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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
Death of Mrs. cIasseus.

Mrs. Rose F. Classeus, who resid-
ed on farm near Kasota, passed
cal hospitals, where she had been
taken for medical treatment. She
was fifty-six years of age on Me-
mortal day, May 80.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
SEEKING JOSEPH KOPECKY
Man Wandered Away From Pine
Island, So Letter Says.

Island, So Letter says.
The police are in receipt of letter
from Pine Island, Mimi, asking in
formation as to the whereabouts of
Joseph Kopecky. who left his home in
that town on July 10. He was traced
as far as Rochester. No reason was
known for his leaving home. He was
Bohemian by birth and a tailor by
trade. He was sixty years old, five
feet eight, inches tall and weighed
100 pounds. He had dark complexion,
dark curly hair turning gray, a
mustache and brown eyes, and wore
glasses.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
Fingers Caught in Corn Shelter.

Master Earl Grice, young SON Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Grice of Bel
grade, while playing around the
farm machinery this morning got
two fingers of his left hand caught
ip a corn shelter, badly mutilating
them, and they may have to be am
putated at the first joint. The boy
was brought to Emmanuel hospital
for treatment,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
TOOK TO THE HILLS
Earl Caddock, World Championship
Claimant And His Bride.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Des Moines, Ia, July 26.-Some-
where in the Black Hills. of South
Dakota, even his intimate friends
profess not to know just where, Earl
Caddock, claimant to the worlds
heavyweight wrestling championship,
is spending his honeymoon. His bride
was Miss Grace Nickel. They were
married at the home of her parents
in Walnut, Iowa, July 81.
Caddock and his bride travelled by
automobile to the Black Hills, where
they will tour for several weeks be-
fore returning to the wrestler's
home town" of Anita Iowa, where
they will make their home, Miss
Nickel was a school teacher there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
BANQUET WILL BE DRY
Lawyers Not to Have "Punch" al
Their Annual Spread.

Minnesota lawyers are going to
have dry, banquet this year at the
annual meeting of the State Bar as
ISOLATION in Minneapolis, August Z, 8
and 9.
The reason, as given in the an
neuncement of the meeting is defer
ence to the sentiment against the use
of liquor in wartime"
Assurance is given, however, that
none Of the old-time jollity and good
fellowship will be lacking. Headquart-
ers during the meeting will be at the
Radisson hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
ORGANIZE RURAL GUARD

Plan Will Be Carried Out BY State
Safety Commission.
Organization of rural guard COM
panies throughout the state to sup
plement the protection expected from
the home guards after the national
guardsmen have left for training
camp will be. started at once, under
plans approved by. the Minnesota
Public Safety Commission, it was
announced officially late yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
DECLINES STATE POSITION
w. A. McKerrow Will Not Be Dairy
and Food Commissioner.

w. A. McKerrow, now connected
with the University of Minnesota
farm, today declined the appointment
of state dairy and food commissioners
recently rendered him by Governor
Burnouist He explained that the salary
is not commensurate with the re-
sponsibilities of the office. The COM
missioner receives $4,000 year. Mr..
McKerrow has been drawing $4,000
at the university farm and has re-
signed there to take another position,
presumably at higher compensation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. B. j.. Funk
left yesterday for Minneapolis to
spend a vacation of about two weeks
there. Mr.. Funk is second trick OPP
orator at the Omaha passenger de-
pot.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Mineral Bathh0use
Will Be Fitted Up

At the monthly Commercial Club
directors meeting Tuesday evening a
movement was started looking toward
establishing a mineral water bath
house where scientific mineral water
baths can be administered. A COM
mittee was appointed to investigate
and report on the feasibility of such
a project. It is generally felt that
some move should be made at once
along that line as many persons are
coming in who desire baths. 1t was
thought on account of the high pre-
vailing prices of material and the
scarcity of labor 1t was not likely that
the main hotel and bathhouse prof.
ect could be carried through until
such war conditions changed. There
fore 1t was thought advisable for the
Commercial Club to work out some
plan whereby visitors could be accom-
modated pending the construction OF
the big bath-house.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Russian Singer
At Vining Tonight

