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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
PLANS For MlANKATO
FAIR PUSHED ALONG !
Heads of Many Departments
Have Been Selected; Other
Features

Arrangements are going on for the
coming fair in this city. to be held
September Is, ii and Is. The officers
of the fair association are Charles T.
Taylor, president, T. ]. F1achsenhar
treasurer. j. A. Johnson secretary
and John Nyquist A. e. Quimby, J. H
Macbeth, John G. Gerlich, Ed Schu-
macher and Chris Steiner directors.
The following superintendent have
been selected for the fair: Floral hall
shows and amusements and music
John Nyquist; speed, ]. H. Macbeth;
public safety, John Nyquist; horses,
Judd Cornell; cattle, John G.. Gerlich;
swine, L. T. Silkey; poultry, J. w
Ko1lman; farm products, Henry -Ro-
bel; machinery, Chas. T. Taylor; fruit,
A. L Veigel; women's and children's
exhibits, Mrs c. d. Snow; culinary,
Mrs. F. L. Stephan; flowers, Mrs. F..
lyle Soaring.
The marshal will be John H Mac
beth, the general superintendent John
e. Gerlich, the superinten of gates
and admission, J. j. Flachsenhar; and
the publicity man A. e. Quinaby.
The Western Vaudeville Managers
association of Milwaukee will furnish
all of the free acts, which will con-
sist of. the following: Six Columbians,
acrobats; Harrfss eKress company,
aerial acts Ctrapeze); Kawano laps
troupe, contortionists and turnblers.
The Thearee- Duffield Fireworks
Display company of Chicago win put
on night shows the first and second
nights. This program will consist of
fifteen numbers each night, the
program of the two nights being diff
ferent. The display will be made over
the race track. One night, the Battle
of the Dardenelles and the lombard
;ment of Constantinople will be shown
and will be a magnificent event. In
Saturday nights paper, the entire
night show program will be given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17

d. F. Walker and wife visited over
Sunday at Alden, Mimi.
Miss Dorothy Gerlach returned yes
terday. from Mountain Lake.
Dr.. Roy Andrews, wife and daugh-
ter have returned from a trip to
Isle Royal.
Mrs. Daniel Derham has been the
guest of her sister, Mrs. D. W. Ray,
at Faribault.
C. B. Burmeister was visiting
friends in Redwood Falls Saturday
and Sunday. s
Mrs. A. G. Ness left yesterday for
Rochester to undergo an examination
at the Mayo Clinic.
Miss Georgia Riley was the guest
of Miss Agnes Lauterbach at Red
wood Falls over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D, E.. Walker motored
to Alden Saturday afternoon and
spent Sunday with relatives.
The Misses Thorn returned from the
east, having purchased millinery stock
for their stores in Mankato and Ma
della. ~ - -
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wendlandt left
for Winnebago today to visit the
latter's grandparents, Hon. and Mrs
A. Armstrong, ~ =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
MATTHEW LYNCH DEAD
Was Well Known Farmer Living
Southeast Of st. Clair.

sss~S W vi I<iIQWU dItuEt LtNinS
Southeast Of st. Clair.
Matthew Lynch. a well known farm
er died at his home four miles south
east of st. Clair at 1870 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, Of what is thought
to have been cancer of the stomach.
He had been in failing health since
New Years. but his end came rather
unexpectedly He was born at Ceder-
burg, Wis, sixty five years ago, and
came to this county in 1879 and had
farmed ever since near st. Clair.
Mr.. Lynch was a member Of the
school trustees, having served on the
board for some years. He was we'll
liked by. all who knew him, and his
death brings sorrow to numerous
homes. He leaves a wife, five sons
and two daughters, these, being VIII
liam, who lives at st. Clair, James,
Jerome, George and Thomas on the
home farm, Agnes at Ellsworth and
Mrs. Clark Jones of Mankato All ex-
cept the last named were at the bed
side Of their father when he passed
away. There are also, two brothers
and two sisters surviving, Harry
Lynch of ST.. Clair and John Lynch
of Mankato, Mrs. John Lynch of st.
Paul and Mrs. John Kober, of Ohio.
Mrs; Lynch had been at her brothers
home the past few days. =
The funeral services will be held at
the Immaculate Conception Catholic
church at st. Clair, at ten o'clock to-
morrow morning. Rev. Father O'Con-
nor officiating, and the interment will
be made there
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
J0Y-RlDERS TAKE CAR
AND D. LEAVE II. IN! ROAD
Machine Is the Property of
William Spear, South
Bend

