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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
DAY THRILLS .
WRITTEN BY PIONEER
Interesting Narrative Penned
BY Theodore e. Potter, Once
Garden City Man

The Minnesota Historical society
has Just published in it's quarterly
bulletin for February, a story written
at it's suggestion, by Captain Theo-
dore e. Potter, a former resident OF
Garden City and one of the first pio-
neers of Southern Minnesota. He was
native of Michigan, living there un-
til he was twenty years of age and
spending the next five years of his
life in travelling to California, from
there to Nicaragua, back to Michigan
down the Gulf of Mexico and back
once more to Michigan. This time he
left Michigan for Minnesota in 1857
to make it his permanent home. He
went through many Indian raids and
played an important part in the sub
DUNG of the hostile tribes. The "Rec-
objection of Minnesota Experiences
written by Captain Potter for the
bulletin is very interesting and though
! it is merely written from the occur
rences as he remembers them, aside
from few slips of'memory that have
been corrected, the manuscript stands
as it was written. 1t is thrilling &C
count of life of thrilling events and
the authors style is fascinating to the
reader. It throws new light on the
history of the state that has not been
given before through the events OF the
life of prominent men. He helped tc
capture the Younger brothers, the not
ed desperadoes, and states that the
five days spent in the battle of New
Ulm in the Sioux war was the most
! dangerous to his life but the capture
of the bands of desperadoes was fully
exciting and fraught with dangers
nearly as grave.
He finally bought an interest in the
Potter Furniture Manufacturing com
pany of Lansing, Michigan and has
resided in that city for the last six
teen years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
HASTEN DRY STATES
PURPOSE OF .PROH|BS
They Are Engaged in Aggressive
Campaign to Push National
Measure
UNITED Press Dispatch.J

Washington, April 14.-There is
an aggressive movement on the part
of the dry members of congress to
put through a national prohibition
measure as war act. A bill fol
this purpose is already being drafted
and it is believed that the plan in
full will be presented to congress
early next week. 1t is pointed out
that in the manufacture of beer and
whiskey alone, there is consumed
annually about 600,000,000 bushels OF
grain, which would otherwise be used
for food. Dr. H. w. Wiley points
out that this would be enough to feed
twelve million people for one year
Senator Sheppard of Texas, father
of the recent national prohibition bill
declares that the amount of grain
used in the manufacture of beer and
whisky in year would feed the en-
tire population of the country for a
month. Ma
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
JACOB LAMPERT TO MARRY
MISS NINA .COWAN, IOWA.

Minneapolis Journal: Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Lampert of 2443 Pillsbury avenue,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett B. Walling
edna LamperD and Arthur Lampert
will leave today for Iowa Falls, Iowa,
ito attend the wedding of Miss Nina
|Millicent Cowan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Cowan CT Iowa Falls,
to Jacob Lampert of Iowa Falls, form
erly of Minneapolis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Lan1pert. The wedding will
take place Wednesday evening at
eight o'clock at st. Matthew's Episco-
pal church. Leonard Lampert of Ce-
,dar Rapids, Iowa, brother of Mr..
Lampert, also will be among the
guests at the wedding Arthur Lam
ipert will be his brothers best man.
Miss Azaline Hogan of Marshalltown
Iowa, will be the maid of honor. Hol-
lis Jones and Albert Schrimer of
Iowa Falls will be ushers Mr. Lam
pert and his bride will be at home
after May Is at Iowa Falls
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
ROBBERY AT ,ROOMING HOUSE
Ten Dollars Belonging to College Stu
dent Were Stolen.

