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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
DEATH DUE TO OLD AGE
Mrs. Margaretha Wiedenmann Died
Sunday at New Ulm.

Mrs. Margaretha Wiedenmann Dleo
Sunday at New UIm.
New Ulm Review: Sunday afternoon
at one o'clock, Mrs. Margaretha
Wiedenmann, another one of New
Ulm's pioneer women passed away at
her home on North Washington
street. Death was due to old age and
the complications usually inClent
thereto. She was ill for many months,
having been confined to her bed al
most continuously ever since March.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Margaretha Sternlein was born at
Speltach, Oberamt Kreisheim, Wuert-
emberg, Germany, April Z, 1887 and
had therefore passed the eightieth
milestone when deaths summons
came. In 1858 she emigrated to
America with her parents who settled
at Prairie du Chen, Wis. Here they
stayed about year. coming to New
Ulm in the spring of 1859. The same
year she was married to John WED
enmann who preceded her in death
five years ago September Z. Shortly
after their marriage they moved onto
a farm in the town of Milford where
they continued to reside until nine
teen years ago when the deceased
came to New Ulm to reside. Mrs
Wiedenmann had her share of the
trials and tribulations that were
melted out to the early settlers, but
she bore them bravely and unfalter-
ingly.
Eleven children were born to them
of whom three preceded her in death
The surviving children are Lena, Otto
and Katie of New Ulm; George OF
Mankato; Mrs. Albert Knees and Mrs
Herman Pfaender of Milford; Paul OF
Sleepy Eye and Mrs. Fred Gareis OF
Pomoria, California. The funeral was
held from ner late home yesterday aft
ernoon and interment was made in the
city cemetery. Captain Albert Stein
hauser delivered the funeral address.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28

st. Paul Dispatch: Mrs. William M
Liggett, 496 Holly avenue, left last
evening for Marshall. MINI. Miss
Florence Macbeth of Mankato will
be Mrs. Liggett's guest shortly after
Mrs. Liggett's return.
DIR. and Mrs. G. R. Currier OF
Kensington, Kansas, are in the city
guests of the doctors parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Currier, 704 South
Broad street. They will remain about
two weeks.
Mrs. William Sutherland of Warren
Mimi, arrived last evening for a visit
with her aunt, Mrs. William Ellis
she is accompanied by her little sol
Wallace.
Mrs. B. F. Crump and Mrs. M. A
Devereaux and son Mark of James
vile, Mimi, were in the city this
, morning, enroute to Denver, Col.
Miss Winnie Bell, who has beer
employed as corsetier at the F. w
Kruse store for several years, leave!
today for Great Falls, Mont, where
she has accepted position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28

Ed Jackson and family, residing
near Eagle Lake. accompanied by
John Bauer of Moccasin, Mont, ana
father H. w. Bauer, motored to Du-
luth yesterday to visit relatives. They
We're given road maps at automobile
headquarters
Henry Gerlach, Jr, is spending the
week as the guest of his friend,
Harold Benedict, at Crosby, Mimi.
d. B. Strait of Oregon is guest at
the home of Judge and Mrs. w. F..
Hughes.
Attorney Miles Porter has returned
from his farm near Vernon Center,
where he superintended the thresh-
ing of twenty acres of beans. The
beans averaged from seven to eight
bushels an acre, and at the present
price of about $40 bushel crop is
considered a good return from the
money and labor expended.
w. E. Spornitz, agent at the local
Omaha passenger station, went to st.
Paul Yesterday to attend a meeting
Of the Omaha Benefit association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
Americans Are All Ready to
Get Into the Fray
LETTER FROM PARLOVA
Former Orchestral Leader at
Grand Theatre Writes An
Interesting Letter
From Thursdays Daily,