i Some, joy-riders, it is thought, took
possession of the Ford auto belonging
to William Spear, who lives in South
Bend, in front Of the Sandon theatre
last Saturday night. The auto had
been left in front of the theatre by
Mr.. Spears son Clifford, while the
latter attended the show. When the
young man came out of The theatre the
car was gone.
/. The car was found Sunday morning
on the poor farm road about a mile
and q half, from town by Alois Painter
who lives in that vicinity. He and Err
nest Heitner of Company H. took the
hcar back to its owner.
The car was not damaged and the
gasoline was not all used. up. 1t is
thought the fellows who took it goi
a scare in some way, abandoned the
car and fled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
ROBERT HARLIN DEAD |:
WELL-kNOWN HERE
Came to Blue Earth County
Forty-0ne Years Ago; Located
In Beauford

Robert Harlin, a well known resi-
dent of this city and vicinity fol-
many years past, died yesterday aft
ernoon at one o'clock as a result of a
general breakdown in his health
which had been coming on for some
time. He was born in county Mead
Ireland, eighty three years ago, and
when eleven years old came with his
father and two sisters to America,
his mother having died. The family
located at Fond du Lac, Wis.,, where
Robert grew to manhood and married
Miss Catherine Mccarthy.
Forty-one years ago Robert Harlin
and family moved to Minnesota and
Ship, this county, where they re-
manned for nine years. After that they
resided in Mankato and on farms
ever since, until the family grew up
and got scattered Mrs. Harlin died
twenty years ago last month,
but nine of the eleven children that
were born to the couple survive. These
are William e. Harlin Of this city;
John Harlin of Marmath, N. D.; Mrs.
Michael Fftzsimmons of Good Thun-
der; Mrs. Ella Doonan Of Livingston,
Mont; George Harlin Of LIE Sueur
Center; Mrs. Matt Weir of Vernon
Center; Mrs J. J. Quinn Of Mankato;
Frank Harlin Of Frazee, Mimi; and
Mrs. Laura Carney of Pennant. Sask.
One child died in infancy, and the
other was Mrs. Anna Ray, who died
at her home in st. Paul seven years
ago. The two sisters Of Mr.. Harlin
are also dead.
Mr.. Harlin had many friends. He
was a man of great physical strength,
read much, and was an entertaining
conversationalist when in his prime He
had his ups and downs in life, and his
share of poor health, but always had
pleasant word and hearty hand
shake for his friends.
The funeral services will be held at
the undertaking rooms Of Landkamer
Brothers at $3.50 O'clock tomorrow
morning, and at st. Johns Catholic
church at a. M, and the interment
will be at Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17

Charles Baltic of Minneapolis, sec
rotary Of the Mankato Fruit company
was in the city on business today.
Mrs. w. Bucholtz win spend the
week end with friends at Belle PLANE
Miss Anna Harder. of st. James was
shopping in the city yesterday. z
+ Mrs Frank Pfeffer, Mrs. Harry
Pfeffer and daughters Joan and Clean
or and son. of Blue Earth, visited
friends in the city yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. p. Peterson and
family of 214 Pleasant street, left
this afternoon on an automobile trip
to be gone about ten days, and will
visit at Ringsted, Randall, Des Moines
and Swami, in Iowa. aras ~ VS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
CHARGED WITHaTREAsoN

,"OId Man" Mccoy and His Nephew Ur
4 Against the Law. !.
& Big Stone Cap, Va, August 13,-The
United States government agents OF jus.
tice today had a long Journey through
a country traversed by long. single
line Of railway, and for some miles past
the end of that to hold the trial Of ''Olt
with treason. in the organization of g
band of 800 mountaineers to resist by
force the draft law Of the United States
A large number OF mountairieers today
asullenly assem- bled in the town and
awaited the trial of their leader The
government officials were reminded OF
the time when "Old Man" Allen, during
his trial in the Hillsviue district, was
spirited away by a party Of his friends
who first ''shot up: the court during
the trial. 10 go. 3 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
She Can Cut Food Bill By
Carrying Her Packages
SAID BY IDA TARBELL
intellectual ShiftlessnessIsLaid
At the Door of American
Housewives
GEORGE MARTIN.

