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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07
EgleLake

Miss Amelia Dhole of Minneapolis
is spending some time with her sister
Mrs. John Miller and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mention and
family and Mrs. William Oehler OF
Limetown were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mrs. William Oehler at Eagle
Lake.
Miss Mildred Dickson of Minneapolis
is spending few days with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles For
ster, Sr.
Miss Lucille Norton of Alden, Mimi.
returned home Monday after a weeks
visit with her friend, Miss Laura Mo
eri.
Frank Everett and Roy Trunell of
Ash Creek, Mimi, spent the first of
the week at the home Of Albert Lentz.
Merel Karvott of Minneapolis. re-
turned home Monday after spending
some time at Eagle Lake.
Frank Everett, Roy Trunell and
Carleton Lentz and the Misses Edna
and Hattie Oehler and Cassie and Alta
Lentz, all spent Tuesday night at the
home of John Moeri.
Mrs. Olaf Peterson and daughters,
Lillian and Frances, and son, Els
worth of Minneapolis, returned home
Thursday after two weeks visit
with friends at Eagle Lake.
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Vernon Center
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper spent Wednes-
day at the Roberts homestead in
North Sterling, going over to bid good
bye to their brother in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall, who
left that afternoon for their home in
st. Cloud, Florida. Mr.. Hall having
received telegram that morning call
ing him home at once on important
business matters, which necessitated
shortening their visit to the regret of
their many relatives and friends.
What might have been destructive
fire was narrowly averted at the farm
of F. C. Wilbur one-half mile north
of town Wednesday afternoon about
five o'clock. The big engine that is
used for pumping water, grinding feed
and filling silos was out OF commits
sion and Mr.. Wilbur was using the
smaller engine that is used for wash
ing and other purposes about the
house and was pumping water when
the engine became overheated and
exploded. A barrel Of gaOline stand
ing not far away caught fire. From
this the hog house, machine shed and
wind mill caught fire. This cut off
pumping and no water was obtainable.
The alarm was sent to town for help
and had it not been for the chemical
engine that was soon on the spot it
was very probable that the entire
buildings would have burned. The
property burned was insured for a
small amount.
Miss Julia McDonough of Minot, N.
OAK, left Tuesday for her home after
spending a short vacation with Mrs.
Mary Cornish and daughter.
T. D. Hays returned Wednesday
from the cities where he had been
since the previous SATURDAY..
Esther Matson of Lake Crystal and
Dagma Swerson of Madelia are spend
ing few days with the formers
brother, Arthur Matson and wife in
the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown are
now located in their new home which
they recently bought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07
YOUTH WENT TO HIS
DEATH In The WELL
Most Chastity Tragedy Occurred
Near Sleepy Eye On
Thursday