|
American soldiers in France can
scarcely wait for fighting, according
to letter received by Mrs. Frederic
Knapp of Minneapolis from her son,
| Alexis Klapp, a member of Company
b, field artillery, Fifth regiment, which
is part of the Pershing expedition
force. Alexis Knapp is also known as
Alexis Parlova, his vaudeville name.
A violin soloist, he enlisted as a pri-
vate in the regular army. He was for
number of months violinist at the
Grand theatre in Mankato.
The American forces evidently are
not quartered near the sea, accord
ing to his letter.
1.-THE climate here is wonderful and
so dry and warm that it is a splendid
change from Ell Paso, Texas. There
is no sea breeze where we are sta
toned and it only will be a short
;; time before you will hear of our TAX
ing towns and doing what we were
sent here to do"
Private Klapp was impressed deeply
by the reception that greeted the ar
rival of American forces.
II never will forget the emotions
experienced when we landed in
France" he wrote. "Our bands play
ed the 'Marsellaise' and we stood at
attention with the American and
French officers at salute 1t was the
most impressive moment of our lives
1t wasn't the cheering of the bands
that impressed us most. It was the
look on the citizens faces-something
that is beyond any power of mine to
describe, but something you would
has suffered as only France has suf-
fered.
There were no young men except
those in uniform. The colors os usu-
ally associated with the French wom-
en- were missing. Only the deepest
black was seen. One little kiddie
with bobbed hair and short stockings
was waving an American flag in one
hand and tricolor in the other. One
old man in French uniform and
with a bearded face leaned over and
kissed the American flag. We all felt
then that we would die if we had to
for France, and be glad of the oppor-
tunity"
The Y. M. G. A. is doing wonderful
work among the American soldiers,
he declared, and most of the men at
tend lectures and French classes ev-
cry night. The association has per-
manent buildings everywhere and
nothing that it can do for the men
is left undone. he declared
eff the mothers and fathers in the
states knew how healthy and happy
all the fellows are here they would
stop worrying" he asserted. "Our
food is excellent and every man is in
tiptop condition"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
RD-CRAIN.

BIRD-cRAIN.
Miss Rosalia Bird, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jean Bird of Waseca, and
Mr.. William Grain, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A., Grain, 1872 State street, Man
kato, were married Tuesday morning
at nine o'clock in st. Mary's Catholic
church near Waseca by Rev. Father
Coleman. The bride wore handsome
gown of white satin, pearl trimmed. a
cap in veil effect, caught with pearls,
and carried bouquet of white roses.
Miss Celia Bird, sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid, and wore dainty
gown of pink chiffon and carried an
arm bouquet. Mr.. James Dineen of
Waseca was best man. A reception
was held at the home of the brides
parents, which was tastefully decorat-
ed with roses. sweet peas and foliage
in a color scheme of white, pink and
green. A handsomely appointed we'd
ding dinner was served to a large
company of relatives and friends, and
later in the evening the bride and
groom departed on a wedding trip to
Mankato and the twin cities. Tuesday
thov were guests at the home of the
sroom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
Grain. this civ. and left yesterday
noon for visit at Minneapolis and
Princeton, after which they will re-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
Long Resident Of This City;
Prominent In Affairs
ORGANIZER OF THE ELKS
Contributed His Services To
Many Enterprises; Helped
Start Fair Society
From THURSDAYS Daily.

c. Fl. Saulpaugh, for many years a
prominent and popular figure in the
public life of Mankato, died in his
apartment at the Saulpaugh hotel yes
terday afternoon at about 4:45 O'Clock
death resulting from a complication
of ailments with which he had suffered
for several months past, and which
the best medical science failed to
check. The end came quietly and
peacefully, surrounded by his wife and
friends, and was relief after days of
suffering. His death was not unex-
pected.
The son of Thomas and Eliza
Saulpaugh, Clarence H. Saulpaugh was
born at Rock Island, ILL.,, on January
8. 1859, and was fifty-eight years of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
Rapidan>Decoria

