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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
FORMER MAJOR IN SECOND
QUITE 0UrsP0KEH
Charges Disorganized Condition In the
Second Regimentto Colonel; Declared
That Commander Did Not Make Good
Certain Promises He Had Made
Respecting Promotions; Change in
CaptainCy In the Neighboring City

Captain Groebner has resigned the
command of Company A, New Ulm,
and is succeeded by Lieutenant
Klause. Alfred Puhlmann, second
lieutenant, has resigned also, but no
successor has been selected. Captain
Groebner was one of the signers of
the Duane "round robin
The New Ulm Review, discussing
the situation in the Second regiment
says:
"The trouble in Company A. is
/ clearly an echo of the discord among
the officers of the Second regiment.
1t has been stated by some that the
reason the members of the COM
psny have refused to take the dual
oath is because of the feeling
against Colonel Mollison, among the
privates as well as that entertained
| by the officers of the regiment. 1t
! is pointed out that the same feeling
exists throughout the regiment and
that the privates of other companies
as well as in the New Ulm organi-
cation are also refusing to take the
oath.
Major Albert Pfaender, the high
lest IN rank of any of those returning
| to New Ulm from the MeXicanH Dor
der in discussing the affairs of the
| Second regiment regretted the pres
ent situation very much, as it tends
| to put New Ulm in a false light to
outsiders, but stated that he under
fidence in Colonel Mollison, COM
mander of the regiment. He was
outspoken to the effect that Mollison
had not been fair to New Ulm.
The Disorganzed Condition
| "'The ddisorganiZed condition of the
Machine Gun company is due to the
lack Of a commissioned officer at
New Ulm which condition could
have been remedied by the colonel,
said Major Pfaender. in fact when
Lieutenants Bierbaum and Dengler
fell out at Fort Smelling right after
the call last June. Mollison, in the
presence of myself, promised one of
the machine gun sergeants that if
he would keep on the good work he
was doing at Smelling, he would give
him commission of at least a sec
ond lieutenant so as to have. at least
one officer of the company at New
Ulm. 1t was admitted that this
sergeant continued his good work, but
Mollison did not make good on his
promise. Again at Fort Smelling
when the regiment was mustered
out and the question arose of turn
ing over the machine gun property,
the military storekeeper and the Of
ficers of the company wanted to
have it turned over to Major Pfaen-
der, and he had agreed to sign and
become responsible for it, but the
colonel baked at the plan and would
not allow it. Captain Jos. Hofmeis-
ter of the band, also received scanty
consideration at the hands OF the
colonel In short, Mollison seems
never to have forgotten New Ulm's
having elevated Buschers to the col
onelcy and this in spite of the fact
that there exists between the rest OF
the officers and the men from Fari-
bault. and those from New Ulm, the
kindliest feeling"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
ACCUSED OF B|GANY
MULFORD IS P|NCHED
Travelling Salesman Alleged to
Have Had Too Many
Wives

Marshall, Mimi, May 3.-Austin E.
milford, commercial travelling man,
with headquarters in Minneapolis,
had made Marshall one of his visit
ing places for a long time and was
pretty well thought of by the business
men of that place. TIE posed as an I'M
married man, and became acquainted
with Miss Clara Larson, an employe
of the Francois store. This acquaint-
anceship developed to love on the
part of Miss Larson and the heartless
Milford led her to the marriage altar
at Watertown on March 81. They re-
turned to Marshall April l and took
living rooms at private home. A few
days thereafter milford went alone
to his home in Minneapolis, and re-
manned few days with his wife and
three children; the latter are aged
FAINT of nine months.
milford returned to Marshall April
II and started on a wedding trip with
his new wife to Sioux City, expecting
to visit Omaha and other cities be-
fore returning. In the meantime the
wife at Minneapolis became suspicious
and going to Marshall she learned OF
her husbands perfidy. Sheriff Monroe
was informed of the circumstances
and he at once started in pursuit OF
the bigamist. He caught him in Kan
sas and returned to Marshall with
him on the II. Milford was arraigned
before Judge Pike in Marshall and
held for the June session of the grand
jury.
Milford, so it is said, intimated to
Marshall people that he would go be-
fore Judge Olsen and plead guilty be-
| fore court convenes. His family is left
| in a state of restitution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Lime. and Jamestown