Sleepy Eye, September Lone OF
the most deplorable accidents that has
happened in this county in years, re-
suited in the CHASTITY death of sixteen
year old Raymond Fixsen from being
overcome by gas in a well on the ]. P
Schmitz farm five miles east of Sleepy
Eye Thursday morning at 1920
The boy was assisting his father
William Fixsen, who lives at Morgan
in digging well on the Schmitz farm
The father had just previously beer
lowered in the well pit, but when the
gas began to effect him he called fol-
help and was drawn up by few men
through the use of a rope that was
tied around his body.
The boy then went down into the
well, but was just hanging ON to the
rope, he was shortly overcome by the
poisonous gas, lost his hold on the
rope and fell there to die a sad and
CHASTITY death.
Fearful of a like fate the other men
assisting with the work would not GO
down into the well to get the boy, but
were trying to recover the body
through the use of hooks.
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w. l.. Comstock spoke to a large au-
dience this afternoon.
The patronage at the dining hall
conducted by the ladies of the Chris
tian church was large.
1t is estimated that more than 200C
autos were parked inside md out
side the grounds.
Cattle and Horse Entries.
These are the names of these who
entered houses and cattle at the Gar
den City fair.
Frank Moses, Madelia, running
horse.
Jack Bouye, Madelia, trotting horse
Clifford Osborn, running horse.
H. E. Jeppeson, Garden City, cattle
and horses. 5
Richard Eberhart, Garden City
horses.
A. F. Wendlandt, Good Thunder
Holstein cattle. Mr.. Wendlandt will
ship directly from here to the state
fair.
s. H. and A. L. Sohre, Good Thun-
der, Holstein cattle.
Nels Grass, Amboy, Holstein cattle
Hiram Hanson and William Sharp
Mapleton, black polled angus.
w. HI. Torrey, Garden City, Shet-
land ponies.
B. l.. Butrah, Good Thunder, Shet-
land ponies and Durham cattle.
F. B. Nickerson, Good Thunder
polled Durham cattle and horses.
Fred Fleming, Vernon Center, polled
Durham cattle and sheep.
Ed Burke, Good Thunder, Guernsey
cattle.
T. C. Norman, Lake Crystal, Guern-
sey cattle.
L. A. Yaeger, Good Thunder, Guern-
sey cattle.
L. F. Maker, Lake Crystal, Brown
Swiss cows, Percheron and coach
horses.
M. S. Crane, Garden City, sheep.
Fred Wingen, Garden City, Short
horned cattle and Shropshire sheep.
F. S. Hemingway, Vernon Center,
Scotch Shorthorn cattle.
J. l.. Clark, Lake Crystal, Shorthorn
cattle, horses and a mule.
A. D. Mccormack, Garden City, cows,
Locuse l.. Stockfarm and Richard F
Jones proprietor, Lake Crystal, Clyd-
esdaye eight head horses. He is going
to the state fair, LIE Sueur fair and
Mankato fair. ..'..
Travers Stock farm, Garden City,
five pure blooded Percheron horses.
Frank Thurston, Garden City, mules.
J. ]. Duffield, Garden City, Morgan
stallion.
L. E. Fleming and sons, Garden City,
Durham swines. ...
Charles Gilman, Lake Crystal, sheep.
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PLEASED WITH MANKATo.

Kasson Republican: Mrs. E. E.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. George w. Not
tage and Miss Florence Nottage mo-
tored to Mankato Saturday afternoon
and were guests of the formers son
and his wife, DR.. and Mrs. V. l. Mil
Ter, until Tuesday forenoon, when we
returned home, except Miss Florence
who had had her tonsils removed by
the doctor and remained few days
Every care and attention is given by
a corps of efficient nurses at I'm
manuel hospital where Florence was
a patient. On our way we called up
on Rev. James Castles and family at
Waterville, and found them all well
and doing nicely. Miss Jennie Cas-
ties is engaged to teach the eighth
grade at that place this year. We
called upon Rev. and Mrs. W. Brown
at Lake Crystal and found them well
and enjoying their work. There are
many fine drives out of Mankato
which include the picturesque parks
Minneopa and Sibley. DR.. Miller, a
former Kasson boy, is member OF
the Mankato clinic, an organization
composed of eight physicians and
surgeons, each a specialist, Dr. Mil
Ter specializing in eye, ear, nose and
throat. The clinic has fine suite OF
rooms on the second floor of the new
First National bank building and have
built up a large practice covering
Minnesota and contiguous states. DR.
Miller has been very successful in his
chosen profession and is very busy
man. While in Mankato we also had
the pleasure of meeting an old friend
a former Dodge county boy, Loren w
Andrist, who is In the furniture and
undertaking business. Mr.. Andrist
also has branch undertaking estab-
lishment at st. Peter Loren is as
great a hustler as he was in West
Concord. We were pleased to find
THAT these two Dodge county boys
are making good in the neatest and
finest little city in Southern Mime
sofa.
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PRICE OF MILK WILL
KEEP. HIGH In STATE
That Is Way 1t Looks At Present
Writing; the Profit
Sought
UNITED Press Dispatch.]

st. Paul, September There is no
likelihood of reduction in the price
of milk in Minnesota this winter. At a
meeting of the public safety commits
sion many milk producers made state
ments to this effect, and some of them
said there is a possibility of milk
prices being increased. Eggs may also
60 up. The producers are getting from
So to $3.50 per hundred pounds for
milk but they claim that feed and
labor has gone up and that they can
not ship milk at this prace and make
any profit. They also state that it
costs so much to feed the cattle that
since October, about twenty per cent
of the dairy cattle of Minnesota have
been killed off.
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fKerns'
fHE@lif