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Michel have
moved into the C. Ballard house for
the present, but will move upon a
farm as soon as opportunity affords.
George Yeager and family will soon
depart for their new home in San
Diego, Cal, may comfort and success
follow them, is the wishes of their
many friends here.
A Mr.. c. Samuelson from near
Mapleton, who formerly lived here,
has moved with his family upon the
A. w. Anderson farm here, and will
work for Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nenow, who
have been living on the Mantor farm
for some time, have moved on to the
Judd Humiston farm on the Mapleton
road south of Mankato, and Henry
Cotton and family will move on to
the Mantor place in the near future.
L. c. Coult has rented the George
O'Groske farm near the Dyer school
house, and will move his family there
soon. 1t is understood the Pelton farm
where Mr.. Coult has lived the past
years, is sold to party at Fairmont
who will move upon it soon. Moving
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Little have re-
turned from their honeymoon, and
are residing on the formers home
place, where we wish them prosperity.
The heavy frost last week seemed
to show Partially, as in some in
stances it killed all the corn but left
vines and other tender vegetation,
while other near by fields seem un-
touched. 1t will take three weeks o.
sunshine to bring the corn to ma
turity.
Miss Norton, teacher in district
143, has nineteen scholars enrolled at
the present time.
1t looks nice to see the stars and
stripes floating over the school house
but it should be taken in at night
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Little, the new
lyweds, spent Sunday at their par
ents' homes in Beauford and Lyra,
and on returning home were greeted
| by a large and enthusiastic, but not
very noisy charivaree crowd of ladies
and gents, both old and young Some
dozen autos which were packed to
| their fullest capacity, stood lined up
| in the yard with their lights turned
| upon the house Of the Titles. Mr.
| and Mrs. Little were very good ma
] tured about it and said this was the
third time they had been charivareed
since their return from their honey
moon.-Once at the Andrew Little
home in Beauford, and once at the
home of the bride in Lyra and now at
their own home in Decoria. Mr. Little
invited them to come again at a later
date when he would be prepared fol
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuelson and little
daughter were visitors at the C.
Heighberg home, Sunday afternoon.
| Miss Julia Norton spent the week
end at her home in st. Clair, return
ing again on Sunday evening.
Grant Cotton, now residing in Ster-
ling, was a visitor at the home of his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Cotton Of
this place, and also at the H. K. Hof
| home Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
WILL FACE MILITARY COURT
korniIoff's Connection With Russian
Retreat to Be Probed.

United Press D1SpaIcnI
Petrograd, Russia, September 20
General Korniloff is to face a military
court in regard to his connection with
the disgraceful Russian retreat dur
ing the German advance on Riga. This
will be wholly apart from the charge
of treason to the Russian provisional
government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
OFFICERS Of AMERICAN
ARMY HANDED HONORS
Their Bravery Is FittingIy Rec
ognized BY the French
Government
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

At the Headquarters of the Ameri-
can Army in France, September 90
Brigadier General Duncan and Major
Campbell King, American army Off
GERS, have been awarded the French
military cross for bravery in connec-
ton with the recent fighting in the
Verdun sector. Both the American Of
ficers took a prominent part in the
observation work. FL
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28

turn to Mankato to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crane, parents of the
groom, son, John Grain, and daugh-
ter, Miss Florence Grain, all of this
city, were in attendance at the we'd
ding.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
MEXICAN ORDERED SHOT
He Had Torn an American Flag From
Automobile.
,raSs DiSDatch I
4 Ccnniotod ]

Elcentro, CAL, September 20.-Octa-
vic Flores, Mexican resident at
Mericali was ordered short by military
Governor Cantu of the northern dis
trict of Lower California, for the al
legged tearing of an American flag from
the automobile of Ben HulZe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28
WHEAT TO BE STRIPPED
All On Hand at Country Stations Will
BE Forwarded.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
finnoonnlic Confoyohar On Fol

IAsSUCIdteu FreSS DISDaICH.T
Minneapolis, September 20.-Follow-
ing meeting with Frank Carey, rep
sentative of the food administration
end the grain corporation with hun
dred grain men, it was announced that
the grain men will urge the immediate
shipment to Minneapolis of all spring
wheat in sight at the country sta
tions. Reports are current that un-
known men are travelling in some
country districts advising the farmers
to hold their wheat for higher prices.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-28

Mrs. William Ellis is ENJOYING a
visit with her niece. Miss Florence
Earle, of Hinsdale. Ill.,. who arrived
early Sunday morning.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20
GET WISE TO OUR SALE BILLS
LETTER FROM HUGH WALLACE.
Continued from Page g.

