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Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-30
Wake Up

In q little town in Southern nng'
land a local Newspaper reported re-
Gently that every house on q certain
treet In that town bore the sign Of
mingled grief ana pride. signifying
that a member Of the household had
Eiven his life In the great war.
A French Newspaper reported re-
Gently that a soldier on being given
leave. refused Il, saying: MY wife
and only daughter have met With
shame ut the hands OF the Germans.
! do not want to 60 home"
Think Of these things. you prosper
ous farmers, you. who are mahing
high prices today because Of war
conditions. The life-biood and misery
pf others IL being coined into money
for you; you people who have been
educated. protected. and shielded. by
our government until you are In
danger Of lesIng your sense Of graf
ttuae.
Think Of these things. you weil.fea
Americans, while you make money
out Of the wartime activities, then
20 homo 70 q meal which 10 not
stinted BY the necessities Of other
human beings, spend yeur evening
with your children, and pass q dream.
less night, imagining that you have
done your day's duty " an American
citizen.
Contrast the stories outlined with
your OWE enviable condition. ana
then try 10 realize that you are as
truly ana ~ fully commdtted To the
purposes Of this war 80 are those
English widows, facing life anew
without the bread winner; just "a
truly pledged 10 win this war as the
French soldier, suffering agoniss ot
mind witch II 10 diaioult to tathOnn.
These people ere bearing more bur
asnb than human nature should ever
be asked 70 carry. And what are you
sOihg7 Taking things Comfortably.
subscribing. Il may be. Of your sur,
plus wealth To the Liberty LoaA. ana
taking about "Uncis sam cleaning
~ the Germans"
Wake upi Wake upi Oct out q
that dream IN which ysu are indvis-
Ing.
II the arst Jolt has not awakened
you. think Of the man you knew, who
had q good job. or II may be q gooA
medical practice, who threw Il up,
left wife, family and friends, and
went TO France 10 asht for you. be,
siaes the now dead Engiishmen, ana
the Frenchman who win mover smile
again.
II you = net awake yet think Of
the girls In the Department Stores,
and the telephone and telegraph Cd.
%srators. who bought a 5000 Liberty
Rond OF each issue out Of their 5000
10 s1t.oo a week.
In charity, we will assume that
you are now awake.
All you are asked to DO Is 10 speed
mp production in your business, con.
tribute to the national wealth. work
harder, economic in the household.
cut out senseless pieasures-even
pleasures which though harmless in
themselves, IA stu be done with.
out. Save every cent you can. II
you have not bought a Liberty Bond,
10 inc get n now at the bank. In
order that o may not be branded
Stacker" And whatever YOU do. 70
member that early next year you win
Do called upon to subscribe TO aneth.
or Liberty Loan.
What do o sayf Are you awake
Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1917-11-30
Notice of Publication


In the District Court, County of
Lincoln, October Term, A. d.
1917.
Iva Reed, Plaintiff,
VS.. No. 1854.
Emmett d.. Reed, Defendant.
The said defendant, Emmett d.
Reed, is hereby notified that a
suit In divorce has been COM
menced against him in the Dis
trict Court for the County of
Lincoln, State of New Mexico.
by said Iva Reed, wherein said
plaintiff prays for an absolute
divorce on the ground of nom
support and that unless he en-
ters or causes to be entered his
appearance in said suit on or be-
fore the 29th day of December,
A. ID. 1917. decree pro confesso
therein will be rendered against
you.
(SeaD o. T.. NYE, Clerk.
BY A. H. Harvey, Deputy.
j. b. Newell, Esq, Las Cruces,
New Mexico, Attorney for
Plaintiff. Nov. 16t4.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

