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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
sTRAND-PETERsoM WEDDING

Miss Esther Peterson of Mankato
daughter of Andrew p Peterson, ana
Mr.. William Strand of Minneapolis,
were married by the Rev. r. w
Hobbs of the First Baptist church, on
May 10, at high noon, at the home of
the brides parents. The wedding
march was played by Mr. Elmer Pet
erson, brother of the bride. The cere-
mony was performed in the living
room under an arch of apple bios
SONS. The dining room was decorated
with apple blossoms and carnations.
The bride wore wedding gown of
white satin trimmed with silver lace
and georgette crepe, and a bridal
wreath of smilax and sweet peas. She
carried bouquet of white roses. The
maid of honor, Miss Fannie Strand
sister Of the groom, wore dress of
light green crepe de chem and car
ried pink carnations. After the re-
ception the bridal couple left for
Minneapolis where they will make
their future home
The guests consisted of relatives
and friends of the bride and groom.
Those from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Peterson and son, Miss
Lillian Palmquist and Mr.. Edwin
Johnson all of Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH
Murderer of Child Was Made t
Suffer For His Crime.
Associated Press Dispatcn;I


Memphis, Tenn, May 22.-ED Per-
sons, negro, who confessed to the
murder of Antoinette Rappal several
weeks ago, was burned to death near
the scene of his crime today. A mob
of 1000 watched the death OF the
negro.
The body was soaked in oil and sus-
pended from a tree. Then torch was
applied and the body burned hercely
till the flesh fell to the ground. Fer
sons repeated the confession that ne
killed the child and implicated two other
negroes The child,s mother was taken
to the bridge where she identihed the
negro and in short speech she declared
she wished Persons to suffer the fortunes
he dealt to his victim.
Hundreds of persons. learning tnat tue
negro was in the hands of MOB. hur-
ried with their automobiles to the spot
There they formed a large ring with
their cars and in the middle of this ring,
the negro was burned
Police officers and deputy sheriffs mace
vain attempts to rescue the negro anu
get him to Jail, but they were over
powered. -, g..
The negro confessed that he had first
crt off the girls head and then assault
cd the body His confession lmolca.eo
two other negroes, who. he said, also
assaulted the body.
Telephone messages later said mon
cantnred hewitt Ford, a mute, one OF
the negroes implicated by Persons In the
murder of the Rappahgirl ana was en-
route to the scene of the first lynchlns.
Automobiles choked the district about the
scene before the first lynching was COM
pleted. -isE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25

Hazel Johnston went to Mankato
Thursday to spend a few days visit
ing friends and making arrange
ments to enter the summer school
held at the normal in June.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Meeske left by
auto Friday morning to visit with
his parents and other relatives a,
Bookings, S. d. They may be gone
some time as Mr.. Meeske is treat
ing his eyes and has been obliged to
give up his work in the Schulz gar.
age.
, Mrs. w. Everett and mother, Mrs
Fred Gerlach, left Saturday morning
for their homes at Dickensoh, N. D..
after spending the week at the
home of J. F. Albrecht.
Mrs. Dave Hanna of Nebraska is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. R. b
Hanna.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
BLOCK OF GOV BONDS
TAKEN FOR ITS FORCE
American Express Company
Buys Liberal Supply
WILL SELL TO THE men
Concern, Is to Provide Plan
Whereby Paper Can Be Paid
For Monthly
From Tuesdays Daily.


An announcement conveying the
intelligence that the American Ex-
press company had purchased large
block of the government bonds of the
Liberty loan of 1917, and would give
an opportunity to all its employees to
purchase such bonds at actuml cost,
has been received by j. B. Smith, locai
agent for that company. The an
nouncement further stated that in or
der to facilitate the sale of the bonds
that company would extend privileges
to the public to subscribe for the
bonds as well as to it's own en-
ployes.
The company statement said that if
a sufficient number of employees
wished to subscribe for a larger
amount of bonds than they would be
able to pay for by August 80 the COM
pany would consider a plan of pro-
viding for payment by monthly in
stallments, If the bonds are, sold with
such rapidity that the block becomes
exhausted before June 10 the company
will purchase as many more bonds as
are required,
Particular emphasis is placed upon
the fact that these negotiations will
be made without profit to the express
company, and that the Liberty bonds
will be free from federal, state or
local taxes, except estate and in
heritance taxes.
The subscription books will close
on or before June Is, and purchasers
are notified that all subscriptions
should be sent to the company's treas
urer at 65 Broadway, New York,
through the office of the local agents.
The cost will be at par. unless the
bonds are delivered after June Is
when interest of 31a per cent will be
charged for the time beyond that dat
until payment is made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
OFFICERS ARE COMMISSIONED
Several Changes Made in Officers of
the National Guard