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moeri were
Mankato shoppers Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Forster called on Mrs.
William Oehler Sunday evening.
Mrs. George Harteing spent Tues
day with her mother Mrs. Charles
Forster.
Among the Mankato shoppers last
Friday were Misses Hattie and Edna
Oehler, Irene and John Moeri, Jr.,
and John Guentzel and daughter,
Eleanor. "
William and Ida Tietz, Leon.
Krengil and Wilfred Getty autoed up
from Mapleton in the latters car and
spent from Saturday until Tuesday at
the Mrs. William Oehler home.
The play and box social that had
been staged for last SATURDAY night
has been postponed until Saturday
night, May 5, on account of IS the
weather.
Wilfred Getty, William and Ida
Tretz and Hattie and Edna Oehler
were entertained at the John Moeri,
ST., home last Monday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Eagle Lake
From Fridays Daily.

"Burgesses Harmony Hounds and
singing orchestra gave a dance in the
Woodman hall Monday night. Owing to
poor weather conditions several people
who expected to come We're unable to
do so. The orchestra was led by the well
known G. f.. Burgess who has done
nothing but PLAY the violin for the past
forty years. The younger Burgess who
has been PLAYING the trap drums in a
Mankato theatre for the past year was
the drummer. The Burgess orchestra
has organized for an all summers run,
and is open for dances at any place at
any time.
H. Cummins went to Mankato Tues
day where he contracted the sale of a
/, large amount of flour.
Jack Pressnall, who for the past year
fhas been telegraph operator in Eagle
/ axe. has been sent to Plainview where
he is working as a day OPERATOR
Mr.. and Mrs. harrington and daughter
Vera have left for Idaho where they will
make their new home.
Bonnie Burgess has gone to St. Cloud
where he is working for the North
western Telephone company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
letter FROM BOYS WHO
LEFT MANKATO MONDAY
FOR SERVICE IN ARMY

From Thursdays Daily.
"Somewnere in Missouri May
1, 1917.-The Student Body OF
the M. n. S. Just few lines to
show our appreciation of your
generous gifts of fruit and candy.
They taste mighty good down
here in Missouri where all you
see is clay ind hogs. We are
writing Shis on a one-lung, dys-
peptic old sneeze wagon and if
you cannot decipher this please
let US know.
Thanking you again for the
kindness and spirit shown, we
are yours sincerely, Lowell Met.
Finger, Clarence Wiseman, Roy
Bennett, Emlyn Hughes, Harvey
Anderson, Walter Harlin, Tom
Aubrey, Mark Burgess, Howard
Johnson, Claude Masters, Erwin
Hartman, Lloyd Green, Dan
Lloyd, Howard Hinton, Hale
Clements, Merle Kimble, Herbert
Roos, Leonard Harvey, Verne
Gish, Clifford Anderson, Warren
Hanscom,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
From Thursdays Daily.
COULT-HUNT WEDDING IN
.FAIRMONT TUESDAY

Fairmont Sentinel: Clarice C.
Coult and RoNo F. Hunt were united
in marriage at the home of the
brides parents on Albion avenue,
Fairmont, at p. M, Wednesday,
May 2, 1917. Rev. Richards, pastor
of the Congregational church in
Fairmont, performed the beautiful
ring ceremony. The bride descend
ed the hall stairs to the strain of
Memberships bridal hymn and met
her future husband, when together
they marched to the deliberately dec
grated corner where the ceremony
was performed. There were no at
PENDANTS. The color scheme was
pink, the decorations being roses.
The bride was charmingly gowned
in white satin, with veil of white
tulle draped with sweetheart roses
The only jewelry worn by the bride
was a platinum clasp set with dia-
monds, the wedding gift of the
groom.
After the ceremony, light refresh
ments consisting of frappe and cake
were served to the guests.
The bridal couple departed on the
Wis Northwestern train on their
honeymoon journey.
|, This marriage unites the lives and
fortunes of two of the finest young
people who have ever claimed Fair
mont as their home. The bride,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Coult
has spent her life in Fairmont, loved
by all for her beautiful character. She
graduated from our schools, also from
Carleton, and has been engaged in ed
ucational work Mr. Hunt, son of DR.
and Mrs. F. N Hunt, is an atiorne!
Of great promise. AS a boy he lived
in this city. He is graduate OF the
law department Of Harvard and is
successfully engaged in practice at
Devils Lake, N. D., where he holds the
position of county attorney.
The only regrettable feature is tina
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt have decided to
make their home elsewhere. After a
wedding trip to eastern points they
will be at home at Devils Lake.
All Fairmont extends it's good
wishes to the charming bride and hel
distinguished husband.
Mr.. Hunt was a resident of Man
| kato for a number of months and he
made many friends here during his
STOW
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
COUSIN OF MANKATO MAN
William Denman Related to DR.. A.