tertainment to be given sometime
during March goes steadily on.
Mrs Ray Thompson and little
daughters, Mary and Grace of AM
boy, visited at the home of l.. D..
Mills from Friday afternoon until
Tuesday noon.
Mrs Paul Derby of Redwing came
Saturday night from Minneapolis,
where she and her husband had been
attending the auto show. Mrs. Der
by's visit was a happy surprise to
her parents. She returned to her
home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Emeline Crane is staying
with Mrs. Olmsted for a few weeks.
Kenneth Crane and Erwin Mills
resumed their school work in
Mankato high school on Monday.
Miss Bertha Cole has been staying
at the L. D. Mills home for several
days.
Miss Clara Bcynton has moved in
to rooms of the Garden City hotel
for few weeks during the severe
weather.
Mrs. Hazel Howard and little
daughter are at the nome OF FRANK
Howard. Little Dorothy has been
quite ill the past week.
Mrs. Wood and Miss Valrah Wood
were Mankato passengers Monday.
Mrs. Bert Howard visited at the
Frank Howard home Sunday. e..
On Tuesday afternoon very
pleasant w. C. T. U. meeting was
held in the basement of the Chris
tan church. This was the Willard
meeting and was led by Mrs. Mat
tie Chapman. After the program
light refreshments were served
There were about forty ladies pres
ent and a very delightful social hour
was spent.
On Sunday morning the pulpit Of
the Christian church will be filled
Church service at 1890 and Sunday
school following. If you enjoy 6
good live Sunday school come.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

ciety at the home of Arthur Vulcan
Friday evening. The young people
who attend these gatherings always
report good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Budde and sons
Ira and Frank took dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Loucks Sunday.
Quite number from the neighbor-
hood attended the seed show at Man
kato last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Heise enter
tanned two loads OF young people and
the boys from their neighborhood,
Saturday evening in honor of the
birth anniversaries of their sons
Louie of Company H who was q and
George who was II. The evening was
spent in playing cards and dancing
and a nice supper was served. Both
boys were presented with some fine
gifts.
Thelma Stats, who lived in the
neighborhood last year, got a prize in
the bread contest held at the seed
show. C. H. Loucks took a prize on
alfalfa and Mrs. Adolph Heise a prize
of $500 on late white potatoes.
Mrs. Elmer Burnett, Mrs. Peter
son, and daughter Ruth, spent
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Harry Burnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Johnson enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Landgren and
Mr.. and Mrs. Farm, Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Reich and little son OF
Madison Lake visited at the Heise
home over Sunday.
Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Heise attended the golden wedding
celebration of Mr. and Mrs. John
Mulch in North Manato.
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lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis and son
Ralph.
William Chapel and family expect
to leave the first of next month for
Timber Lake, South Dakota, where
they will make their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Parks Everett and
James TreDilcock were guests of the
Arthur Perkins family Sunday.
Frank Matchbox returned to the
village the past week from q bust
ness trip at Owatonna
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wakefield
and family~and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Emery and amily were entertained
at the Hengt Stolz home Sunday.
Reverend R. J. Rice of LIE Sueur
Center filled the pulpit at the Metho-
dist church last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Sadie Bonwith was the guest
Of her aunt Mrs. e. e. Smith a few
days during the week.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Cheadle and
family were entertained at dinner
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Goldsmith. .
Willard Gapp and Miss Mable
Cheadle, students of Gustavus Adolf
plus college at st. Peter arrived
home last Saturday for weeks visit
with their parents.
Mrs. Charles Cheadle spent last
Wednesday with Mrs. G. l.. Chea-
die Jr.
Friends are sorry to learn that
Glenn Groh remains in very i'll health
and is still belfast.
The Masonic Lodge held meetings
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings Of this week.
The Ray Hankins family have been
rufraring with colds and the grippe
during the past couple of weeks.
John Mcdonald and Charlie Block
left Tuesday for Rochester where
they will both undergo operations at
ST. Mary's hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