A small but daring robbery was
committed on Friday night of last
week, in one of the rooming houses on
Cherry street. The room occupied by
two commercial college students was
entered about nine o'clock and the
dresser drawers were searched and a
bill book relieved of about $40. The
young man who lost the money put the
bill book containing the bills, in the
drawer and closed it before leaving
the room, to which he did not return
until late in the night. Both he and
his roommate were absent from the
house for several hours. A girl room
ing at the same house heard some one
come up the stairs and enter the
boys room and then leave immedi-
ately, but soon returning and after
remaining few minutes left again.
She supposed it to be one of the young
men returning for something and
thought nothing of it until she was
told that the money had disappeared.
Clues leading to the guilty party are
strong.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
Mapleton
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Carl Lusko of Minot, N D., VINO
has, spent several weeks caring for her
mother, Mrs. Albert Johnson, returned to
her home, Wednesday.
Mrs. G. p Johnson and daughter, Mrs.
Lloyd johnson of Minneapolis arrived
Tuesday to visit at the Quinn and john
son homes.
Miss Verona Deitz spent several days
this week in New Ulm where she attend
ed the wedding of her cousin, Henry
Deitz, acting as brides maid.
A large number from here attended
the bird of Paradise in Mankato, Mon
day evening. Among them were DonaId
McGregor, James Quinn, Merle Cornell,
Charles Bomberger, Dick Hanna, Ger
trude Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Troen-
die. Mrs. A. Humid, Misses Norton, Ursula
Troendle, Stella Mccarthy and Frank
Borchert and Rudolph Albrecht.
Miss Mary Cardle enjoyed visit from
her friend, Miss Helen Gullickson.
Mrs. Ada Davis of Minneapolis is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Leonard Mead of Sterling has enlisted
in the coast artillery and has gone into
training. Pc
Horse buyers are an almost every day
occurrence of late.
| tions to the young men of the. county
to meet on the firing line, at the Pas
time theatre Friday, April 20.
In former items, the election of M.
w. M0lVlU Ol NllililcotoI "
of schools here was spoken of. Miss
Frances Pagel, daughter of Mayor Pagel
and for several years member of the
New Ulm faculty to the seventh and
eighth grades, Miss Lura Schlingerman.
| primary Miss Gladys Taylor was re-
elected principal Mr.. w. r. Ellsworth,
manual training and Miss Ruth Whit
ton to the fourth and fifth grades.
w. G. Schultz has received another
shipment of Overlands. He is enlarging
the garage and will have convenient
office in the former Starland building
with a work room in the rear.
Miss Lorna Decker, who attends the
Commercial college at Mankato came
home Friday for the week end.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20

the first part of February for the
Star Knitting company of La Crosse,
Wis. .. .'.- ...
Mrs. G.. H. Zirckel and her sister.
Miss Isabel Anderson, left Saturday
for the formers home in Chicago.
Mrs. Zierckel is daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. a. w. Anderson of this
city.
Dan Wright, representative of
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea-" is in Mankato making ar
rangements for the presentation of
this famous picture at the Mankato
theatre on April %, 26 and 81. Mat
inees will be given also.
Miss Margaret Wood of Minneapo-
lis visited between trains at the home
of Mrs. R. G. Gingles and daughters
at Omalee Place Saturday Miss Wood
is teacher this year in the high
school at Truman. She was resident
Of Alexandria, S. D., the former home
of the Gingles family.
Walter A. Wasgatt, who resided in
Mankato several years and who re-
Gently joined the naval school at
Great Lakes, ILL.,, was transferred to
the Philadelphia. His parents are
notified to send his mail to chief of
the bureau of navigation, navy de-
partment, Washington, d. G. b. .-....
Miss Edith Wasgatt, who has lived
in Mankato since she was small
child, and who was among the first
patients of infantile paralysis in the
city, has thrown away her crutches,
after procuring an artificial brace
from the Minneapolis Art-Limb COM
pany, and is able to walk seven blocks,
down hill in fifteen minutes and TAX
ing thirty to walk up hill She is
rapidly gaining strength in the weak
limb and foot and it is thought that
she will be able to walk without the
aid of a brace within year. She
is attending a business college in
Seattle, Wash
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
TWENTY-FIFTH WEDDING Ice"
ANNIVERSARY is CELEBRATED.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Treanor of
Glenwood avenue celebrated their
twenty fifth wedding anniversary at
their home yesterday, the affair being
attended by large number of rela-
tives and friends. Az elaborate course
wedding dinner was served at $50
covers being laid for sixteen guests.
The dinner was followed by a social
time, during which splendid musical
program was rendered. Later in the
evening a company of neighbors and
friends surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Trean-
or, and brought a picnic supper with
them, which was served before the
party closed. The guests presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Treanor with hand
some set of silverware in remem-
brance of the day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20