Minna Nemerova. the famous Rus
sian soprano singer, will sing at the
vining tonight. Miss Nemerova is
one of the most talented singers on
the stage, and the patrons of the Vim
ing will be pleased to have this op-
portunity of hearing the Russian
singer.
Besides the singing of Miss Meme
rova very interesting photoplay will
be shown, "The Snarl," starring Bes-
sic Barriscale.
On Saturday Fatty" Arbuckle, the
greatest fat man star in the world,
will be shown in "A Rough House.
Arbuckle is at his very best in this
Paramount comedy.
Housewives can take a hot weather
hint from Fatty" Arbuckle. When
there is company for dinner and little
time to get it, the electric fan is ex-
cellent for preparing vegetables. The
new Paramount-Arbuckle two-reeler,
"The Rough House." shows the re-
suits.
A bar Of soap, a wet floor and
Buster" Keaton, the two former in
juxtaposition to the latter, are regis
tered as grin-getters in "The Rough
House." the latest PaTamount-Ar-
buckle twOreeief released June IS.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Band Concerts
Becoming Popular

The Wednesday evening band con-
cert in Lithia park was well attended
again The evening was warm but
pleasant in the park among the flow
ers and trees, the fresh grass and the
cool breezes. After a weary day OF
labor in office or store or shop Lithia
park is the most restful, peaceful spot
in Ashland. One thing that made last
evenings concert more appreciated
was the fact that the Ashland band Is
showing improvement in the music
rendered. While all of the concerts
have been very good, last nights pro-
gram was unquestionably the best.
On Saturday evening Of this week
the band will give special concert
in the park in honor of the visiting
Automobile Dealers Association
members OF Portland who are to be
entertained by Ashland on Saturday.
Following the band concert there will
be big watermelon feed and after
that dance at the Bungalow.
Everyone is welcome to the special
band concert on Saturday evening
from 8 to Q o'clock. A big crowd is
expected.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Klamath May Get
Belgian Colonists

According to a news item from
klamath Falls, an effort is being
made to bring a colony of Belgian
families to klamath county within
the next few months. H. R. Reyn-
olds, an extensive land owner Of the
county, made trip to Portland not
long ago in connection with his ef-
forts to bring the Belgians to Klam-
ath county. If his plans work out
about twenty families will be brought
to Klamath to specialize in dairying
and truck farming.
About 300 families are to be sent
to Marshfield and many are coming
to Portland. Commercial bodies there
are taking active steps to promote the
matter. as these Belgians are known
to be very thrifty and an aid to the
development of the country.
Mr.. Reynolds believes that IL a
group can be satisfactorily located
here they will be as big success as
the Bohemian colony at Malin. q
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Soldiers and
Sailors Reunion

The old soldiers and sailors will
| hold their annual reunion in Ashland
from September 10 to Is in Lithia
park. All comrades are cordially in
vited to attend. An especial invita-
tion is extended to all Confederate
veterans.
The reunion is to be held this year
under the auspices of the Soldiers
and Sailors Association of Southern
Oregon, which includes the G. A. r.
posts of all southern Oregon and
northern California. The coming re-
union will be the twenty fifth held
by the association. Free soup cof-
fee, straw and wood will be furnished
the old soldiers and sailors attend
ing. There will be no regular enter
tainment provided for the first day,
but special programs will be given
on the other days. On the 18th Ash
land will entertain, on the 18th
Grants Pass, on the 18th Central
Point and on the 14th Medford.
The officers of the local G. A. R.
post are anxious to make the affair
one long to be remembered for hav-
ing met in Ashland. Each Of them
is working hard to make 1t big sue
cess. The officers Of the Ashland G..
A. R. post are G.. o. Van Natta,
colonel, commanding; ] e. Peterson,
adiutant; ]. P. Sayle. quartermaster.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Resolutions Passed
Commencing Frohbach

