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The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
WOMAN BADLY BURNED
Mrs. A. Kowalska Is the UE-
fortunate Victim of Gasoline
Explosion
From Saturdays Daily.

! rom SATURDAY D0hy.
Mrs. A. Kowalska of 926 Third av-
enue now lies in st. Joseph's hospi-
tai, suffering from severe and disfig-
uring burns received in gasoline ex-
plosion at her home Wednesday night.
Mrs. Kowalska was engaged in filling
gasoline lamp at her home, when
one of her children approached with
lighted candle. She called to the
child, saying Don't come so close!
Blow the candle Out?" The child
obeyed it's mother and blew the can
die out but the expiring flame of the
candle caught in the gas, which fared
up, burning Mrs. Kowalska badly on
the face, both arms and hands. The
burns are quite serious, and it is i'm
possible as yet to determine just
what the results will be. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kowalska and family have lived
in this city for about two months.
The husband recently left st. JOS
eph's hospital after an operation for
appendicitis.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
DanviUe

Mrs Carl Kruger of MankatC
visited with friends here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. John Albrecht returned home
from Wisconsin Thursday where she
has been visiting for a few weeks.
Miss Blanch Shultz of Wells is
visiting at the home of her grand
father, Fred Lentz.
Miss Louise Krueger of Mankato
spent few days visiting her sister
Miss Clara Kruger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bolinger and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. Boiling
er's sister, Mrs Dan Pierce at Beau
ford
Arthur Thompson was a caller at
the home of Fred Lentz, last Sunday
A surprise party was given in honor
of Rev. and Mrs. Carl Kruger at the
home of George Kraus. A fine pro-
gram was rendered and good crowd
was present All had very fine
time. 70
Mrs. Will flasher and Mrs. Edward
Thompson returned home from Ill.
where they have been visiting their
parents Mr. and Mrs. Een.
Little Gladys Thompson has been
on the sick list.
Miss Libbie Bolinger visited with
Helen Pomroy Sunday
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Mankato Township
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Joyce Wood, who is attending
high school and staying with her
aunt Mrs. Evans, is spending a short
vacation with her parents at Delavan.
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Carol who former
ly lived in this neighborhood but later
near Good Thunder had an auction
last Saturday, selling their stock, ma
chinery and household goods. They
have gone to Algona, Iowa, expecting
to enter the restaurant business if
the deal proves successful.
The chicken-pox is making a visit
in the neighborhood. -
Edmond Ore had husking bee
Tuesday and had quite large
crowd.
A number of relatives and neigh
bors pleasantly surprised Mrs. Dan
Foley at her home Sunday evening in
honor. of her birthday. Four auto
loads from Mankato arrived to cele
brate the occasion.
Mrs. J. Kerns and family have
moved to Eagle Lake where they will
reside.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend the program and box social to
be held Friday night, November 16,
at the Dickerson school house dis
trict No. So. Young and old come
and bring a box the proceeds are to
buy an organ Plenty of music,
come and enjoy yourself and don't
forget the Box"
Mrs. Durham of Delavan is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. H. Evans for
few days.
Mrs. Harris Nelson visited her sis
ter law Mrs. Hanson who is i'll
at the hospital Monday forenoon and
spent the afternoon at the Nelson
home in North Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. George Scheurer have
returned from a trip to Milwaukee,
Wis, where the former took treat
ments at the sanitarium.
Mr. Hanel had a number of people
at bee helping with the corn husk-
ing. Mr.. Hanel is not able to use
one of his arms very well since he
hurt is some time ago in falling from
the hay barn while putting hay down
stairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Haslip and fam
lily of Kennedy Bridge spent Sunday
at the A. Schmidt and A. Hoffman
homes Sunday.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
SMASHED KAISER'S PICTURE
Albert Lea Man Could Not Stand For
Emperor Any Longer. -as

Emperor Any Longer. -a.
Albert Lea Tribune: Sunday late at
night Chris Frandsen, South Albert
Lea, pulled the picture of Kaiser Bill
off the wall at his home and it soon
lay broken to bits at the foot of the
basement stairs.
The crash OF the broken glass and
heavy frame on the cement floor
startled the members of the Frandsen
family and as they scrambled out of
bed and fairly tumble down stairs to
investigate the cause that broke the
peaceful silence of the night, they en-
countered Mr.. Fandsen, in his night
gown coming out of the kitchen.
"There! 1 guess Kaiser Bill got what
is coming to him all right" said Mr..
Frandsen as he brushed the palms of
his hands together on his way back
to his bed,
When a member of the astonished
family inquired, whats the matter
pa, did you fall down stairs ?" He
said, "No l didn't, but Kaiser Bill did"
When asked to explain he. said: Il
was reading that account in The Even
ing Tribune last night about how
some American people are still dis
playing in their homes pictures of
Kaiser William. At the time | didn't
think about that old picture of Bill
on his horse that brought from Den
mark when | came over. In fact, |
had forgotten all about whose picture
it was After / had gone to bed last
night l couldn't get my mind off OF the
terrible crimes now being committed
by the rulers of Germany. I finally
dozed off in, troubled sleep but l
dreamed of the picture and l awaken
ed with a start. Taking up my flash
light at the head of the bed, pushed
the button and flashing the light along
the picture moulding around the room
to the picture cord / threw the beams
down squarely onto the picture. Sure
enough it was old Bill sitting astride
his big horse jumped up, broke the
cord from the nail and you can find the
whole business down there at the bot
tom of the stairs.
When the family went to investi-
gate, sure enough there lay the broken
frame and the torn picture of Bill
surrounded by thousand and one
pieces of small bits of glass.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
CATTLE is DESTROYED
Wild Animals Prove to Be Menace
to Livestock.

