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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
VETERAN ON RAILROAD
SECTION STILL HEARTY
M. C. PresnalI Holding His Own
With Many of Younger
! Element
Especial to The Free Press.1

\
Eagle Lake, December 30.-The
| funeral of Mrs. Lydia Pressnall was
held at the Methodist church at two
o'clock Thursday and was well at
tended. The passing away of this
noble woman has bereft Eagle Lake
| of a good friend and neighbor. She
was a devoted wife and loving moth
er to her family. The family has the
true sympathy of the people of Eagle
Lake and vicinity.
John Morgan is again running from
Rochester to Tracy as mail agent, q
tposition he held once before.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heffenger and
two sons are spending the holidays
with Mrs. Heffenger's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. c. Pressnall. They re-
side at Austin, where Mr.. Heffenger
| is travelling auditor for the Western
Union Telegraph company.
Mrs. j. L. Cummins, who was taken
to the hospital at Mankato for treat
ment, finds her case is not yielding
| to the sanitary baths, and may have
to submit to an operation.
Clark Pickle, who is travelling
lagent for Omaha dry goods
house, is spending the holidays with
his relatives in Eagle Lake. Mr..
Pickle was recently sick with small
jpox, but scarcely shows any effects Of
| the disease now.
Charles Burgess is having good
sale for silver dent seed corn.
M. c. Pressnall, who is probably the
loldest section boss on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad, having
started to work when boy in his
| teens about forty years ago and
grown white in it's service, is still on
the job. and can be seen early in the
morning before daylight with his
handcar, running over his section,
looking for broken rails or things out
[of place. He has held many positions
of responsibility as foreman Of the
steel gang, foreman of excavating
forces and a valuable assistant in q
wrecking outfit, yet he loves his old
section, where he has to his credit
not the loss of a single life nor an
accident on account of trackage. He
can retire on a good pension, but he
prefers to keep right on. He boasts of
raising family of seven children, six
daughters and son. The son is a
night operator at, Eagle Lake. Two
daughters are married to enterpris
ing merchants in Northern Wisconsin,
one is married to the city marshal at
Spooner, Wis, one to travelling
auditor for the Western Union Tele-
graph company, one to a successful
practicing physician Of Turtle Lake,
Wis, and the Oldest is married to the
well known C. Brown who edits the
New Richland paper. His most esti-
mable wife is deserving of much cred
it in bringing up and educating their
daughters.
The third number of the entertain
ment course was given to a full house
by HAYWOOD Robert Manlove. The en-
tertainment was very good and high
ly appreciated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Kerns
From saturday's oa.Iy.

From Saturdays DAILY.
y Ella .Keene of Minneapolis and Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Rist of Mankato spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo
Rist and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Busby spent
Christmas at the Meurer home
Clifford Cole made a trip to ST.
Peter one day last week to take a
wolf hide down.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson and
children spent Christmas at Ormsby.
T. c.. Peart of Minneapolis visited
at the Hodgson home last week.
A. ErdahI of Blue Earth City visit
FED H. A. Hanson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp and
sons spent Christmas at the Sharp
home in North Mankato
Mr.. Busick of Webster City, Iowa,
has moved to the farm owned by DR..
Curran and DR.. Holman.
G.. Morris Of Colorado is visiting
his little son at the Parry home.
Mrs. Eli Michels of Near Good
Thunder visited at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson, over
Sunday.
Vina Evenson of Mankato spent
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Evenson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parsons and
children took dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Parry at the store on Christmas
day.
Rev. George E. Brown and Mrs.
Brown entertained Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Loucks and sons for dinner and the
afternoon on Christmas day.
Charlie Regel of Iowa visited at
the Hanson home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Johnson
celebrated Christmas day by enter
tanning their daughter and son-in-law
Mr.. and Mrs c. Purrier and the
children and several others, who en-
joyed the tree and the fine dinner.
Julia Loucks has been quite sick
with mumps but is better at this
writing. u
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.. Busby enter
tanned their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. v. Frazier, and chill
dren of Palmer, Iowa, for Christmas.
Marietta and Ruth Kaneff and Mrs.
Frank Loucks have been on the sick
list during the Christmas time with
the mumps.
The Kerns school closed Friday for
the holidays and Miss Steel went to
Mankato to spend her vacation with
her parents.
The students from the normal and
high school are all at their homes for
their vacation.
Viola Michels went to St. Peter
Tuesday.
Mary and Evelyn Budde spent
Christmas with relatives at Nicollet.
H. A. Hanson made a trip to Judson
Christmas with relatives at Nicollet.
young people a sleigh ride. Those en-
joying the good time were his sons,
Tom and Bert, and daughter, Pen
elope, and their guests, Jane Parry,
Leslie Lindsay, George Loucks and
Evart Budde Supper was served later
at the Hanson home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
WAS FOUND
GUILTY BY THE JURORS
However, His Attorney Will
) Present Motion For Arrest
Of Judgment
From saturdays 1s--y.1