In appreciation of Secretary Froh-
bach's faithful and efficient work in
connection with the Ashland CONNER
cial Club the following resolutions
to be sent to the Commercial Club of
Three Forks, Mont, were adopted at
the meeting of the trustees Tuesday
evening:
Whereas the resignation of Mr..
H. o. Frohbach as secretary of the
Ashland Commercial Club has been
rendered and with much regret by the
club has been accepted. and
Whereas, it is understood that he
is about to leave the city and make
his home elsewhere. to our loss and
to the gain of the community that
shall receive him,
"Now therefore be 1t resolved, by
the trustees of this club, that its
thanks and an expression of apprecia-
tion of Mr.. Frohbach's high qualifica-
tions, business integrity and indefati-
gability in the discharge of the duties
of his office with us is the least we
can do for him; that we take great
pleasure in recommending him as a
gentleman of the highest ability for
the character of work e.has been
called on to perform for us, and a
man with whom it is pleasure to be
associated"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Sugar BeetS Saved
BY Irrigation

A decisive demonstration of what
may be accomplished with irrigation
and what may not be accomplished
without 1t Is seen in comparisons
made in fields of sugar beets and al
falfa in many places in the valley at
this time, but nowhere more palpably
than in the Ross Lane district west
of Medford On the Loomis and Wall
ters places are fields of sugar beets
that were dying last week because Of
lack of irrigation. When soil mois-
ture drops below the twelfth degree
plant life being sustained therein be-
gins to suffer; when the degree drops
befow 10, in hot sun, the plant be-
gins to wilt and die, II requires about
13 degrees of moisture to maintain
plant food in any soil.
Twenty-Five acres Of the sugar
beets referred to on Ross Lane were
at once supplied with moisture by ir-
rigation, and today those fields look
strong and vigorous and full of natur-
al life. A patch OF sugar beets
across the fence from one of those
fields, having the same start and at
tention as its neighbors, is dying rap
idly-because 1t has no water. There
will be no harvest from that patch.
while from the others II Is estimated
by those familiar with sugar beets
and their cultivation, harvest of fif-
teen tons to the acre will be harvest-
/ ed
The profit to be harvested from the
irrigated fields will be about SIS an
acre, while from the unirrigated plot
not only will there be no harvest, but
the work done on II and the cost Of
the seed will be a total loss. The diff
ference, therefore, is precisely that
between life and death.
Fumes were hurriedly constructed
from a nearby canal to carry the
water to the fields on the Loomis and
Walters places, and two pumps were
detached from the Idaho-Utah Sugar
Company's factory at Grants Pass and
brought here to supply power to lift
the water from the canal to the
fumes, the latter covering distance
of 5000 feet. Thus those places were
Irrigated, the result being that with
in week the whiting beets were
wholly revived and given new lease
on life that will give them a good
yield and make them pay handsome
profit.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Scientific Water
Cure Baths