msunity good bye and departed for
their new field Of labor. The former
went to LETTERS and the latter to
Window, 10 which, places they have
been advanced. Their places have
been filed by c. e, Walbrige who is
the depot agent andlC. c. Maynard as
helper They are entering upon their
work with zeal thatl spells Good,
and the public feen assured of as
courteous treatment | as heretofore.
They will be Of exceptional value to
the enterprise of the \community as
both are married men. Mr.. Maynard
will move his family here as soon as
he can find a house. 1t is not certain
as yet as to whether Mr.. Waldrige
will remain permanently or not, and
until it is decided he will board here,
his family remaining where they are.
The Vernon Center Creamery COM
pany will hold its seventh annual
meeting on Saturday of this week,
February II, in the opera house. The
business session is called for 1890
a. M, and will continue till noon
hour when free lunch will be
served to all present which we hope
will be every patron and his wife as
we'll as all prospective patrons.
w. Schilling of Mortified, who owns
"the herd that made Mortified fam
ous," will oe present in the afternoon
and give us one of his splendid ad-
dresses upon some topic which will
be helpful to all who are in any way
interested in the dairy industry. The
entire farming community is cor
daily invited to come and hear Mr..
Schiliing who has a state wide repu-
tation as institute conductor and
successful dairyman.
"The Farmer" in a recent issue
gave the annual report of the Cort-
land Cooperative creamery says that
the average price paid for butterfat,
by this creamery, which is 35 cents
is the highest yet reported. The sec
retary's report of our creamery
business IS not completed at this
time but we will promise that if you
will come to our annual meeting you
will be told of a price that goes be-
yond this one The usual list of Of
ficers and directors will be elected
and remember that if you are pa
tron not only for these but upon every
question brought before the house,
as we are in the strictest sense CO.
operative institution. AS usual the
buttermilk for this year will be sold
to the highest bidder. Plan to come
and bring others with you.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
HARKEN, YE PATRIOTS
Member of the Mill City School Board
Declared That John Hancock Was
SmuggIer
From THURSDAYS Daily.