|
John f. Bernhagen, attorney for
IA. G.. Marshall of Minneapolis,
found guilty by jury in the district
court late yesterday afternoon, as
state in last nights Free Press, or
obtaining signature to a contract
under false pretenses, is going to
present a motion for an arrest OF
judgment.
After the verdict was announced
there was some discussion between
County Attorney j. w. Schmitt and
Attorney Bernhagen, as to the time
of passing sentence. 1t was agreed
at length that the matter of sentence
be deferred to January 81, 1917, at 2
p. M, and Judge Comstock ordered
accordingly. The court required bond
in the sum of $4,000. In the mean
time, prior to the furnishing of this
bond, the defendant was committed
to the charge of the sheriff. 1t ap-
pears that the fight over the case is
far from being at an end. Attorney
Befnhagen stated that he would have
a transcript of the trial made.
The case was placed in the hands
of the jury at 11:45 a. m, and at
$3.50 p. M, word was received from
the jury that an agreement had been
reached.
The arrest was made on the com
plant of w. j. Morris, farmer of
Lyra township.
Mrs. Marshall was in court with
her husband at the time of the read
ing of the verdict.
Sentence was passed by the court
yesterday afternoon on four who had
pleaded guilty, as follows:
Nelson Young, who robbed James
Flaherty in a Mankato hotel of $50
sentenced to st. Cloud reformatory.
not to exceed five years.
Harvey Peyton, who burglarized a
tailor shop at Lake Crystal, was SEN
fenced to the state prison at Still
water, not to exceed five years.
Ralph Miller, who passed a WORTH
less check in the sum of 1865 on the
National Citizens bank, sentenced to
the ST. Cloud reformatory, not to ex-,
ceed five years.
Bert Bloom of Good Thunder. who
stole quantity of corn from neigh
Dor, sentenced to the st. Cloud re-
formatory, not to exceed five years.
In this case a stay was granted, and
the defendant is to appear in court
again on Jan. 2 at p. m.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
DOCTOR WOULD live
TO FINISH HIS BOOK
Or. A. C. Rogers of FarihauIt Is atWork
On Publication, the Material For
Which He Has Been Many Years in
Collecting; Very Sick
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Faribault, December 2S.--Dr A.
C. Rogers, superintendent OF the
School for Feeble Minded, returned
to the hospital in Minneapolis Sum
day afternoon, accompanied by sew
eral members of his family. Mon
day morning, TRANSMISSION of blood
was made, using blood from his
sons arm, resulting in slight IN
crease in the doctors count. An
other TRANSMISSION Is expected to be
made in few days, in the hope that
a greater stimulation will be eff
fected Mrs, Rogers and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter West, are with him
constantly.
DR.. Rogers is making an heroic ef-
fort to prolong his life in order to
finish book, the material for which
he has been years in collecting. and
which out of the richness of his ex-
perience, will be contribution of
inestimable value to those interested
in all phases of the work with de-
fectiveS.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
HARKs BACK TO Time
OZONE WAS REAL COLD
7. A. Chapman Recalls Days
When There Were No Steam
Heated Flats
from Saturdays Daily.