William Denman Related to Dr. A. v.
Denman of This City.
William Denman, chairman of the
shipping board at Washington, to
whom belongs the credit of pushing
TO a successful conclusion the plan to
get the United States to build thou
sands of wooden vessels, with which
to carry supplies to England, is a
cousin to DR.. A. V. Denman, health
commissioner of Mankato. There is
an abundance of timber out of which
to build these vessels, especially on
the Pacific coast, and they can be
constructed quickly. The project is one
of virtually bridging the Atlantic
ocean, as the vessels will be from
three miles apart. William Denman is
San Francisco lawyer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
DR.. G. B. WEISER INJURED
New UIm Physician Was Knocked
Down BY An Automobile.

New UIm Physician Was Knocked
Down BY An Automobile.
DR.. George B. WeiSer of New Ulm
suffered severe injuries yesterday
afternoon, when he was knocked down
and run over by an automobile. The
doctor was crossing First North
street in New Tim, when an automo-
bile driven by Edward Tholdahl, VINO
lives near Hanska, ran into him,
knocking him down, and the front
wheel passed over his left limb, be-
low the knee. No bones were broken,
but the doctor was badly bruised in
the face, and sustained deep gash
in his head, also having his leg
bruised where the automobile wheel
passed over it, Tholdahl had party
of men with him in the car, and it is
said that he appeared quite confused
when he saw Dr. Weiser ahead OF the
car. and threw on the brakes, stop
ping the machine as quickly as he
could
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
WERE FATALLY BURNED
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac jenkins Died AFTER
StruquIe in Fire.

Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac jenkins Died After
Struggle in Fire. e..
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Jenkins were fat
allv burned in fire that destroyed thelt
home three and a half miles northeast
of the village of Reading early Monday
morning. Mr. jenkins died at the saxon
hospital in Worthington and Mrs. Jen-
kins lost her life in the burning mouse.
Mrs. Jenkins rose in the morning pc
fore her husband and Went out IN b 1ne
Kitchen. A little later Mr.. jenkins, Whue
still in bed heard an explosion ana ran
to the kitchen. which was fun OF oS SMOKE tSe
floor her clothing on fire. lie dragged
her into the adjoining room "a and rom m, %
The outer air. The unfortunate woman,
wa. dead when her husband reached
her After taking his wife out nd Mr. res ceni
the three-year-old daughter of his oldest
SON Edward Jenkins 1t lit was as While bn no ease
and erescuing his little granddaughter,
that Mr.. Jenkins was so terribly burned ned
He was brought to the Northlngton hus-
pital Monday afternoon and died Iues-
day afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Indian Lake

Mrs. George Dodge who is spending
some time at the Emmanuel hospital fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis is
doing well.
Mrs. Florence keenan, who has been
quite i'll with a threatened attack of
appendicitis is gaining in strength.
The band is growing, two new men,
bers in prospect. Albert Reese and FLOYD
Cole. The former practiced with the boys
at Otto Ulmens Wednesday evening and
did we'll
Mrs. keenan, went to Mankato on
Wednesday,
The Sunshine club will meet with Mrs.
J. p. Crandall at Shady Hook on Thurs
dav Nav 10.
Miss Eta Persons sister is with her
for time. She is lending valuable aid
in the school.
Some of the girls are taking the adj
vice of the authorities and leaving the
farm, just watch them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
RUNNER MUELLERLiELE WE'D
DING PRETTY AFFAIR."; YESTER-
DAVIS EVENT

