
security of undoubted value.
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LAND FOR n0MEsTEADERS
Soil to Be Given Away BY The
United States Government.

On February s the department Of
the interior will open for settlement,
under the general homestead and rec
lamation laws upwards of 1000
acres of choice land in the, Belle
Fourche valley of South Dakota
This comprises the fifth unit of this
project thus far opened and is locat-
ed within few miles of town and
railroad adjoining lands already
developed by settlers. The usual
residence of three years is required
and to all bona fide settlers the rec
lamation service will furnish water
for irrigation purposes at actual
cost without interest on deferred
payments Covering twenty years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Carl Linden Must Face Action of the
District Court.



From THURSDAYS CaliS.
st. James, Mimi, January 10
Sheriff A. e. Lindquist arrived
home on Thursday of last week from
Chicago, where he had gone after
Harry Johnson, the young man who
had created considerable excitement
here last summer in connection with
alleged forgery charges. The young
man claims that his true name is
Carl Linden and he admits having
committed several crimes. The pre-
urinary trial was held before City
Justice Bolin on Monday, when the
prisoner waived examination and
was bound over to await the action
of the grand jury at the May term
of the district court. Linden was
taken to the county Jail at Mankato
today
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
Gave Floral Tributes.

Local employees of the Omaha and
Northwestern railroads sent to the
funeral of brakeman Fred Hoffman
two beautiful floral tributes They
also made up handsome purse for
Mrs Hoffman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
TROUBLE FOLLOWS TROUBLE
Trials and TribuIations of II. Henry,
North Dakota Farmer.
UNITED Press Dispatch

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From SATURDAYS Daily.
Mott, N. D., January 20.-H. Henry.
farmer living in the, western part
of the state. near Dickinson, fell
from windmill he was repairing and
landed on pig, breaking its back.
Henry sustained a broken leg. The
commotion started his horse which
in turn frightened colt that jumped
a fence and ran into clothes line
fastened to post. The post was.
hurled through the air with such
force that it killed a COW.
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Mrs. c. G.. JoneA, daughter Mar
garet of Judson were visiting in the
city yesterday. -.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-10-30
SATURN BOYS
PLAN DANCE
FOR SEWARD

When the U. S. s. Saturn returns
again to this Northern Metropolis, the
Ships Company intends to give big
get acquainted dance" for the people
of this town Everybody is invited.
The program viii be headed and fea-
wrad by a Military Grand March.
Lieutenant Frank Luckel, commanding
the Saturn and the Radio Expedition,
will lead and will be followed by Off
GERS and men of the ship and Seward
people who will be in for a good time.
For the benefit of those who have
mover taken part in a Grand March
let it be said that it is the easiest
thing imaginable. All one has to do is
TO follow the leader, and you will have
a good one, and watch the man at
the turns. He will show one just
where to go.
Now, the matter of new and good
music is a big thing in dance. The
dance committee, headed by Chief
Yeoman Dawley, will attempt to have
only the best and latest pieces for the
best and latest dances. Mr.. Friend,
of The Gateway, has suggested, and
it is a good suggestion, too, that any
Of Stewards progressive young ladies
who may happen to have some of the
/ latest dance selections, will please lend
them to the committee in charge Of
securing the music for the dance, and
are assured that the best possible care
viii be taken 'and the writer wishes
to personally state that for every
piece mutlated he will himself make
more than good the loss of such mu-
| sic by sending two for one of the lat
est pieces back to the owners when
. he returns South, so of course none
will be spoiled.
The tentative date for this dance
viii be December first and the time
nine o'clock sharp. There Will be a
long and well-assorted program and
the dancing will continue TO the wee
sma hours if everyone enjoys them
. selves.
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YESTERDAYS WEATHER

Snow. Stormy. One inch Of snow
had fallen at midnight
Forecast for next twenty-four
hours stormy
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POWER BOAT PILED ON
BEACH-HOLES IN HULL

Capt KIinger, of the Alameda, re-
ported yesterday that the gasoline
power boat On Time, of the Kache-
max Canning Company, is a wreck at
Boulder Point about fifty miles from
Anchorage. The craft was driven
high and dry ashore by the wind and
two holes have been punctured in her
hull and she is half buried in the sand.
The captain, engineer and deck hand
were rescued and taken to Swanson's
river.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-10-30
sELDOvIA is BOOMING

Reports from Seldovia state that the
little town is experiencing a boom on
account Of the prosperous conditions
Of the numerous fishing companies OPP
Grating in the waters of Kachemak
Bay Several new companies have
been organized during the past year
and are operating at a profit. The
herring fishing industry is especially
active.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-10-30
RADIO MEN LEAVE

Daniel Gutleben, who has had the
construction of the United States ra-
do station, with his men, left for the
south on the Admiral Watson. All
the work has been completed with the
exception of that remaining for the
radio force, now here, requiring more
technical knowledge.
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Programs will be on hand and re-
freshments served, but we will leave
all that to a later date when fuller
particulars will be published.
Now, all can say is, remember what
is in store, be liberal in the loan OF
your latest music; a list of sugges-
tions will be had at the Office Of The
Seward Gateway, and standby for
q good time. I thank you.
(Signed) n. f. d.
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