rom odturoayS Daily.
Frlgld weather of the past week has
aroused interesting "reminiscences
among those who have spent MANY
winters in Mankato, and it seems
that years ago winters were every bit
as cold in Mankato as they are at the
present time. c. A. Chapman, one Of
the pioneer residents of the city.
stated yesterday that the coolest
winter he remembers was In 1859.
shortly after he had married and
gone to housekeeping.
The weather was so cold" said
Mr.. Chapman, that in spite of the
hottest fire we could build the frost
stood heavily all over the walls of
our kitchen, and one morning 4
measured the frost on the windows
and found that it was seven-eighths
OF an inch thick. In those DAYS we
d1dn't have steam heated flats. but
the men got up in the morning to
build the fires, and not only built the
fires, but went out in the cold, cut
the wood from the forests, hauled it
in to their homes, and cut it up ready
for the stoves. Why, it was frequently
so cold that the mercury in the ther-
mometers froze. and we didn't seem
to mind it." A y-stander vouchsafed
the oft repeated remark, "Men now
a-days couldn't endure the hardships
which their forefathers did, But Mr..
Chapman was of the opinion that tae-
young men of the present could con-
quer just as many obstacles and en-
dure about as much discomfort as
their forebears, if circumstances re-
quired. All, those were the happy
days. ~ f4s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
FARMERS IN CONTROL
North Dakota Legislature Got Down
to Business Today.
UNITED Press Dispatch. I

Bismarck, N. D., January 2.-Norfh
Dakota's armer-legislature got down
to business today, without pomp or
ceremony
1t was legislative session entirely
dominated by farmers political or
ganization that had its birth in the
idea of cooperative marketing OF
grain without speculation. Z.
From the Equity Cooperative ex-
change, standing solely for the open
unspeculative food market, grew the
FARMERS Non-Partisan league OF
North Dakota. This organization
stood for state control of all eleva-
tors, mon speculative markets, and
public ownership of public utilities.
In two elections it swept into the
legislature sufficient members to con-
troll the law making body.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
oLD-TIMER ON THE ICE

DR.. r. M. Dodds Takes Turn at
Curling On New Year Day.
There were some spirited games
played at the Caledonian curling
rink yesterday, and the ice was fine.
Between the Nyquist and Owen
Kinks the score stood 10 to in
favor of Owen Between Snow and
Lewis, Snow won out, score IL to Z.
DR.. r. M. Dodds was prominent
visitor; and took a hand in the curl
ing and everyone was delighted to
see the "auld'' doctor on the ice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
MINNESOTA CLIMATE SURE
CONDUCIVE TO LONG YEARS

his ninetieth birthday. The captain
was a prominent figure during the
Indian war, and served with honor and
distinction through the Civil war, be-
ing captain of his home company in
the Ninth Minnesota Regiment.
B. D. Pay, who came to Mankato in
1856, when the town was in its fourth
year, has passed his eighty sixth
milestone, and is now living in quiet
contentment with his family on Sec
ond street, after busy and enter
prising life, having been one of the
well known business men of Man
kato when in his prime.
G. A. Chapman, who is actively en-
gagged in business and has an office
in the l. o. o. F. building is eighty
some years young, and has spent
sixty years of his life In Mankato,
having come here in 1857.
Adam Jefferson, another pioneer
resident, who was actively engaged
in the lime and stone business for
many years, is now living quietly in
the city, and Frank Henlein and Phil
ip Hodapp, fathers of prominent Man
kcto citizens, are now watching the
quiet passing of the days in the city
which they have aided in making one
Of the best in Minnesota.
Bernard Koler, who was engaged
in business in Mankato for many
years, having been one of the pio-
neer shoe men, is now taking life
easier after his busy years of active
labor.
A. G. Barney, who was a clerk in
the Shaubut store in early days, and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05

Sunday night, at twelve O'Clock, the
bells will ring and the big mill
whistles will blow, while many people
who have sat.up half the night await
ing the signal will greet each other
with joyful salutations of Happy New
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Will Not Give UP the Governors OF
flee at Phoenix, Arizona.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I

Phoenix, Ariz., January 2.--When
Thomas E. Campbell, the governor
elect, went to the capitol today to
take over his duties, Governor Hunt,
the incumbent, refused to surrender
the office. Governor Hunt told Camp
bell he could not recognize the lat
ter's credentials. After formal de-
mand for the possession of the exec
utive offices Campbell, withdrew.
He will maintain headquarters in a
downtown office building, pending the
outcome Of the legal proceedings, :.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05