Washington, August 1S.-Wherein
Miss Ida M. TarbeI lays the charge
OF intellectual shiftlessness at the
door OF the American housewife and
points out that it costs her mer-
chants $75,000,000 year to lug home
her packages for her:
y THE greatest immediate war bene
fit of curing this laziness in milady,"
said Miss Tarbell today, twill be to
release 100000 able bodied delivery
clerks as fighting men at the front"
Pausing just long enough to take
q bit of the sting out Of her charge
by saying she believed all the Ameri-
can housewife needs to cure her is
the governments suggestion, Miss
Tarbell went on:
."The Commercial Economy Board
of the Council Of National defense
has discovered that the delivery of
the housewives goods is one of the
most expensive luxuries we indulge.
"A world at war cannot tolerate
sloth, waste and indulgence.
Paid On Food Bill.
"On a food bill of twelve and three
quarter million dollars in 1916,
Washington housewives paid $780,
900 for having the stuff sent home.
Ice, bread, milk and ice cream cost
the most
what is true of Washington is
true Of every American city, town
and village. The board estimates that
the gross delivery expense Of retail
grocers in the country is $75,O0O,O00
year What for? For the hire of
men to put up packages, run wagons
and trucks, put your things at your
door, not once, but often many times
a day.
Housewives visit the stores in cars,
carriages or on foot, but they never
think of carrying home anything.
1.-THE merchant is partly respon-
sible. His willingness to serve
her careless and irregular ha-
bits Of buying is one way he builds
up good will. The women have come
to- feel that if they carry bundles
they will classed as undesirable
customers.
Cost to Department Stores.
In our great cities the cost to the
department store of delivering pack
ages is from eight to twenty-five
cents apiece. 1t is not uncommon for
the cost of delivering an article to
exceed the cost of the article.
There are few towns in the
country where the delivery evil has
been stamped out. Ann Arbor, Mich
igan has had sensible system such
as we all need, sfor eight years. For
merly they used seventy wagons
Now they use My eighteen. There
is but one delivery day. Every
woman knows what she wants and
all that she wants and she gets it
on the one delivery. All women
could do this.
There are a few other towns
where cooperative delivery has been
installed and effected tremendous
saving.
II am sure each city. each woman
will do her share to get this system
throughout the country They will
free 100000 men for useful service
when they do.
"A package in the hand will then
be as truly a badge of honor as a
Red Gross button on the waist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17

.ond lieutenant, infantry section, Of
ficers' reserve corps.
pany
Elmer Cordes, Second lieutenant,
cavalry section, officers reserve
corps. 40
st. Peter, First troop.
| Claire r. Schumacher, second lieut.
enant, infantry section, officers re-
serve corps.
/ Blue Earth: Clarence Wi1lmert,
second lieutenant field artillery sec
ton. officers reserve corps.
The picture of Mr. Healy will be
printed tomorrow. He lis son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J H. Hea1y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
MRS. LOUISA PIPER DIES
Funeral Services Will Be Held From
y German Lutheran Church.

Funeral Services Will Be Held From
y German Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Louisa Piper, wife Of Emil
Piper, residing at 1880 North Seventh
street, died at 1870. o'clock yesterday
afternoon, after a lingering Illness.
She was born in Germany December
81, 1868, and came to America and
located in Mankato in 1893, and was
married the following year. Her hus-
band, four daughters and two sons
survive. The daughters and sons are
Mrs. Charles Sellers of Minneapolis,
Martha, Ella and Agnes and Richard
and Paul, all living at home. There
are also two sisters Of the deceased
in Germany Funeral services will be
held at the home at two O'clock to-
morrow afternoon, and at the Ger
man Lutheran church at 2:3O o'clock.
The interment will be made at the
German Lutheran cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
indiana WAra ReIl Ssai,

two. Indians from Redwood Falls, re-.
Gently arrested on the charge OF bring
ing liquor into Indian country. and who
have, been In the. Blue Earth county
their own recognizance by Deputy Clerk
Bredeson on the order Of the federal
court, They are to appear at the next
term Of the federal court In Maniafo
on October %. II, tsa (
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
FELL AND BROKE BOTH ARMS
Street