villagers have their early gardens in
house cleaning is in full blast and the
house wife's days are rather strenuous
The many Vernon friends of Mrs
Tom Thompson of Mankato, are in
deed sorry to learn that it was neces-
sary for her to go to Rochester, yes
terday where she will be operated on
for gall stones. We all hope that she
will speedily recover. Her husband
who is in very poor health. is staying
with his sister. in Madelia, as is also
his youngest daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Franc Stoner and
baby daughter, returned to their
home in Welcome, after spending a
week with their mother and other
relatives in the village
Myron Randall, Jr., returned Thurs
day afternoon from Truman, where he
has spent the past six weeks. While
there he substituted for his brother
law on the mail route.
Miss Frances Butler went to Man.
kato, Thursday for an indefinite stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Thede johnson and
son, returned to Colman, S. D., Friday
Mrs. Johnson's mother went with
them and will make her home with
them for the present.
Last Sunday morning, at the Sun
day school hour at the Methodist
church, Rev. B. F. Koch baptized the
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Mead and Harold, Elverne and Mil
dred, the three children of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mertesdorf, besides these
four childrn, fifteen adults united with
the church. 1t was beautiful and
impressive sight and the outcome of
decision day. in the Sunday school
the previous Sunday, when the fifteen
from the various organized classes,
decided for Christ an to follow his
teachings. The church was very pref
tily decorated with Easter lilies, car
nations, potted plants and ferns and
all of the large audience present at
the church remained for Sunday school
and the baptismal service, and the
church affiliations following. The
Sunday school Easter offering for
missions was 1886"
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell
of Fairmont, a bouncing baby boy
The little chap arrived. Thursday
morning, April II, and is the source OF
great rejoicing among the Lowell
clans, especially the proud parents and
Grandpa and Grandma Lowell of 'Vern-
on Center. They are prouder than
Lucifer over the new grandson. Vern-
on Center friends are rejoicing with
Attorney Lowell and wife over this
great event.
w. H. Griffith returned from court
duties at the county seat, yesterday
He certainly has had siege of it, as
we think that this is the longest term
of court for many years.
Rev B. F. Kock, G. M. Warren are
among those from here who are at
tending the district Sunday school
convention at Amboy today.
Mrs. Dewight Cornish, of West
Vernon is entertaining the mumps and
several of the other older ones will
not be surprised at visit from such a
source.
Mrs. Fred Lowell is confined to her
rooms, suffering with a slight attack
of pleurisy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
PREPARE NATIONAL SERVICE
That Is The Slogan of The Female
Section Navy League.

Washington, April 14.-"Prepare
for national service" is the slogan of
the 'Women's section of the Navy
league to American women in the
second encampment of the first ma
tional Service school, at Chevy Chase
beginning Monday. One thousand
women representing every state in
the Union are gathering today for
training, to sleep in army tents, live
under military discipline for twenty
days and be instructed for national
service by doctors and nurses of the
American Red Cross and non COM
missioned officers of the army, navy
and marine corps.
The government has recognized
the value of this training by turning
over to the committees in charge a
government reservation of twenty
seven acres. Here the great encamp-
ment, which will be the largest camp
for women ever held in the world, is
pitched.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
QUINN DECISION REVERSED
Judge Dean Makes Order Relative to
Minnesota Lake Draining.

Fairmont, April 16.-The project to
drain Minnesota Lake in Faribault
county by a judicial ditch, which has
been an issue for several months, will
be gone into all over again.
On Friday Judge Dean reversed the
order of his predecessor, Judge Quinn,
establishing the ditch and orders a
rehearing, which will be conducted at
Blue Earth on June II.
One of the last official acts of Judge
Quinn before retiring from the bench
in the seventeenth district was to file
his order establishing this ditch.
Some of the affected parties objected
and petitioned fer rehearing, which
has been granted by Judge Dean. The
project involves an amount in excess
of 100000.
Haycraft & Palmer of this city and
Putnam & Carlson of Blue Earth are
attorneys for the original petitioners
while Morgan & Meehan of Albert
Lea and John Moonan of Waseca are
counsel for the directors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
HEAR BIRDS; LEARN TO SING
That is the Suggestion Made BY Car
si'" ~ rte Stone Freeman.
<ot,
TUnited Press Dispatch.1