DR., q. G. Harrington are well known
young old men of Mankato, who have
grown up with the town. Henry r.
Case, who in early days lived at
Shelbyville, near Vernon Center, is
one of the venerable old settlers of
Minnesota, and is now, living at $50
Fulton street, having made Mankato
his permanent home many years ago.
Many more elderly people, who have
lived in Minnesota for the better part
of eighty or ninety or more years are
to be found in different parts of the
city, including number of women,
such as Grandma Schumacher, Mrs.
Pitcher, and Mrs. Robert Rose, and
all have a fund of interesting remin-
iscences with which they could en-
terrain their friends for hours if so
disposed.
j. A. Lewis is another resident who
is nearing the ninety mark He is
hale and hearty and nimble as
cricket. Long life, health, prosperity
and happiness are gifts or fair Min
nesota to her inhabitants, and it would
not be any extraordinarily wise pro-
phet who could foresee that eighty,
or perhaps ninety years from now,
many Minnesotans who are welcom-
ing in the year of 1917 will be assist
ing at the demise of that year far
hence, yet unborn, and like the soul
in. Alfred Tennyson's immortal MEM
orian," will say,
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells and let him die.
Ring, happy bells, across the snow;
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the ,true.'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Factions in Methodist Church Failed
to Get Together. -
UNITED Press Dispatcb

IUhlted PreSS DlSpatch.J -
Baltimore. Ohio, January 2.-The
convention held in the Mount Vernon
Methodist church in this city, be-
tween delegates representing the
Methodist Episcopal church and the
Methodist Church South adjourned
todsy. not having succeeded in agree
ing on any plan for the union of these
two great Methodist church organiza-
tions, M =
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
WILL DRAW OUT PERsRING
That Is Expected AS the Next Mex
fcaf DEVELOPMENT.
,ciated Press Dispatch. 4

lAssociated Press Dispatch.J
Washington, January 1.-THE send
ing of Henry P.s Fletcher to the post
at Mexico City as American ambas-
sador and the subsequent withdraw
al of the American expedition is ex-
pected to be among the next devel-
opments in the Mexican situation.
Official confirmation is withheld at
present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Workingman Employed On the Bridge
Construction Was Injured.

John Stokes, one of the working
men employed by the Widell COM
pany on the new Main street bridge,
was hurt in fall while at work this
morning He was climbing up lad
der to the A-frame of the pile-puller,
when the ladder slipped at the foot
and went down. He fell, spraining hrs
ankle and suffering some bruises.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
ViIIa cantufed Towns.
[Associated Press Dispatch.l

: Laredo, January 2.zvilla> troops
captured and looted the towns of
iSabines and Hidalgo. between Lar
edo and Monterey, it was learned
today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05

CAPTAIN CLARKE kEYSoR.
man in Mankato, who, although we'll
on the way toward hundred years of
age, is still in very good health con-
sidering his age. Mr.. Boegen was
the subject Of an interesting article
in The Free Press last year, which
was illustrated with his photograph.
He was among the earliest settlers
of Mankato, and operated saw mill
here in pioneer days.
Captain Clarke Keysor is too well
known in the city to need an extended
INTRODUCTION Recently ne celebrated
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
Arthur Taken IN.

Rev. o. j. Arthur Taken m.
Rev. o. J. Arthur was taken sud-
denly ill and therefore there will be
no services at the Swedish Lutheran
Church this evening. -. sa1 s, -.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05

Given Ten Per Cent of Salary.
H. A. Patterson presented to all
the office and warehouse men en-
ployed lat his wholesale establish
ment. ten, per. cent of their salary as
a holiday remembrance. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-05
-,om Saturdays oaIiy.

From SaturodyS DaffV
william Peterson of Belgrade was
q business caller in the city today.
]. B. LIE Claire of st. Paul is spend
ing the weekend with friends in the
city.
Attorney ]. l.. Schmitt was at Blue
Earth yesterday attending to legal
business. ~ :.
w q. Hart of Wausau, Wis.,, is
spending the holidays with friends in
the city. :,
William Thomas of Springfield will
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-01
BULLDOG PROTECTS CHILD
Faithful Animal Brought Little Mis-.
tress Safely Through Perlls When
She Was Lost In Mountains.