Ed ZernickIe Of Minnesota Street
B Suffered Bad Fractures. Isgs..
Trying to hang on his toes from a
rope in a barn thirty feet above the
floor. at the Charles Anderson home
stead at Eagle Lake last Saturday
night, Ed Zernickel of; Minnesota
street, Mankato. had a bad fall, frac-
turing a bone in each of his two fore
arms. One of his knees went partly
through the floor, as he fell on his
hands and knees. He is twenty FIVE
years old and single. His arms. were
dressed by DIR. T.. G.. Kelly. Z
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
Petition In Prohate,

office of Judge of Probate Evan
Hughes. for the administration of
the will of Lydia A. Pettis, who died
on August at the age of sixty.eight
years, leaving $575. One of the heirs.
us the Seventh Day Adventist churciEa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
Hon Price Shoots Up.
.IIInited PRESS 11ispatcf. ]

IUnfted PresS DIspdtcH.I
Kansas City, Mo-, August ll.-Hogs
today shot up to $17.10 on the local
market, the highest point that that
commodity has yet touched. Dealers
|predict still higher raise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
The Deadly ciaaret.

Chicago, August ,13.-Albert Schudt,
chauffeur, is dead today. because he
let a woman take the wheel while he
attempted to light cigaret. The car
turned turtle injurifg two others. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17
Z hoas Today. s1z.4n

I Chicago, ILL.,, August ,s13 GOOD
to heavy hogs today established a
new high record here, selling for
$17.40. .s -
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STOP The J0Y-RIDES
WARNING IS ISSUED
Possibility of Drastic Action
May Be Outcome By the
Government
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Washington. August 13-Warning
of the possibility of drastic action
by the federal government to stop
excessive pleasure use of automobiles
during the year in order that the gas
oline needs Of the, United States and
the allies can be met was given in
a statement issued by the bureau OF
mines which asks automobile owners
to stop the practice. If unnecessary
and extravagant pleasure riding is cur
tailed enough gasoline can be saved
for the requirements of America and
the allies, it is believed. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-17

Wet Ground Prevented Game.
= Wet grounds prevented the bali
game. between Mankato and Earibault
yesterday afternoon. e Is-ssssas
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
PERSONALS

Anthony McDonough who is employ.
ed at the mines at Watson tripped
and fell over wire yesterday at the
mine causing painful INJURIES.
Fred Meats in the service OF the
U. S. Marines is spending several days
here with friends.
Mrs. E. E. Flick and little daughter,
Florence Of Youngstown, O., are the
guests of the formers mother. Mrs. NJ.
z. Borgess. and her sister Mrs. John
Lilly. Mr.. Flick will join them for the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. ]. e. Mcclure who had been
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Ho.
ward Satterfield has returned to her
home in Wheeling.
Miss Margaret Conn OF Mulhall, Pa,
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Dor.
othy Howard and Miss Mary Louise
Conn on Maple avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sinclair and fam.
lily of near Hammond were recent
guests at the home of the latter's
brother Dorsey Lewis at Pennington
Mrs. Laura Staggers returned last
night from Beverly and Elkins where
she had spent week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Howard who had
been the guests Of their son, DR.. l.. d.
Howard and Mrs. howard for week
have returned to their home at Smith.
field, Pa.
Miss Beuna Miller who has been III
with paralysis. at her home at Barnes.
town continues very i'll with slight
change In her condition.
Mrs. N. D. Helmick continues criti.
cally Ill at her home on Fairmont
avenue. Her daughter. Mrs. John
Pierpont, of Harrisville, has been here
for several weeks.
Miss Lena Hunsaker is spending
several days with her mother, Mrs.
Henry Hunsaker who is a patient al
the West Penn hospital Mrs. Huns.
aker is not improving to any extent
and II her condition does not improve
materially soon she will come home.
Miss Estelle Hamilton has returned
from Baltimore where she had spent
several days with relatives.
Prof Walter Barnes of the Normal
school faculty will go to Redwood
and Cowen on Thursday and Friday
where he will address teachers as.
sociations. On Thursday he will
speak at Redwood and on Friday at
Cowen.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kissinger, of Los An.
geles, who has been visiting Mrs. S.
G. Kline, of Fairmont avenue, left to
day to visit relatives at Oil City.
B. S. Mckinley, of Washington, =,
G., was the Thanksgiving guest of MIR.
and Mrs. Walter l.. Barber at their
home on Chicago street.
Walter L. Barger left Sunday even,
ing for Toledo, Ohio, after having spent
the past week at his home on Chicago
street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
HEALTH HINTS