A very pretty wedding took place
yesterday at st. Peter and Paups
church when Miss Ottillia Drummer
was married to Mr.. Frank Mueller
liele by Rev. Father Spirig. The cou-
pie was attended by Miss Rose Wen
ner and Mr.. John Muellerliele. The
brides dress was white messeline
with lace over drape and she carried
brides roses. Miss Wenner wore
pink and carried carnations. After
the ceremony the couple returned to
the brides home near st. Clair where
dinner and supper were served to
one hundred and fifty guests: Music
was furnished for dancing and it was
a late hour before the guests depart
ed. Everyone reported good time.
The young couple will make their flu
ture home on the groom's farm in
Smiths Mill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
WILL CARRY CASE HIGHER
Great Western Road to.Carry Manning
L.

Great Western Road to'Carry Manning
Action to Supreme Court.
Efforts on the part of the Chicago
Great Western railroad to carry in
to the United States supreme court
the case of John Manning of Man
kato against the road, on the ground
that the case involves federal ques-
ton, have failed. The federal supreme
court has denied the writ of certiorari
asked In this case Manning recovered
a verdict amounting to $16,44O for
being injured in a derailment at Ran
dolph and the state supreme court
sustained the verdict.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
REPORTED TO BE DESERVING

Soldiers in German Army Are said
to Be Cutting Loose.
Much public interest was excited
this morning by the following tele-
gram, which was received from Chi
cago, by the local brokerage office OF
E. w. Wagner & Co.:
Chicago, May Sit was reported
on the Chicago floor that part OF
the German army is deserving and
going into Holland"
Neither one of the leading news
agencies carried a similar dispatch
today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
ADMITS WIFE Staying
DEATH IN MINE SHAFT
H. C. Campbell, Ore HauIer,
Confesses to Committing
Horrible Crime
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Dubuque, Iowa, May 3.-H. c.
Campbell, an ore hauler in the zinc
mines, confessed at Benton, Wis,
fifteen miles from here, today that
he murdered his wife and eighteen
months old daughter last Thursday.
Campbell, who said he was infatuated
with another woman, confessed that
he pushed his wife into water that
filled the mine shaft, threw baby aft
er her, and standing on the brink, he
watched the bodies disappear beneath
the murky surface.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
STATE BANKS IN RESERVE
Announcement Is Expected To Be
Made At Washington Soon

IASSOciated Press DlSp2tcn.I
Washington May 3.-The formal
announcement of the probable entry
into the federal reserve systeHA of
large number of state banks With
in short time was made today by
the federal reserve board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Eiuht On Censorship.

United Press DlSpatch.I
Washington, May 3.-Speaker Clark
today came forth as the leader in
the fight against the censorship clause
of the administration spy bill. He
declared that clause to be in viola
ton of the federal constitution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Italians Loaned 500, 100000.

TTTnItGu I'TtSS DISpd tCH.
Washington, May 3.-Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo today turned
over to the Italian ambassador a
treasury warrant for $100,000,000,
this being Italy's share in the
American war loan.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Women to Be Employed.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 3.-Rail :
roads entering ST. Paul today an
nounced that they will fill with wom-
en-, as far as possible, the places OF
men who have enlisted in the army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
SOP is THROWN SOCIALISTS
German Government Appointed One
Chairman of Reichstag.
limited Press DiSnatch I

Amsterdam, Holland, May 3.-The
German government has taken the
revolutionary step Of appointing a
socialist leader as chairman of the
constitutional committee of the
reichstag. The man chosen is Philip
Schiedemann, the man who, backed
by the German government, has been
making tremendous efforts to bring
about separate peace between Ger
many and Russia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
ROCKINGHAM IS T0RPED0E0
Two Men Killed and Thirteen Are Not
Yet Landed.