The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Parry and
Mrs. Brown. Election of officers and
other business matters come at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Cora
Johnson and Clayton Parsons OF
Company H motored to Fairmont
Sunday and visited with Harvey Par
sons, brother of Mrs. w. Johnson and
Clayton Parsons. Harvey Parsons is
a member of Company E, Second
regiment at Fairmont. Harvey invit-
ed the party to dinner in camp and
they had delightful time.
School will begin Monday morning
in district No. 8. Miss Emma Work
of st. Peter will teach.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hodson and
Mrs. Lucy Spear of Mankato and Ar
chic Burrill of North Mankato called
on Mr. and Mrs. L. p. Parsons Mon
day afternoon.
Judge David Severance and wife
and daughters of Crosby Mimi, mo-
tored down Sunday and are visiting
at the homes of Severance and Hodg-
son and calling on their friends in
Belgrade and Mankato.
Mrs. Fred Force of Mankato visit
ed Mrs. Charlie Severance Sunday.
F. E. Budde took a party of boys to
Madison Lake Sunday afternoon for
a good time. The boys were his four
sons, Ben, Garrett, Evard, and Ira
and their friends, George Loucks and
Edward Soaring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Gleason and
son of Swan Lake visited at the home
of Arthur Shells Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cole and son,
Archie and Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Steel spent Sunday at Rapidan with
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cole and fam
lily.
Gertrude and Kenneth Eldred of
Mankato are spending the week with
their aunt, Mrs. Frank Jefferson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Busby moved
Monday to the Grice farm.
Mrs. H. D. Trask and daughter, Ell
| sic, have purchased home in North
Mankato and will move there soon
Mrs H. A. Hanson visited Mrs. c.
H. Loucks Friday afternoon.
| Ned Rist has finished making hay
on his place and is now helping his
brother, Ray.
| Mr. and Mrs. w. l.. Mcqueen OF
Mapleton spent the weekend with
Rev. Brown and wife at the parson-
age.
Mrs. Harry Parsons is visiting rel
atives in North Mankato.
Archie Burrill has been putting up
hay on the farm of Mr.. Hodgson
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Busby are NOV
! ing back to the farm.
Judge Severance and wife of eros
/, by visited Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Par
sons Monday afternoon
People who live right in Kerns are
greatly annoyed by the reckless driv-
ers of cars and motorcycles and ii
seems time something was done to
lstop it. During church time it is al
SO very hard to listen to sermon
with SO much confusion on the road
L. P. Parsons, the oldest settler, has
now been sick in bed for sixteen
weeks and this noise on the two roads
past his horne is very annoying.
Mrs. Dave Severance spent part OF
Monday afternoon with Mrs. Frank
| Loucks.
Ray Rosenberger of Company H
| spent Sunday at the Culp home,
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PLOT TO BLOW DETECTIVE
This Was Admission in Connection
With Payroll Murder.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

L1ASoOCIettCU L ICS5 11ISPItOII.I
Chicago, August 31.-One of the
three prisoners held in connection
with the Winslow payroll robbery is
said to have admitted that they plan
ned to lure Chief Detective Mooney
to some lonely spot by pretended
robbery and blow him to pieces with
a bomb in revenge for the arrest of
Charles Carrao, the first suspect TAX
en-. Edward Wheed, who stood off a
large force of police yesterday, made
admissions" as to the robbery, but
these could not be called 'confes-
sion"
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NEW ULM WOMEN PATRIOTIC
They Will Do Their Share to Wipe
Out Blot On Town.

Women of New Ulm will do their
share to wipe out the blot of the
anti-draft meeting held there, when
they hold Red Cross meeting to-
morrow. More than 500 women are
members of the Red Cross, and more
are expected to join as the result Of
the meeting.
Mrs. George C. Thorpe of Wash
ington, who has been in ST. Paul this
week, will speak on the "Red Cross
in It's Relation to the European War"
Mrs. Thorpe is a daughter of H. H.
Wells, member of the Third district
draft appeal board
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SAME OLD EXCUSE GIVEN
Tom Morris Said He Was Drunk
When He Stole VaIise