Los Angeles, April '14.-Listen to
the birds and learn to sing. Try to
catch and put into musical notation
the clear, vibrant joyous calls OF the
fneadowlark, and the knocking bird. Go
where you will, in the big outdoors,
land or water, and learns from the
greatest music master in the world
Nature. 5"
HERE'S the unique technology" of a
brilliant Los Angeles woman who bids
fair to catch the eye of the nation with
her simple solution for developing one
Of the primal instincts of man-love Of
music. She is Carrie Stone Freeman,
state chairman of music for the Los
Angeles and southern districts of the
California Federation of Women's
clubs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
From Mondays Daily

Attorney C. j. Laurisch spent the
day on business in st. Paul.
l.. W. Andrist is spending the day
on business in the twin cities.
Mrs. Ida McCleery and Mrs. I. N
at Wells, yesterday.
Mrs. C. w. Galfagan has gone to her
home in Alexandria, Mimi, to visit
with her mother for few days.
L. Blum of the Bee Hive store is
spending several days in Chicago on
business connected with the store.
Philip Hayden, car clerk at the
Chicago and Northwestern freight
depot, was visiting in Minneapolis
today.
Attorney John C. Noe, has returned
from the Pacific coast, where he has
been for several weeks, fon a bust
ness trip.
Mrs. C. M. Serrurier, teacher al
South Bend, spent the week lend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen al
Mapieton.
R. E. Jensen, wife and son went
last Saturday to Minneapolis on a
visit. They are expected back to-
morrow.
C. H. Johnson, agent at the Chi
lcago & Northwestern depot, went to
Winona on business trip this
morning.
/ Miss Gladys Cooper and brother
Lyle Cooper of Vernon Center were
in the city today, the latter being or
his way to Rochester, to have his ton
c;Ic Won, ovad .at tho bosn;fa1 thorn
R. F. Jones arrived home Satur-
day from North and South Dakota
where he had been travelling since
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
MERCHANT THERE REFUSED
TO REMOVE CLOTH
Then Patriotic Citizens Took 1t Down;
Discovering That He Had Acted in
An lndiscreet Manner, the Lover oil
The Kaiser Expressed Regret al
what He Had Done; Wireless Appa-
ratus Removed ..
From Saturdays Daily.

Fairmont, April 14.-The Independ-
ent publishes this story: The effects
of the declaration of war between this
country and Germany are making their
influence felt in every nook and corner
of the land. Many acts which only a
few weeks ago were permissible, now
assume a serious character and are
apt to result in trouble, and it be-
hooves EVERY one be guarded and
careful of their words and actions
The display of German merchant
marine flag in the village of Dunnell
caused some excitement but Fortunate
ly no serious trouble. Some of the
Martin county officials were consulted
by phone, but trouble was averted
without official action being taken.
1t is reported that the proprietor of
blacksmith shop in that village, who
is of;German birth suspended Ger
man merchant marine flag from the
ceiling Of his shop. Cd.
=. Flag Was Removed BY Patriots.
The people of Dunnell are intense
ly loyal and patriotic, and it seemed
TO them that it was improper to have
the flag of nation with which this
country is at. war floating in the vii
lage. a.- ...~,". d.
The proprietor of the shop was
waited upon and asked to remove the
German banner He claimed that he
had right to have the flag of his
fatherland floating in his shop and
refused to comply with their request.
The patriots of Dunnell then decid-
ed to take matters into their own
hands and number of them went in
to the shop and removed the flag.
y The owner Of the flag then evident
Ily came to the conclusion that he had
acted indiscreetly and is reported to
have expressed regret over his &C
tions, and peace again reigns and the
stars and stripes is now the only ban
ner that waves in Dunnell and vicin-
ity. - - ....- ..---,. ..-..f..~.,
...s Wireless Plants Ordered Out.
One of the local results of the dec
laration of war against Germany, is
the ordering out of commission of all
wireless telegraphy plants in this
country other than those under gov
eminent control. In Fairmont as else
where, students, of wireless telegraphy
have erected plants for their own
amusement and diversions. >
William Kauder, student of the
Fairmont high school, had constructed
such plant at his home in the south
eastern part of the city and by the aid
Of which he had occasionally caught
messages that were waited from one
part of the country to the other.
He, was informed Thursday by
Sheriff Carver that Uncle Sam object
ed to the operation of any such plant,
not under his own control, and the
plant came down at once.
=, Other young men in this vicinity
who were interested in this branch
Of science had constructed plants
which furnished them much diversion,
and by the aid of which they would
catch Geographic news dispatches
sent from one part of the country to
the other, but all such plants have now
been put out Of commission in. com
pfiance with the governments order.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
FOR Mr.. ED KELLER, DECORIA,