On account of the excessive price
of materials and scarcity of labor 1t
is likely that the Ashland Sanitarium
and hotel project will be delayed un-
til after the war.
There is now an everyday demand
for water cure baths Some arrange
ment should be worked out whereby
such visitors may be properly accom-
modated.
By taking space In one of the
steam-heated buildings-the second
story would be all right-a very effec-
tive small plant can be equipped at
a cost of about $4,000 for scientific
baths for elimination treatment only.
The first consideration is that the
city should not allow its water rights
to be long tied up on small project.
That is a great asset in inducing big
capital to invest in a bath house later
and should be kept for that purpose.
The question is how to finance a
bath equipment for our immediate
needs
The Tidings suggests this plan for
consideration:
Organize local company with
$4,000 capital. Have the capital sub
scribed by citizens for cash at par.
City give the free use of its mineral
waters until needed for larger un-
dertaking. The city to guarantee in
terest on the investment. The baths
to be handled by a committee ap-
pointed jointly by the council and
stockholders. The income from the
baths 10 go into a special fund and
be applied, first, to the payment Of
expenses and interest. then whatever
profit is left to be applied on the orig
inal investment until 1t is gquidated.
Then the baths to become the prop
erty of the city. In case the city de-
mands the water for larger under
taking before the original investment
is cancelled the city to take over the
plant by paying the balance. No
doubt the investors in the larger un-
dertaking could be induced to take
over the equipment at least at cost in
order to get the water rights. That
would leave the city entirely in the
clear and provide an immediate ne
cessity for scientific water cure bath
facilities.
BY this plan, we think, local capital
can be secured to be employed in the
enterprise and the city would be pro-
tected both in its water rights and
guarantee.
The council and stockholders, of
course, would appoint Joint commit
tee to secure quarters and install
equipment for the baths.
The Tidings will take 800 of the
stock of such a company
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Los Angeles Man
Will Preach Sunday

Rev. DR.. ]. H. Speer, superintend-
ent of church extension for the Los
Angeles district Of the Presbyterian
church, will occupy the pulpit Of the
First Presbyterian church here next
Sunday morning. Mrs Speer, who
was formerly Miss Margaret Coldwell
Gehrett of Ashland, an accomplished
singer, will sing at the service Sunday
morning. Rev. DR.. Speer and his
bride we're only married recently and
are here visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
Van SAINT. Rev, Carnahan, the Pres
byterian pastor, will be in the pulpit
Sunday morning and assist in the
service.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Christmas Presents
For the Soldiers

What about those books you got
for Christmas last year and the year
before? You have read them and
loaned them to all your friends, now
be generous and pass them on to the
boys that are doing your work at the
cantonments and camps. We know
the books look pretty in your book
case, but you will have time after the
war is over to collect plenty more to
Ornament" your living room.
Write your name and address in
each book, mark it for the soldiers,
and leave at the public library, or tel
ephone the librarian and the books
will be called for.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
100000 Irrigation
Bonds Voted

Irrigation bonds in the sum of
100000 were voted by the people
of the Talent irrigation district Tues
day, the vote standing S3 for and 60
against. Considerable opposition de-
veloped during the past few days,
the result of sentiment in Ashland
and the district south Of here, to the
effect that the Hyatt Prairie source
of water supply will prove to be in
adequate. They designated 1t as an
experiment for which they were un-
willing to pay the sum required to
install the system.
The district engineer had made a
survey of the situation and filed a re-
port as basis for fair discussion OF
the proposition. The result of the
vote Tuesday indicated that the ma
jority of those Interested we're willing
to rely on his report as to the ade-
quacy of the water supply.
The result of Tuesdays vote must
now be ratified by the state en-
gineer, the state bank examiner and
the attorney-general, after a careful
Investigation of the plans of the pro-
posed Hyatt Prairie project, their re-
port to he submitted to the secretary
of state, If favorable, for his certifi-
cation. Following this, the bonds
voted will be placed on the market.
The district board Of directors will
then sell the bonds and let the con-
tracts for the work.
II the state committees report be
unfavorable, revised plan will have
to be submitted to the voters of the
district for their adoption or rejec-
tion.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Old Opera House
Will Be Rebuilt

The present owners of the old
opera house corner have agreed with
the council to begin the erection of
new building about September 1.
The council had insisted that some
thing be done with the old structure
as it is not only a menace to life but
has stood an unsightly monument for
some four years and should be taken
from the landscape Hence the de-
cision of the owners to rebuild
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Motor Car Dealers
Coming Saturday