Five new officers in the Minnesota
national guard were commissioned
yesterday by Governor Burnquist. The
list as given out by Captain W. F
Rhinow, military secretary to the gov
error, follows:
The Rev. ARA B. Keller, 4157 Lyn-
dale avenue south, first lieutenant and
chaplain, Third infantry, vice the Rev
W. S. Emery, placed in Minnesota ma
tional guard reserve.
Russell R. Noice, 1901 Emerson av-
enue north, first lieutenant, medical
corps, vice Ralph j. Sewall, resigned.
SEVERN Swenson, Owatonna, second
lieutenant, Second infantry, vice War
rem w. Cornell.
Otto I. Ronnigen, Madison, captain,
Second infantry, vice NJ. Alfred Lar
son. resigned.
Charles B. Ward, Worthington,
captain, Second infantry, vice John P.
Markoe, resigned.
All commissions are effective i'm
mediately.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
JAIL CELLS IN THE new
CITY HALL WERE WELL
FILLED LAST NIGHT

From Tuesdays Daily.
Late yesterday afternoon, the
police department completed the
task of moving into the new
quarters on the first floor of the
remodelIed city hall building.
Here the quarters arg better and,
more commodious than the de-
partment ever had before. Yet
the cells were filled last night.
The rain drove quite number
of ditchers from their work in
the country surrounding .Mankato,
so they came to town and pro-
ceeded to enjoy life in saloons.
Most of them were hidden this
morning to leave town at once,
rand not to come in again just to
get full. One Of them, who has
already paid several fines, was
told that if he did not stay away
fro the city, he would be given
ninety day stra' ght sentence.
"Ycu shall be making little
stones out of ki1 ones if you keep
this up" was re threat handed
out to several rs they departed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
IQUEERED THE CANE;
SETTING UP BIGHOWL
Boxers Are Peeved After
Killing The Sport
WRATHY AT WHITMAN
WouId-Be "Pugs' In New York
State Are In Something of
Mixup
From Tuesdays Daily.
n. C. HAMILTON.

New York, May 22.-When Govern
Or Whitman succeeded in killing the
Frawley law permitting ten round no
decision bouts in the state of New
York he accomplished something
that may serve to elevate the game
to decent standard, but he i'm
|mediately called down on his head
the wrath Of the very men whose
work has done most to bring the
game into bad favor with Whiteman.
Harry Pollok was surprised and
Dan McKetrick. was dumfounded, yet
there was nothing SO staggering to
the game than, their act in bringing
charges recently against Fred Wneck,
recent chairman Of the state, boxing
commission. Evidence which was
brought out there, the mconcealed
dislike of Wehck by Pollok and
McKetrrick and many other things
showed as nothing could have the
the state of the game in New York
Recent bouts in New York, under
the protection of a no decision clause
in the Frawly law, have been criti-
cised so strongly in the newspapers
that it lis easy to believe the COVER
nor doubted if such a thing as real
boxing match ever was staged under
the Frawley law.
Will Not Be Necessary.
1t was stated in Albany after the
passage of the bill under protest of
the very men who voted for it, that
it would be necessary in ''decency" to
repass the Frawley law again next
year. This is wrong. 1t wont be neces-
sary nor right.
The proper thing for lovers Of real
boxing to work for would be new
boxing law that will permit referees
decisions when bouts are over. No
matter if six round. ten round, or
forty round bouts are to be sane
toned. There never should be another
law that will permit bouts, but rob
them of their only sustaining in
fiuence-the decision
If Freddie Welsh had been COM
PEELED to defend his doubtful light
weight championship in bouts where
a decision was to have been given he
either would not have fought or he
would not be champion. There
wouldn't have been the arguments
that were certain to deal death
blow to the game. Carl Morris and
Fred Fulton never would have held
their rough-house fight. Johnny Kill
bane never would have been in dis
repute. A thousand things that have
happened would have been prevented.
: The way to correct it is to put the
provision for a decision in. the next
boxing law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25