Mr.. Ed Keller of Decoria was very
pleasantly surprised yesterday, the
occasion being his birthday. At twelve
o'clock a bounteous birthday dinner
was served. The table was decorated
beautifully with carnations and ferns.
The important feature of the menu
was a beautiful birthday cake, IL
lumined with thirty three candles
The guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Stock, Mr.. and Mrs. R. Herzberg
and son Chauncey, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Weber and daughters, Lulu, Flor
ence and Marguerite and son, William.
Mrs. Keller proved to be a royal
hostess and every one enjoyed fine
time. Il
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
CoNGREssMEN ON TRIAL
They Are Charged With Beir
Mixed Up In Plot.
rITpited Press Dispatch.

New York, April 16.-Five Ameri-
cans, including the two former con-
gressmen, Buchanan and Fowler OF
Illinois and former Ohio attorney
general, Monnett, went to trial in
federal court here today charged
with conspiring to foment strikes in
munitions plants in the United
States to prevent the manufacture of
arms to be used against Germany.
They have denied their guilty. They
were members of Laber's National
Peace Council, a pro-German organ
ization; and were indicted with
Franz Won Rintelin, German plotter.
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From Mondays Daily.
BOX SOCIAL AND PLAY
WILL BE RENDERED.

A box social will be held at Lime
town in district No. As school house
next Friday night at eight o'clock The
young people Of Limetown will present
the play, DOT, the Miners Daughter
and the school children will give some
songs, readings and dialogues. A good
crowd is expected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
LARGEST BOOK OF LAWS
t Is Being Prepared by Secretary OF
State Julius SchmahI.
ed Press Dispatcl

st. Paul, April 16.-That the largest
book of session laws in the history of
Minnesota is being made by the pres
ent legislature is the assertion made
today by Secretary of State Schmahl.
He said that while .213 laws have
been passed to date 600 will be passed
by the end of the session, Wednesday.
Several long laws are in the book.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20

Representative Idlhllu II. hllSWOTJH,
last evening, by adopting the follow
ing:
| Whereas, the Order of Elks is a
purely American institution, encourag-
! ing at all times the virtues of loyalty
and patriotism;
| And, Whereas, by the acts of the I'm
perial German government, a state of
war has been forced upon our country,
and it became necessary, early in April
, that we recognize the situation, and that
the president and congress take imme-
date steps to prepare for our defense,
the first of which was the declaration by
congress of the existence of this state
of war;
And, Whereas, in this crisis, our fell
low townsman and Brother Elk, Con-
gresham Franklin F. Ellsworth Loyalty
stood by the president in his efforts to
secure the necessary action by congress,
although vigorously urged by certain So
called "pacifists'' to do otherwise;
Resolved, that Mankato Lodge No. 225,
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
| of Elks hereby tenders Brother Ellsworth
this expression of its appreciation and
Communications of his action in supporting
the president of the United States in
maintaining the honor and dignity of the
nation and the safety of its citizens.
A copy of the above will be sent to
Representative Ellsworth.
Mankato Elks, Lodge No. 225, in
stalled the following officers last
night, District Deputy John P. Green
of Albert Lea Lodge No. S13 acting
as installing officer: Exalted Ruler, /.
N. Tompkins; esteemed leading
knight, Roy H. Allison; esteemed
loyal knight, Ivan Bowen; esteemed
lecturing knight, Dr. B. H. McCleery;
secretary, F. w. Force; treasurer,
G. L. Oleson; tiler, o. G. Lundberg;
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|PREDICTsFlFTY CENT TUBER:
Duluth Man Says Price Will Be Re-
duced Shortly.
rUuited Press Dtspa &c

Duluth, Mimi, April 16.-The
northwest will have so cent potatoes
within three weeks is the prediction
of G. M. Peterson, secretary Of the
Duluth Retail Merchants association
today.
Farmers have been boarding ur
their potatoes for higher prices, but
now will have to flood the market
with them Cor have "a total loss, he
claimed.