The Motor Car Dealers Association
of Portland is on it's way to Crater
lake en- mass. It will spend Friday
and Saturday in the valley. Friday,
day and evening, the tourists will be
entertained in Medford. Saturday
morning the company, about sixty
dealers in twenty cars, will drive to
Ashland, arriving here some time in
the forenoon. The balance of the
forenoon will be given over to calling
upon automobile dealers and business
men generally. They will take noon
lunch at the Austin. At 2 o'clock
the party will be taken over by COM
mittee from the Commercial Club and
piloted over the city, the park and
the high drives. From 5 to o'clock
the visitors will be guests of the club
at Helman's for a warm sulphur
plunge, after which they will return
to the hotel for dinner. From s to 9
there will be band concert in the
park. At 9 watermelon feed will
be served the visitors by the CONNER
cial Club at the Bungalow After the
feed dancing will be INDUCED in until
II or 12 o'clock. The dancing will
be free. Citizens generally who
dance are requested to be at the Bun
galow at o'clock as it is desired to
give the visitors a good time. The
visitors have with them two high
class entertainers who will put on a
number of stunts at the Bungalow
for the pleasure of Ashland citizens.
The music will be exceptionally fine
as the Portland entertainers will as
sist with the dance music. -
Sunday noon the party will arrive
at the rim of the lake. where a high
jinks will be held. Valley citizens
who have cars are invited to make the
trip with the dealers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-23
Life At Fort Stevens AS Told
By One Who Was There

II the mothers and fathers who
have sons with the 1st company,
Coast Artillery, who are located at
Fort Stevens, could visit the camp
for a few hours there would certainly
be many enlightened hearts and less
careworn minds. The boys are To-
Gated in comfortable quarters, have
mos desirable work, plenty of time
for recreation, and for the most part
are most contented and enthusiastic.
There are ten companies Of Oregon
troops camped in or near Fort Stew
ems. OF these the local 1st company,
9th company from Astoria. 9Th COM
pany from Cottage Grove and the 4th
company from Roseburg are camped
together on. an admirable site about
500 yards from the barracks and 9th
er buildings of Fort Stevens. Each
of the companies have tents arranged
on both sides Of their company street.
At one end of the street the COM
panies' cook house and mess quarters
are arranged, while at the other end
of the street there is a roomy bath
house and sanitary incinerator erect
ed. The lighthouses contain six cold
water showers, sinks in which to
wash clothes, and on the outside is
a wash trough where the dirty hands
and faces are supposed to meet theil
doom. Everything is well arranged
and sanitary.
The Ashland company set the ex
ample for the rest of the companies
when they first arrived at their camp
ing site, and before the erection o.
the tents the tenting spaces and the
company street were cleaned and lev
eled, so 1t is needless to say that the
1st company street and camping quar-
ters were quickly pronounced to b'
the best by the officers Of the pos
who examined the camps. The mel
are housed in Squad" tents, eacl
tent containing twelve men. Thi
takes eight tents besides sergeants
and "top" sergeant's tent. The of
ficers of the several companies hav,
row of tents nearby. The men sleel
on comfortable cots and are provide'
with straw ticks, two heavy blankets
rubber poncho and canvas cover
ing. The tents are equipped witt
electric lights and stoves. Many o
the tents show the ingenuity of tn
occupants, some of them havinj
wooden floors, gun racks, writing
desks. etc. built in them by the com
fort-loving soldiers who rustle'
enough goods boxes to make tn
needed articles. Corporal Mowat AM
Corporal Burnett's tent is especial,
we'll fitted out. Corporal MCGEE
third squad tent is the point of tn
social gatherings. however. for it /
here that the "Stringtown" quartz
hold their nightly sessions to the dis
comfort of the officers who ar
camped in the immediate vicinity.
Everything is kept in tiptop shap
about the camp. Every Saturday tn
equipment of every man and eacl
tent is inspected and put in order
Forty-five minutes Is spent eacl
morning in policing the quarters AM
every particle of debris is picked VI
and burned. Needless to say the leg
gins and belts of the 1st compan,
members are every one scrubbed Il
spotless white all the time AM
there is no buttonless shirts o