Mrs. G. G. Book of Waseca was
shopping in the city yesterday.
C. H. Saulpaugh went to Minneapo-
lis yesterday evening on business.
D. M. Jones spent yesterday in ST
Paul, attending to business matters
Miss Ruthanna and Harry Sapey
left for Winona this afternoon to
visit
Attorney F. Morse has returned from
Minneapolis, where he spent the
weekend with relatives and friends.
Mr. John Hager of st. Paul has
been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Sturm and family.
Miss Gertrude Beatty left this morn
course at Mankato Commercial COL
lege.
Mrs. N. A. Kendall returned last
evening from the twin cities, where
she has been spending a week with
friends.
Miss Mabel Thomas, who teaches
school in Minneapolis, spent the
week end with relatives on South
Broad street.
Harry Pengra. who has been en-
ployed at the Woolworth store, left
last night for South Dakota, where he
will engage in farming this summer.
Mrs. Fred Carols, who visited with
her mother at New Ulm, spent today
with relatives and friends in the city,
and will leave tomorrow morning for
her home in Pomona, California.
Albert Lea Tribune: Mrs. John Mar
tinson of Mankato arrived in the city
Saturday afternoon and spent Sunday
at the home of her son, Fred on Euclid
street. She left for her home Monday
afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
RAIL HEAD CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING THE
STATE BOOZE STATUE
UNITED Press Dispatch.I


Minneapolis, Mimi, May pa
Edmund Pennington, president of
The 500 line, today told The Unit
ed Press that he had been no.
titled of warrant having been
issued for his arrest at Minot,
N. D., charging him with vioIat-
ing the liquor laws of that state.
He is charged with importing
liquor into the state of North
Dakota.
"Some one may have shipped
liquor over our line into the
state of North Dakota" said Mr..
Pennington. 81 will go to North
Dakota, if there is any reason for
my going there" This was TAX
en- to mean that the president of
the 500 line would not fight ex-
tradition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
WON CASE SECOND TIME
Estate of Frederick Malchow Again
Before the Court.

Estate of Frederick Malchow Again
Before the Court
From Tuesdays Daily. 4i
Attorney S. B. Wilson has returned
from Jackson, Minnesota. where he
appeared as attorney FOR the cxscu-
tor of the estate of the late Fred
erick Malellow and for the second
time won the case. The deceased
by the terms of u his will divided his
property. valued at above $4,000 be-
tween his children, excepting those
who had obtained their share during
his lifetime. The heirs contested the
will in the jackson court, and, were
defeated. The case was taken to
supreme court and the decision was
reversed. 1t was again tried at Jack
son and was won. the court deciding
as in their previous decision, sus-
tanning the will. Mr.. Wilson repre-
rented the executor of the will, J. G.
Branch, banker of Lakefield.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
WAS AN OLD-TIME SHELL.

One That Exploded. KILLING TWO Nurses,
Made in 1893. q
limited Press Dispatch.Ja.
From Tuesdays Daily. q
Washington. May 22.--It was ascer-
tanned todav that some of the shells that
were placed on board the MONGOLIA and
the st. ouis to be used in urotection
against submarines were made during the
Snanish-A war. Admiral Earle
chief of the ordnance bureau. rnade this
statement todav in n renort to Secretary
Of the Navv Daniels. The shells however
were not found to be FAULTY. While
some of the shells failed to operate had
not been discovered. 1t seems to be in
explicable,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
DOCTOR OF ACHING
MOLARS IN BAST|LE
One M. O. Hunter Is Alleged To
Have Sold M0rtgaged
Property
From Tuesdays Dairy.