New York, May "a message to
the Garland Steamship Corporation
from Captain Edwards, dated TODAY at
London, read Buckingham tor
pedoed, two men killed, one boat
missing, thirteen men not yet landed. =
ADD Rockinghm is torpedoed.
Washington, May 3.-The Willard
Abram, an American sailing vessel,
was torpedoed yesterday off the coast
of Ireland. The crew of six were
saved.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
Call For Bank Statement.
r,.., n..a n;.ootob

Washington, May 4.-The comp
troller of the currency has issued a
call for the condition of the national
banks at the close of business on
Nav 1
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
FRED POLCHOW is HELD
Good Thunder Saloon Man, Who. u
Charged With Selling Liquor

Fred Polchow, the Good Thunder
saloon keeper, charged with furnish
ing liquor to boy, waived examina-
ton in the municipal court this aft
ernoon, and was held to the district
court under bail.
The case against DR.. E. E. Niehoff
charged with practicing dentistry
without license, was continued to
the 18th of this month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
War loan oyersubscribed.

War Loan oversubscribed.,
Washington, May 4.-Over-subscrlp-
tion TO Ae first issue of the great Amer
lean war loan is now practically assured
4 Thousand subscriptions for the next
issue of two billions are now on file.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11

Mr.. Hunt was resident of Man
kato for a number of months and hi
made many friends here during hi
StaV
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-25

yer had been sold at the Rio Grande
station forty-five OF them Sunday
morning. The others were disposed
of Saturday afternoon. Saturday night
and Sunday night Rio Grande trains
Nos 2 and 4 this afternoon also car
ried their quota of passengers from
here; making altogether a little more
than a hundred excursionists from
Canon City TO Denver In forty-eight
hours. As the connections on the
Santa Fe are unsatisfactory for Den
yer only few local people availed
themselves OF that route OF travel.
1t has been impossible to get a
complete list of Canon City people
that have gone to Denver the last
two or three days. Among those
leaving on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Dozier. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Biggs. Mr.. and Mrs. Guy U. Hardy.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-25
CITY SENDS Bis
DELEGATION TO Denver

A large delegation OF Canon City
people are in Denver in attendance at
the various conventions being held
in that city this week. The greater
part of the visitors from here. Of
course. were attracted by the Nation
al Western Stock Show. altho others
have gone for the purpose Of being
present at the annual meeting OF the
Rocky Mountain Hardware & Imple-
ment Dealers association: the Colo
RADIO State Editorial association and
other conventions to be in session
there within the next few days Up
to the time OF the departure of train
No. 10 at 10:30 o'clock this morning
eighty-one excursion tickets to Den
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-25
MISS GARWOOD BUYS
MRS. KEARBY'S INTEREST
IN MILLINERY BUSINESS

Miss Estella L. Garwood has pur-
chased Mrs. Anna Kearby's interest
in Kearby's Millinery and hereafter
will manage the store under the name
of Miss Garwood's Arts, Crafts and
Hat Shop.
Mrs. Kearby now has millinery in
terests at Eagle Pass, Texas and at
Monterey. Mexico. which will take all
of her time, therefore, she felt it best
to dispose of her holdings here. Her
many fiiends will regret to hear that
sic is not coming back to Canon City.
Miss Garwood has had splendid
success since the consolidation of her
Arts and Crafts Shop with Kearby's
Millinery several months ago and she
has gained many new patrons. In
assuming the entire ownership and
management Miss Garwood will be en-
abled to increase the efficiency of her
store to benefit of the buying public
and will conduct its affairs along pro-
gressive and up-to-date lines.
Along about the first of the month
Miss Garwood will go east and will
meet Mrs. Kearby at the wholesale
millinery centers and both will do
neir spring buying together.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-01-25
tents and stay there until the Michi-
gan lads had all passed thru.

tents and stay there until the Michi-
gan lads had all passed thru.
l guess there is no doubt that all of
the militia boys want to go nome. and
l guess there is no doubt that most
of them want to go mighty bad. This.
one can well understand.
1t is not often the militia companies
stand high in the opinion of the regu-
lar army officers. but l talked to a
number of regular army officers at
Douglas, and they all spoke in very
high terms of Colorado Company "C";
also a Montana company that has
now been mustered out.
There seems 10 be no doubt in the
minds of these officers that it all
depends on the officers in charge.
Our company seems to have been
more fortunate in that respect than
the others.
For four years it has been my opin-
ion that Uncle Sam would have to in
tervene in Mexico,-I have no reason
to think differently now, altho it may
possibly be managed in some way,
but guess not.
Yours truly,
D. E. GIBSON.