then came up and then tilted to the
left and did the same thing. looked
around after l got over the little jolt
it gave me, and Lieut.. Paige was
laughing; could plainly see him be-
hind his little windshield. The ma
chine being meant for solo purposes
was singly controlled and there was
no wind shield for the front seat neith-
er were there any of the usual instru-
ments on the cowl of the front COM
partment. I had no idea of our alti-
tude till after we had landed; the on
ly instruments I could see were the
gasoline gauge and the thermometer
on the radiator. We were flying in a
southerly direction and went about
five miles after the Dutch rolf and
were climbing all the time. The
Lieutenant kicked the back of my
seat and when l looked around, mo-
toned that he was going to spiral to
the right; nodded my head to show
him l understood and he put the ma
chine into a right-hand spiral; we
came down perhaps a thousand feet,
then he righted the plane and we
climbed again. About this time I no
ticed that we we seemed to be passing
through a fog, and when I looked
around us. 1 could see that we were up
among the clouds all right. There
were about twenty machines in the air
at this time and there were none of
them at anywhere near the altitude
we had attained. We were headed
southwest and when we were almost
over a little town by the name of
Thomasboro the Lieutenant kicked the
back of my seat again and signalled
tht he intended to side-slip. I nodded
He shut off the motor, tilted the plane
to the right and we slid sideways. He
righted the plane and we glided a
short distance, then he tilted the plane
to the left and we slipped again, then
glided and slipped to the right again
1t is just like sliding down steep
hill, sideways. After the third slide
we turned and took a north-westerly
course and when over a point about a
quarter of mile east of the solo field
the Lieutenant kicked the back of my
seat again; this time he was going to
do. vertical bank spiral, that is a
spiral with the plane standing almost
straight up and down. I nodded again
He spiralled to the right, righted the
plane, spiralled to the left, righted
and spiralled to the right again. Then
he Strengthened out the plane and we
landed after so minutes in the air.
The Lieutenant was right, he did n
bump me but very little in landing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

and l had not needed the cushion or
coat, although it was chilly at 5000
feet. He asked me how 1 liked it, I
told him fine, but my ears had stop
ped-up feeling. Lieut.. Paige climbed
into his side car; / thanked him for
the ride; he waved his hand and was
on his way. I climbed aboard Ford
that was starting towards the bar
racks and when I reached headquar-
tiers of the Tenth, Lieut.. Page was
there. Then I got the altitude dope
on the flight. ouf highest was 5000
feet up. When we started the side
slips we were 5000 feet up and we
lost 5000 feet in the last three verti-
cal-bank spirals; we glided or he nos
ed her down and we landed within 300
feet of where the machine was rest
ing when we got into it. 1t certainly
was fine flight and Chanute Field,
with its red roofs and white roads and
the signs of activity about it was a
pretty sight.
"The latest reports ESQ far they are
nothing but rumors) have it that the
Tenth Squadron will be shipped
across before long. If so,I'll be leav-
ing Chanute Field, because Pm going
to stick with the Tenth Squadron, if
they'll let me.
Yours, Hugh.
my address is: Corporal Hugh E..
Wallace, Canteen Steward, Chanute
Field, Rantoul, ILL.,"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

prefer to lead his usual life to doin&
this and we are all so hungry for mail
that we don't even talk about it any
more. We have dropped out of exis-.
tence for three weeks past now and
lost all track of those we love and the
world in general. We soldiers have
no reason. to complain though, for IL
must be hard for those who have left
behind to know that we are passing
through the, submarine district and
not know whether we are on top OF
the ocean or beneath it.
''It is now 1880 p. m. and we have
just dropped anchor inside a harbor.
We are to 60 to shore to get on Trains
by eight tomorrow morning. All the
ships in the harbor are blowing their
whistles and the docks are full of peo-
pie cheering US. They are making US
feel that they are glad to see us and
it makes one feel good"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