DR.. NJ. o. Hunter, who few months
ago opened dental office in Mankato
was today a prisoner in the county
jail, having been brought back to
Mankato from Valley City, N. D., by
Deputy Sheriff Jacob Hilger, who was
sent after the dentist by Sheriff Anton
Osten, in the execution of warrant
charging DR.. Hunter with selling
mortgaged property.
DR.. Hunter declared this morning
that what he did was fair and open
business transaction; that he was g
Minneapolis man, who last December
opened dental office in Mankato
upstairs over the Murphy & Busch
hardware store on South Front street;
that furniture in the office was bong
on the installment plan, a mortgage
being given for it; that he later too
into his partnership woman, who
he understood, knew that the concern
was in debt; that he sold out a ha
interest to her, and that the writto''
contract showed that she assumed halt
the liabilities as well as half the as
sets of the establishment; that buzz
ness fell off with the war scare and he
concluded to shut up the shop for :
while and go on the road, practicina
dentistry here and there; that he eX-
planned all of this to his partner; tho
he left Mankato about week ago:
and that the woman then caused his
arrest for selling to her half interest
in the business when furniture of the
concern was mortgaeed.
DR.. Hunter was today arraigned in
the municipal court on the charge OF
selling mortgaged property without
informing the person to whom it was
sold. The complainant was Mary Web
er. His examination was set to take
place Nav % at p. m. His bail was
fixed at $1,000, in default of which he
went to Jail
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
FISHERMEN CLAIM TO
HAVE SEEN SUBBOAT OFF.
KENNEBEC RIVER MOUTH
[Associated Press Dispatch. ]

n IASSOcIdleu PTeSS DISpaIch.J
Portland, Maine, May 22.-lt was
officially made known at the naval
stations investigating the reported
presence Of a submarine off the
Maine coast that a patrol scrutiny
was ordered following the report to
the naval station that periscope
was sighted late yesterday and that
last night a submarine was seen off
Machlas. Three fishermen reported
today that they sighted what they
believed was a submarine off the
mouth of the kennebec river.
Washington, May 22.-The naval
commander of the Maine district
forwarded reports that submarine
was sighted and says that so far they
are without confirmation"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
New Food Control Measure.

Washington, May ga new food con-
troll measure. much more drastic than
has vet been proposed, was about to he
introduced in congress today. The pro-
posed measure gives President Wilson
every conceivable power to control the
handling of the food problem
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
TRAINMEN ARE KILLED

Wreck Train Crashed Into Fre'gnt
On 3. and o. Road.
Clarksburg, w. Va. MAY "a
dozen ltrainmen are believed to have
been killed, and a number injured,
when work train on the Baltimore
and Ohio crashed into moving
freight. Five bodies have been re-
covpred .ra
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
More Men Enlisted.

Martin Maaske of Springfield, and Carl
Artman of Minnesota Lake enlisted in
the infsntry and were shipped to JEFF
ferson Barracks Saturday night and
Roscoe ". McCauley of Garden City ard
Albert H. Beebe of Lake Crystal have en-
ted and viii leave for Jefferson Bar
acks tonight
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
oppose Press Censorship.

Washington. May, 22.-The house re-
publicans today decided to oppose the
press censorship provision of the adj
rninistration spy bill when the confer
ence report on that measure reaches the
house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
strikes in Munition Factories.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Stockholm, Via London, May 70
According to information received
from Hungarian source. strike
has been in progress in all the Buda
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
SLASHED HIS THROAT
luverne Man Had Fright Over the
Kaiser Menace

Luverne, Mimi, May 22.--Howard
Sharp, forty-fye years. old, cut his
throat with arazor yesterday while
laboring under the delusion that Ger
many was going to destroy this ma
ton and that the high cost of living
would close all business houses here.
He is expected to recover
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
STOP GRAIN TRADING

Senator Nelson Proposes to Shut Off
Exchanges During War.
Washington, May 22.-Regulation
during the war by the president of
grain trading exchanges is proposed in
resolution introduced today by Sem
ator Nelson of Minnesota, as an
amendment to one of the food bills.
The president is to be authorized to
request discontinuance of trading if
found necessary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
WEDDING OF MISS MEME.