Tom Morris, a young man giving
his residence as st. Paul and his age
as thirty one years, pleaded guilty in
the municipal court this morning to
the charge of petit larceny and was
sentenced by Judge Harry Johnson
to ninety days in the county jail.
Morris yesterday afternoon took a
valise from the front of an automo-
bile at Front and Main streets.
The car was that of Joseph Traut-
man, who had come here from
Springfield, Mimi, to establish his
home in the former Frank Day resi-
dence on Nicollet avenue in North
Mankato. Morris was quickly picked
up by the police and locked up. 1t
was evident that the grip did not be-
long to him, but it's ownership had
not yet been discovered at that time.
Morris this morning gave as his
excuse for taking the grip that he
was quite drunk and did not know
what he was doing. He said he would
take pledge against the use of al
coholic drink. He said he was on
his way from Nebraska back to ST..
Paul, and had shipped from Sioux
City as if to go to work on the rail-
road at Kasota, thus getting very
cheap transportation.
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,ERy pRETTY WEDDING.

A very pretty wedding occurred =
$50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in
the Christian church, when Miss Stel-
la May Morrison of this city became
the bride of Benjamin Carl Kurth of
Milaca, Mimi, formerly of this city,
Rev. Groom, the pastor officiating,
with Rev. Osgood, former pastor, as
sisting. The ceremony was perform
ed in the presence of a company of
near relatives and few friends OF
the bride and groom. Howard o.
good presided at the organ and play
ed the nuptial music. Master Allen
Lamante carried the ring in the heart
of lily Miss Gladys Culp of this
city was bridesmaid, and Sterling
Morrison, the brides twin brother,
was best man. The bride wore a
beautiful gown of georgette crepe.
over white crepe de chine, with hand
embroidery and silk tassels. Her
tulle brides veil was one that had
been worn by her sister, Mrs. Alfred
Newell Terry, formerly Miss Laura
Addie Morrison. Her bouquet was a
shower of brides roses and white
sweet peas The bridesmaid wore a
corsage bouquet of Ophelia roses and
sweet peas. After the ceremony a
reception was held at the home of
the brides sister, Mrs. Howard Hoff-
man, 215 West Fourth street. The
bride is the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Morrison, former
ly of this city, and the groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kurth of
Decoria. Mr.. and Mrs. Kurth left on
the afternoon train for Minneapolis,
and after a wedding trip will make
their home on a farm near Milaca.
The only out of town guests at the
wedding was the brides sister, Mrs.
Terry of Casselton, N. D., and Min
neapolis. Several pre-nuptial affairs
were held in honor of the bride.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07
FAVOR WEALTH coNscRIPTIoN
This Was Provided in An Amendment
to Revenue Bill
F-
UNITED Press Dispa

Washington, August 31.-Wealth
CONSUMPTION on an enormous scale is
provided in an amendment to the rev.
enue bill, presented today by Senator
Johnson of California. His measure
provides for the confiscation of so per
cent of the war profits, also for the
complete confiscation of all incomes
above $4,000 year. Senator Harding
remarked that those drastic measures
might be proper if necessary. He
would willingly support such a. meas
ure, if he thought it was a necessary
means to victory. Congress, however,
should be careful not to lay excessive
burdens on industry.
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Constance Shetzell of Minneapolis,
who was a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. J. Clark and daughters,
left today for Minneapolis, and will
resume her studies at ST. Margaret's
academy
Elysian Enterprise Rev. and Mrs.
M. w. Fleckenstein and family and
Rev, and Mrs. Nels Nordgaard and fam
lily, of Mankato, are enjoying weeks
outing at Lake Francis, and occupy
a cottage on Clarke's Point. They are
entertaining as their guests, Mr.. Her
man Fleckenstein of Portland, who is
on his way to N. Y, and the Misses
Edna, Bertha and Elva Olson, of In
dianapolis. Visiting them Wednes-
day were Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson
and family of Mankato and their boats
brought in ninety nine fish that day.
Tents are occupied by boy scouts UNI
der the leadership of George Peter
son and Edgar Nordgaard. The party
is enjoying the recreation and pro-
claim this to be "the most delightful
place out DOORS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07

Mapleton Enterprise: Professor
John A.. Hancock of the Mankato
normal faculty, was in town last Sat-
urday renewing acquaintance with
old friends. Mr.. Hancock has been a
member of the teaching force of the
normal for number of years and has
extended the usefulness of that school
great deal by going out into the by
ways, as it were, to speak in the
smaller towns. He is thoroughly alive
to the necessity of service on the part
of ever man in public life.
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sWENsEN. STRUCK.