and if I can buy some good candy
when land, I am going on a candy
spree that will be history maker.
'This letter was started the 18th
and it is now the 23rd. We have been
expecting to land for two days now,
but we do not know when or where
we will. can fully appreciate that
81 don't know where Pm going, but
Pm on my way 1t is rather an odd
situation to be going somewhere at
full speed for ten days and still have
no idea if you will land in England,
Scotland, France or Russia. Howev-
er, no one in this regiment is worry
ing as all we ask, now that we are
becoming good soldiers, is that they
feed us three times day and give us
a good place to sleep.
"We have lots of fun about our
free and easy life, but there is not
man jack of us that would not much
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

lions of roar and it hurts. Hun
dreds of school districts, anticipating
help from the legislature, which was
granted and the governor denied, is
sued warrants covering the debt and
these are now drawing interest at the
rate of six and eight per cent and will
continue to do so for soma time.
Which ever way the controversy ends
they stand to lose and j. is sure
thing that they will not 1orger Jnose
responsible. The governor says to
pay past debts with current funds;
others say it can't be done, so there
you are.-The County Chairman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

bunch and Minnesota is the leading
at present. The fool arguments we
have and the general irresponsible
feeling makes one think he is going
to high school again.
Yesterday was pay day and it was
very welcome event as usual. Mon
ey is not whole lot of good on this
ship, though, for there is nothing to
spend it for. The careful Scotchman
that handles candy and smokes only
brought a small stock and the ever
hungry Yankee cleaned him up in a
little less than no time. I do not
smoke, but I would like some candy
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20
LETTER FROM RICHARD EDDY

Continued from Page g.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-09-20

Speaking of the State Fair time
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05

general farms ducks can be raised with
success and at profit, though as a
source of income they do not appear to
be as well adapted to average farm
conditions as fowls. Hitherto farmers
have rarely given the necessary care
to the feeding and marketing Of their
ducklings to secure any large share Of
the trade in fancy green ducks.
It is this trade which attracts the
commercial duck farmer. a green
duck is a ducklfng which is grown
rapidly and marketed when from eight
to twelve weeks old, weighing at that
time from AZ to 6 pounds. This rapid
growth is made possible by an album
dance of care and good feeding. The
highest prices are paid early in the
spring, but, as has already been said,
the demand is chiefly from the large
cities in the East and on the Pacific
coast. As q matter OF fact, many
farmers market their ducks in the fall
at a lower price per bird than green
ducks bring in. the spring.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05
RAISING DUCKS FOR MARKET
Always a Demand In Large Cities for
screen DUcks"-Producedb by
Special Feeding.

The number of commercial duck
farms in the country is increasing
somewhat, it is said, but the produc-
ton of ducks on general farms is de-
creasing. especially in the middle
West The last census reports show
that ducks were kept on only 10 per
cent of the farms in the country. The
demand for ducks eggs is more lin
tied than for hens eggs, and the de
mand for table ducks at good prices is,
to great extent, confined to the large
cities and is not nearly as general as
the demand for chickens For this
reason it is advisable to study the mar
ket conditions before making any large
investment in ducks.
On the other hand, it is said that in
tensive duck farming on a large scale
has been more successful than inten-
sive chicken raising. The Pekin ducks
which are kept extensively by CONNER
cial growers are less subject to dis
ease than chickens, and artificial meth
DDS Of Matching and rearing have been
used very successfully with them. On
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05
When Kaiser Was Rroke.

It is recorded that the kaiser once
arrived at Hamburg with an empty
purse, and was obliged to confess 1t
in the most public manner to bevy
OF girls who besieged him with i'm
portunities to buy trinkets which they
were selling in the streets for the ben
eft OF the Red Cross society.
Il haven't any money on me-" said
the emperor.
The girls were very much embar-
raised, but were promptly put at their
ease when the emperor called up mem
bers Of his suite and told the girls
TO tackle them Then the kaiser In
duced an adiutant to advance" him
some gold, which he distributed among
the blushing saleSwomen. His hRa
purchase was a carnation, which he
asked the overjoyed seller to pin on
the lapel Of his admirars uniform.