from inufSoayS DAILY.
Minneapolis, February 15.-Min-
neapolis today stands corrected. School
Director Lynn Thompson, socialist,
did the correcting, late yesterday when
he assured the board of education
that the American revolution was
not a war of patriotism, but war OF
commercialism, that the Boston tea
party was staged to make easier the
smuggling of tea and that John Han
cock, first signer of the Declaration of
independence, was 1.-The prince OF
smugglers."
School board members were some
what surprised to learn for the first
time that the spirit of 1776, the spirit
manifested at Lexington and Bunker
Hill was the spirit of commercialism
voting against the plan.
But their establishment did not pre-
vent them from indorsing plan to
teach patriotism in the public schools,
offered by Director Henry Deutsch.
Mr. Thompson was the only member
voting against the plan.
Just what led( the two women
members of the board, Miss Mae
Snow and Mrs. T. F. Kenney to vote
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
Kerns
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Quite a number attended church,
Sunday school and Christian Endeav-
or last Sunday.
The oyster dinner that was to
have been given at the home of Mrs
Johnson will be held this week Fri
day at the noon hour.
Miss Stella Steel spent the week
end at her home in Mankato.
School in district No. 81, with Miss
Anderson as teacher began Tuesday
having been closed for a week on
account of fuel shortage.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loucks
were driving to Mankato Friday
afternoon beautiful large gray
wolf crossed the road, ran across
Jay Hodgson's hay meadow and sat
down on a large snow drift near Of
to Peterson's place. The wolf was
probably not looking for food but
was enjoying himself.
Clayton Parsons of Nicollet spent
Sunday with his sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter John
son.
Clifford Cole went to Rapidan
Saturday to visit his brother Howard
and family.
Charley Fish went TO Minneapolis
to visit relatives, Thursday.
Mrs. Lucy Culp is still very sick
with infian.atory rheumatism. Her
daughter Eleanor was home from
Mankato Saturday.
Kate Smith is still sick at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Henry
Goodridge. Her sister Mrs. Joe Grice
is also with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Door and fam
lily spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. C. H. Loucks.
Mrs. Walter Johnson has been sick
with the grippe. Cecil Wright is stay
ing with her.
Penelope Hanson and Cora John
son attended the Young Peoples So
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
Eagle Lake
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The roads are now broken out and
the farmers are enjoying the good
sleighing and taking advantage of the
opportunity of the same.
Mr.. J. A. Sharp from near Smiths
Mill was over with two loads of seed
wheat to get the wild peas extracted
from it. BY running the seed through
the Spirel Pea separator at the Roller
Mill the peas are taken out and we are
pleased with the success of the process.
Many of the farmers are taking advan-
tage of the benefit of the cleaning of
their wheat.
Some careless person fired a shot
from a No. % rifle from a north cas-
tern direction, the shot smashing
through a window in the home of f..
W. Gleason, and damaging the plaster
on the opposite side of the room. The
force with which it came would have
proved fatal to person had they been
struck.
Mr. and Mrs. John Houghtelling and
child took the evening train by the way
of Chicago to st. Louis, Mo-, where
they will go to get treatment for their
little girl who has suffered from in
fancy with paralysis. She will be UNI
der the care of a great specialist in
the hospital there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Winnebago carried off the bulk of
the honors anr prizes at the thirteenth
teenth bonspiel of the Mankato CAL
edonian CARING club. The bonspiel
came to a close last evening, the
final feature being a banquet given
by the club to the visiting teams at
the Saulpaugh hotel last evening.
At this banquet the POSTMASTER, c..
J. Laurisch, remarked that William
Mcdonald OF Winnebago had mort
gage on tn: Mankato rink. He had
both the first and second trophies,
but it WIS he intention of Mankato
to redee 4 ne mortgage by winning
the tropics next year. The toast
master said the victorious Winnie
bago team might take the rink, but
must leave the sheets of ice and
the cuspidors.
Prizes BY Mcdonald Rink.
The two first prizes that were won
by the Mcdonald rink were the First
National bank trophy with four gold
medals and the business mems tro-
ply with four pipes, given by the
Minnesota Pipe and Tile company.
The first prize in the third event
was won by a Mankato rink, that of
Alba Lewis. This prize consisted OF
four Dads electric lanterns, donated
by the L: Patterson Merchantile
company The Lewis rink late yes
terday was tied with the rink of
Will Morrow of Mapleton for the
| first prize of the third event. The
Morrow rink went home without
playing out the finals, and this left
| the first prize by forfeiture to the
Mankato rink. But the second prize
four bill folds, donated by the o. w
Schmidt Saddlery company, goes to
the Morrow rink.
Winnebago, besides getting two
frsts, also carried off one second
prize. This was in the first event
when William Rorman's rink won
four tams, donated by the Fisher
Clothing company, In the second
event, the second prize, four one
pound Jars of Prince Albert tobacco
| donated by c. H. Jones, was won by
the rink of William w. Taylor OF
| Mapleton.
Fourth Event Postponed.
The fourth event of the bonspie
has been postponed. This will DC
| played out some time next week anC
will be a local contest. The first prize
| consists Of four pairs ! sloves donated
| by the Nyquist Clothing company, anc
the second prize conSi~' ; Of four two
pound packages of C.tc Blend coffee
| donated by Otto's groce'
The banquet at the SGIi~t ugh hote
| last evening was made - ssible by
the kindness of Glenn G,-Aon, one OF
the hotel proprietors 3r1 member OF
the local curling club, ~ the adVan-
| tageous arrangements that he offered
Aleck Ellis Of Mapleton made 6
great hit with a song, the words Of
which he himself had composed. Il
was song on the bonspiel of Maple
| ton and he declared that it had beer
inspired by a dream. The song con-
tanned humorous illusions to all the
well known curriers' of Mapleton, Win
nebago and Mankato. 1t was com
posed in the true Scotch dialect
and might be considered the hit OF
the evening.
Other Songs Sung.
Songs were sung also by William
Morrow of Mapleton, and George
Mckay of Winnebago. A recitation
appropriate to the occasion, was Civ
en- by William w. Taylor of Maple
ton. Bruce Hanna of Mapleton, the
celebrated story teller, gave the boys
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

to indorse the stands of both Mr..
Deutsch and Mr. Thompson is another
story.
81 think the truth should be told
to children" said Mr.. Thompson,
that will make true Americans
When the Boston tea party came it
was not because of a tax on tea. That
tea had been removed. 1t was to
allow smuggling of tea. John Han
cock was the prince of smugglers
The revolutionary war was an indus
trial war, not one of patriotism.
What's he use - Lut something in to
make p' pl ,. < this a great coun-
try? M - and we won't have
to r 81 ~ down childish
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
From Thursdays Daily.