Miss Mae Swensen, a milliner of
Fairmont, whose home is in st. Pet
er, and Mr. Chris Struck of Fairmont
were united in marriage at the home
of the bride in St. Peter last Tues
day evening. They will make their
home in Fairmont
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07
POPE is DISAPPOINTED
Reuards All Efforts 70 Secure Peace
~ r-~~--+ he E,,*;Ia
Associated Press Dispatch.1

1lOil 1AttT U . . - t. IE'U n
he vatican that Pope Benedict on
-oot1-;-,~ T,-eAr;s~-~. N--.----o'- ,.cv>t-- ~
his peace proposals did not attempt
to conceal his bitter disappointment
and that he regards the presidents
answer as leaving little room for
further peace efforts now.
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Corporation Is Formed.

limited Press Dis2Itch
st. Paul, Mimi, August 31.-The
great grain corporation, authorized
by President Wilson, today fled Is
articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state. julius Barnes of
Duluth is president of the corpora
ton. The capital of the corporation
is stated at $5O,000,00O. The inter-
ests of the corporation in the state
of Minnesota amount to 100000.
Convention On Wheat.
limited Press Dispatch.l
st. Paul, Mimi, August 31.-The
wheat convention will probably meet
in st. Paul from September II to 10.
This statement was made today by
President A. C.. Townley of the Nom
Partisan league, who was here. He
believed 10000 farmers could readily
be found who would consider So
fair price. He thought that might be
the price support by the convention.
Congressman Are Complaining.
UNITED Press Dispatch]
Washington, August 31.-Congress-
men representing some of the wheat
states denounce as monstrously unjust
the price of 1920 set on wheat by the
wheat committee. There are others,
however, from farming communities,
who state that only No. Northern
has been commanding higher price
than that, and much of the wheat Of
this year will sell below 81.
Price Regarded as Too Low.
UNITED Press Dispatch]
st. Paul, Mimi, August 31.-All the
wheat growing states will be invited
to participate in conference at st.
Paul within two weeks, result Of
the government price being fixed at
$3.50. This price, set by the price
fixing committee, is regarded by the
wheat growing interests as too low.
The meeting is called by the National
Nom Partisan league. A protest is
to be made and the committee is to
be asked to revise it's action. Rep.
resentatives of farmers clubs and
commercial organizations, members
of congress and other representative
men Of the wheat-growing states are
expected to assemble. 1t is to te
three days meeting.
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ALLEGED HIGH CHARGE
FOR EXEMPT PAPERS
Accusation Made Against F. A
Teigen, the bipartisan
League Organizer

st. Paul, September IF. A. Teigen
a bipartisan league organizer, anG
son of Representative A. F. Teigen
is accused by DR.. John H. Dorsey
Glencoe examining physician for the
Mcleod county exemption board in q
letter received today at the state cap
itol with having charged Edward F
Wendland, young Mcleod county
farmer, $3.50 after making out draft
exemption papers for him.
After Wendland had passed the
Physical examination. DR.. Dorsey
said, he asked for blanks to claim
exemption on the ground that his
wife was, dependent upon him, and
was told how to fill them out Later
according to the physician, Teigen
called on Wendland, asked him fol-
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open Aviation DEPARTMENT..

UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Paris, France, September 1.-The
American aviation service headquar-
tiers will open here Monday.
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Decided No. l Northern Will
Sell At That Figure
WILSON GIVES APPROVAL
Other Announcements Are Made
BY the National Food
Administration
From Fridays Daily.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, August 31.-Reduction
in bread prices is in sight today as
result of fixing 1920 as the price for
the 1912 wheat crop. A licensing
system for flour bread dealers will
soon be put into effect and although
not extending to the small dealer, the
food administration is expected to
find way to hold down the bread
prices. Members of the price fixing
committee agreed that the price will
permit fourteen ounce loaf for five
cents, allowing fair profit for both
the flour manufacturer and the baker.
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Miss Belle Davis of Morristown is
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. w. Andrist, while enroute to Ma
della, where she will teach school.