Miss Helen MEME, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Antoine MEME of Limetown,
and Mr. Oliver Groh, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Groh of North Mankato
were married this morning at seven
o'clock mass in st. Peter and Paul's
Catholic church, Rev. Father A. Hart
man. S. J !. officiating The attendants
were Miss Catherine Meme, a sister
of the bride, and Mr. Frank Matejeck.
The bride wore handsome travelling
costume of dark blue cloth with hat
and dress accessories to harmonic,
and the maid also wore dark cloth
travelling suit. Following the ceremony
the bridal party drove to the home OF
the brides parents, where a reception
was held in honor of the newly mar
ried couple, and an elegant wedding
dinner was served, coveres being
placed for about thirty guests. The
rooms and tables were tastefully dec
GRATED with profusion of carnations
and sweet peas, and presented very
pretty scene. Mr.. and Mrs. Groh are
popular young people in this vicinity.
where they have many friends. After
wedding trip to the. twin cities
they will make their home at Cleve-
land, Mimi, where Mr. Groh is en-
gagged in the mercantile business,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-25
PARTY AT SMITHS MILL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mullerl'ele en-
tertained a few of their friends at
their pleasant farm home at Smiths
Mill Sunday afternoon and evening.
At five o'clock delicious supper was
served. The afternoon and evening
was spent in PLAYING games and
dancing Those present were, John,
Joe and Catherine Tachenv, Joe,
Gertrude and Catherine .Mullerliele.
Veronica and Catherine Weber and
Henry Ireland. - -
NEWl YWEDs GIVEN NICE TIME.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hamilton,
who were married Saturday latter
noon at the home of the bride in
Minneapolis, were given surprise
party last evening by thirty-on of
Mr. Hamilton's associate salespeople
at the George E. Brett Inc, where he
is employed as decorator. The young
people went to the home Of the
neWlyweds on Second street, and
joyously paraded the bride and groom
from their home through the streets
of the city, and down Front street to
the Grand theatre, where the entire
company attended the show. Anus
ing slides were thrown on the screen
drawing attention to the fact that q
bride and groom were guests of hon
or in the audience, and a very merry
time was enjoyed by the mischiev-
ously inclined friends of the young
couple. Following the show refresh
ments were served at the Candy
Kitchen.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
Henry E. Robinson

The funeral of Henry E. Robinson,
who died last Thursday at La Grange,
H., was held in BarabOo, on Sunday
afternoon. The services were con-
Quoted by Commander James Dibble
and Chaplain P. P. Palmer of the
local G.. A. r. at the E. S. Erswell I'M
dertaking rooms. Burial was in the
Baraboo cemetery.
Mr.. Robinson died suddenly with
heart disease while sitting in a chair
at the home of his son and daughter,
Charles and Miss Cora Robinson.
While the Nineteenth Wisconsin
volunteer infantry was in the south,
he joined the regiment and when he
came to Madison to be mustered out
he continued on his way to Baraboo.
where he resided until about ten years
ago. when he went to Chicago. He
had not come back since going to the
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
MORTIMER VALLEY

A son came Tuesday to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dolph Morti-
mer
Blaine Snyder lost a valuable horse
one day last week.
Ray Gibbins filled silo the past week.
Miss Nellie Cannon and Miss Lois
Pratt of Walton are employed at the
AL Jackson and Dolph Mortimer
homes respectively.
1t is reported that Ed Mortimer has
rented his farm to Mr.. Atkinson of
Ironton. Harry Bradley, the present
occupant, will have sale on October
q and move back to his own farm.
Miss Grace Markee and Joe Alder
son of Pleasant Ridge, Rev. Charles
Butcher and brother Frank and Willie
Goodman of Valley, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nate Mortimer and daughter Doris ate
Sunday dinner at the James Mortimer
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mortimer, who
have been spending the past few
weeks at their farm here, returned
Monday morning to their home in
Wonewoc.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-10-11
TRY THIS TO DANISH
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