This is the story of a baby and
bulldog. Ellen Grimes, aged four
years, put a blue ribbon on her
brindle bulldog Bob and came down
the perilous trail to Boulder, Colo,
from her home on the top of Sugar
loaf mountain to tell how she and
her pet spent two days and nights
wandering over mountains, along
precipices and through canons while
a posse of 200 men, headed by pack
of bloodhounds searched for them.
'Me and Bob jes' went walkin',"
she said. "When I got hungry l
picked berries and ate them. When
| was sleepy l crawled in a place I'M
der rock and Bob crawled in after
me-"
Bob's nose was full of porcupine
quilts as evidence of at least one bat
tie fought to save his little mistress.
How often the brindle bull kept be-
tween Ellen and the edge of preci-
pice, how often he guided her away
from the treacherous holes with
which the mountain sides are pep
pered, how often he saved her life,
Bob alone knows, and Bob won't tell.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-01
NEW STYLES FOR SOLDIERS
BusinessIike Uniform Now Worn by
American Fighting Man Unlike
Bizarre Garb of Early Days.

There is little in the businesslike,
simple uniform of the American SOL
der, which lately has become such
familiar sight in the streets, remini-
scent of the colorful, bizarre garb of
the early army of the United States.
From the time of the revolution
airy war, or soon thereafter, the ten
dency was steadily toward simplicity,
but it was not until after the war
with Spain that khaki was adopted
and the easily visible blue trousers
and shirt discarded, says the Rehe-
both Sunday Herald.
Today the American soldiers uni
form is designed for comfort, serv-
'iceability, protection from both
weather and discovery by the enemy
lin short, for efficient service.
What some Of the picturesque old
uniforms were devised for is more
than one can say-unless it was for
their picturesqueness.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-01
KINGS WERE GENEROUS.

In bestowing war honors in Hyde
park, London, as he did recently,
the king did not follow the example
of some of his royal predecessors and
give away portions of the park itself.
George II recognizing a man who
begged of him one day as an old SOL
der who had fought under him at
Dettingen, promptly gave. the man
a strip Of land in Hyde park to erect
a stall, and the mans descendants
sold it for a small fortune to / ord
Bathurst as part of the site of APPS
ley house. George III, too, reward
ed a Mrs. Sims, who had lost six
sons in the wars, by building her
little cottage in Hyde park.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-01
BIG COAL SUPPLY IN ALASKA
Cheap Fuel Can Be Obtained for Navy
If Government Opens Up Field In
Far North Promptly.

Responding to the statement that
the United States will require 49,
100000 tons of coal year for naval
purposes, which Secretary Daniels
recently made, the answer of Alaska
is: eve have the coal; come and get
it,"
The fact is that one of the wisest
measures of preparedness which con-
gress made for the war, as is now
demonstrated, was the provision for
the construction of the railroad to
the Matanuska coal fields, says the
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. That was
a great national project of prepared
ness, the value of which will be fully
appreciated if the government fol-
lows the work promptly and lends
every possible assistance toward get
ting the Matanuska field opened up
to the largest possible production.
The coal from that field will meet
the highest requirements of the navy.
There is an inexhaustible quantity of
it. The quicker the road is COM
pleted, the mines opened and the
coal being moved to deep water the
better.
The government has been paying
extravagant prices to have coal trans
ported from the Atlantic to the Pa
ellie for the use of the fleet in Pa
cific waters, directing to this pur-
pose much tonnage which is needed
greatly on every sea. 1t is an unnec-
essary expenditure and an unneces-
sary division of tonnage. The coal
is in Alaska; it can be opened when
terms are made with people who will
lease and open the properties if
given chance to do so; OF the gov
eminent might open mines for naval
uses.
As a military measure there are
few things which would be of greater
value to the country at this time
than the opening of the Alaska coal
fields to immediate use. The navy
needs the coal. The country needs
the coal. Why not go and get it?