G.. A. Eckman transacted business
at Merriam today.
Mrs. L. Grain of Garden City was
shopping in Mankato today. d. be-
A. G.. Gray of Vernon Center trans
acted business in the city today.
G. w. Champlin of Lake Crystal
visited relatives in the city yesterday
Miss Theda Cummings of Blue
Earth was shopping in the city yes
terday.
DR.. J. w. Welcome of Sleepy Eye
was in the city on professional bust
ness today.
Mrs. NJ. Michigan is in GAINESVILLE
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E
R. Thatcher.
George Koenig returned yesterday
from Wabasha, where he attended the
funeral of his brother.
Mrs. Fred Hotaling, who was
called to Faribault, on account OF
the illness of a relative, has returned
Eldridge Little of Staples, Mimi,
is a guest at the home of his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Owen.
Miss Grace Mccarthy, a trained
nurse Of this city, was called to
Mapleton yesterday to take care of d
patient .....
J. ]. Prentice of St. James, assist
ant division superintendent of the
Omaha, was in the city yesterday on
business. lItn..
M. J. Boyle of Winona, superintend-
ent of the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Gray, of Clay Center,
Kansas, who spent the past six weeks
was in the city today, enroute to her
home.
H. L. Click of North Mankato, or
ganizer of the Brotherhood of All
Railway Employees, left this morning
for Thief River Falls, in the interest
IF that organization.
Mrs. H. B. McCleery of the La Vogue
who went to points in the east last
week to purchase the spring stock for
the millinery store, returned to Man
kato Wednesday morning.
DR.. L. T. Austin and w. d. Hinchon
of Madelia were in the city yesterday,
and called on E. n. Almquist, who is
at one of the local hospitals recover
ing from an operation for appendicitis.
General Gustave Widell returned
last evening from a business trip to
Spring Valley and st. Paul. At Spring
Valley last Monday night he address,
ed meeting of the Commercial club
on the subject of paving. He gave
this address in response to an invi-
tation by the club. Spring Valley is
contemplating some paving improve
ments.
Clinton J. Thro, who went to st.
Paul to make arrangements to go
into the navy, passed his examina-
ton in stenography and bookkeeping
and departed from st. Paul Tuesday,
going to Newport where he will en-
ter the yoeman school to take six
months special preparation for his
work. He will enlist as petty Of
ficer and be assigned to work that
will make use of his commercial
education.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
BILL BY DR.. J. w. ANDREWS
Would Sterilize Idiots, Imbecies, and
Confirmed Criminals.

IAssociated Press Dispatch.1
St Paul, February disqualification
of idiots. imbeciles and confirmed GRIM
inals in Minnesota is sought by Senator
J. W. Andrews of Mankato, in a plp
presented to the senate today.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-02-22
A SACRED DAY.

AS long free institutions exist the 22nd of Febru
AIRY will be sacred day. Washington stands out dis
tnct and exalted figure in history The divine rights of
kings were to pass away the divine rights of sovereign
manhood to be acknowledged and Washington APP
peared the first lofty representative Of the dspensa
ton He was more than any history has made him. He
was more in his day than the world realized This is
proven by the fact that those his person. matter
how bright brave they were accepted his sovereignty
them. They yielded to him matter of course
They felt did they who met Hercules they wanted
proof of what he could do what under stress he would
do-they knew it would be right AS Iole said of Her.
cues: Hercules did not wall for contest he conquered
whether he stood, walked, sat- whatever thing
he did" Emerson says: Divine persons character
born or to borrow phase from Napoleon, they are
victory organized"
In the same way Washington conquered those around
him. He gave the impression of victory organized"
That impression extended far beyond his immediate pres
When he died, Napoleon after years of unpara
leed victories, had become First Consul of France, with
Europe at his feet But when the of the death of
Washington reached him, he ordered that his triumphant
armies should drape their Standards put the insignia
of mourning and in the palace of the government solemn
memorial service held There those who say he
nsncere in that but matter the impression that
Washington had made upon the world had reached him
and he knew that it had reached the Frenlh people. In
deed that inner self had shone out at Valley Forge and
made his naked army forget the cod his starving army
forget their hunger 1t bazed out at Trenton at Prince
ton Monmouth at Yorktown it Impressed itself upon
congress- and upon the world it will continue to impress
the world as long as herosm and unsefsh patriotism
are reverenced by mankind.-C. c. Goodwin.