Most, women complain II the land.
lord does not have the house over.
hauled once year
Most men have their automobiles
gone over once and often twice a
year.
But how few people think 1t neces'
sary to pay. same attention to the most
delicate machine ever invented-the
human body. ~,
All should seek thorough physical
examination once a year to prevent
diseases or detect them while cura'
Bile.
In the past century fifteen years
have been added to the average OF
human life and like addition could
be secured were well established by.
gfenic laws obeyed.
The need Of nipping disease in the
beginning has been manifested by
thousands Of young men who were re.
jected by physical exemption boards
and army surgeons.
About % per cent of the candidates
were found physically defective and
this percentage is appalling when we
consider that all these men were be.
tween the ages of 90 and 80 years,
when they should be at the height
of physical perfection.
The most prevalent defects found
we're defective vision and teeth. un.
derweight. pulmonary and cardiac les.
ions and deformities of hands, feet or
spine.
Countless numbers of people go
along for years with markedly defec.
tive vision, straining their eyes only
to have their attention called to the
condition by Indirectly asking a .phy.
Psician, for advice for headaches or
when actually forced to go to an ocu.
list by failing sight. Defective teeth
are allowed to decay until removal is
generally necessary. Other bodily
breakdowns are allowed to become
chronic before attention is paid to
them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
DR.. Yost to Attend
Health Conference

DR.. L. N. Yost. county medical in.
spector OF Marion county. will attend
tho public health conference at Clarks.
burg on Wednesday. He will leave
Fairmont in the morning.
The principal address will be deliv.
cred by DR.. Joseph w. Schereschew
sky, surgeon of the United States pup
lie health service. of Washington. u.
c., who will speak on subject of in.
terest to the medical profession.
Among the speakers is DR.. Peter Noe.
Jr.. who conducted the infantile par.
alysis hospital at Monongah who will
discuss the subject, Statistics and Oh.
servations Of Poliomyelitis in West
Virginia"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
PHYSICIANS EXPECT
TO RAISE RATES.
10 Be Large Turnout of Pro
fession at Cook Hospital
Tonight.

Requests have been sent ou, 70 the
physicians OF Fairmont to attend a
meeting at Cook Hospital this even
ing ct 1870 o'clock for the purpose OF
readjusting the schedule Of rates
charged by the profession. The gen
eral indication points to largo at
tendance Of the physicians Of the city
High cost Of drugs and medical sup
plies aside from the high cost OF liv
ing has prompted the physicians tc
take this action. Physicians say that
every city. In the State Of West vir
ginia have raised their rates and that
Fairmont is one Of the last towns to
take this action.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
Patriotic Meetings
at Country Churches

Protracted meeting began at the M.
p. church at Boothsville on Thanks.
giving night and as the minister of
that charge attends Wesleyan College
at Buckhannon. lie finds 1t difficult to
keep at the meeting without getting
behind In his studies. He remained
at Boothsville until Monday morning
and then returned to school, as Rev.
Luther E. Price, who has circuit
near Morgantown, is to take his place
until Friday.
Protracted meeting will start at the
McCurdysville NJ. E. church on Dec.
70 and will be conducted by Rev. C.
II. Meredith, who was formerly on
that charge. Rev. Ross, the young
minister, is also student at Wesleyan
college.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04

Woe 10 The rookie WHO fails to sa.
lute "Major" Jane Pulver, one of the
"officers" at the Houston, Texas. camp.
The major" won't do anything about
it-but she has lot of selfappointed
guards" who will.
Jane is the youngest major" in the
United States. She was nine her last
birthday.
Officers who stayed at the hotel CON.
Quoted by James father while the camp
: was building, arranged for the uniform.
1t was a reward for her work in enter
tanning the soldiers. Jane wears the
uniform constantly-even to Sunday
school.
She also wears a sha-pshooter's med.
p and Red Cross arm band,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-04
Kidney Sufferers Have
Feeling Of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about
to take is absolutely pure and cor.
tains no harmful or habit producing
drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilme.'s
Swamp. Root. kidney, liver and bladder
remedy.
The same standard of purity,
strength and excellence is maintained
In every bottle of Swamp.Root.
Swamp.Root is scientifically com.
pounded from vegetable herbs.
1t is not stimulant and is taken in
iteaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for every.
thing.
According to verified testimony It is
natures great helper in relieving ana
overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle Of DR.. Kilmers Swamp.
Root.
II you need medicine. you should
have the best.
II you are already convinced that
Swamp.Root is what you need, you will
lind 1t on sale at all drug stores in bot.
ties of two sizes, medium and large.
However, II you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, fer
sample bottle. When writing be surc
and mention The West virgtnian.