united PreSS D1Spatcn.J
Albuquerque, n. NJ, November II.
Members of the New Mexico Cattle
and Horse Growers, association have
appealed to the secretary of agricul-
ture for immediate expenditure OF
$780, 900 of federal funds in the state,
in an effort to combat the ravages
upon stock bv predatory animals. Es-
imates based upon the tax rolls place
the number of head of livestock de-
stroyed by mountain lions, wolves
and coyotes as follows, during the
past year: Cattle 24,350, valued at
$1,374,0OO; sheep 10000, $1,320,000;
horses $50, $21 1,250.
1t is conservatively estimated that
100000 pounds of edible meat is
destroyed annually by wild animals,
and in view of the necessity for con-
servation of every ounce of meat for
war rations, it is believed federal ,au-
thorities will heed the request for
federal assistance in combating the
menace to the livestock industry.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
BOTH LOVE THE WORK

Boston, Mass, November 10.-An-
other instance in which women have
invaded the sacred domain of mere
man has come to light here with the
announcement that two young women
are now acting deputy marshals in the
office of United States Marshal Nit
chell.
These young women, Miss Mary X.
Buckley and Miss Grace E. O'Donnell,
are said to be the first women mar
shals ever appointed in the country.
Both declare they "just love" their
new work, which consists of granting
alien enemy permits and the re-
sponsibility of the correspondence
connected with that branch of the
governments protective war meas
ureS
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
BREWERY PLANT IS SOLD.
Old Schumacher Property at New
UIm Goes For $3.50.

Old Schumacher Property at New
UIm Goes For SIS, 5,160.
New Ulm, November 10.-Default in
the payment of $11,106 .S2, due on a
mortgage executed by the New Ulm
Brewing and Mailing company to
Charles Hauser, as trustee of the
Hauser & Sons Mating company and
for Herman Nagel, August Phulmann
John Schneider, Mike J. Klinkham-
mer, Otto Meyer and Fred Pfaender,
successors in the interest to the
State bank of Hanska, by virtue of
the conditions of said mortgage and
assignment from the bank to the
above mentioned parties, the brew
cry and property was sold at sheriff's
sale Thursday morning at ten o'clock
by Sheriff w. j. julius. In addition
to the face of the mortgage it was
increased by accrued interest. Taxes
of over $500 also must, be satisfied.
The property was bid in by Stuebe
Bros. and L. Shapiro for the sum of
$751; Whether the interested par
ties will redeem the property or not
is not determined at this time.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
DAMMIT MADE CITIZEN

Nothing in Name, But This One Is
Quite Emphatic.
limited Press Dispatch.]
Chicago, November IA bailiff
in Judge Foells court bawled out
"Damiti Damit!" e.n
The judge Strengthened up in his
chair,
A man approached the bench. ''Let
him be. sworn" said the judge
"Your name?" asked the clerk.
"Damiti" said the man.
mot that kind of an oath," explain
ed his honor.
"It's my name," counter explained
the man. set
Cursory remarks followed and Dam
it, an Austrian, became citizen OF
the United States.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Garden City
From SATURDAYS Daily.

Mrs. ]. e. Stevens and Mrs. G. w.
John went to Mankato last Saturday.
They turned over to the Mankato Red
Cross headquarters eight sweaters,
fifteen pairs of socks, nine pairs
wristlets, five wash cloths, two eye
bandages, two mufflers, twenty eight
pairs pajamas, nine bed shirts, twen-
ty two mules and fourteen leggings,
making total of five hundred pieces
that the Garden City auxiliary has
sent to Mankato headquarters
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Case of Good
Thunder spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Case.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Warren of Yer
non called at the L. D. Mills home
last Wednesday.
Professor Hemsworth and wife
were Mankato shoppers last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bryson Of
Lake Crystal called on relatives in
town last Saturday.
Mrs. H. A. Bixby who has been
quite ill has so far recovered that
she is able to ride out again.
Frank Richardson attended the
Guernsey sale at Wankeshan last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Friday of
Sherburn, Mimi, visited at the home
of J. Henry last Saturday
Mrs. Joe Bryant celebrated her
sixty eighth birthday at the home to
her daughter, Mrs. Albert Spence,
last Sunday. There were eight chill
dren present, twenty-one grandchil-
dren and two great grandchildren.
Wendall Chapman and friend Jack
Feller of Fairbault were guests at
the Chapman home over Sunday.
DR.. Monte Piper of Sanborn, Mimi,
called at the Gates home last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Hannah Thomas is the guest
of Mrs. M. F. Crane this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Swan and daugh-
ter Effie visited at the Hanna home
in Amboy last Saturday.
Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Turk visited
their mother Mrs. Herman who is in
the hospital at Rochester.
Rev. Koch of Vernon was in town
Friday calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles John return
ed Monday afternoon from Camp
Dodge where they spent the week
end with their son Thurston John.
Miss Mary Thurston was a Lake
Crystal shopper last Friday
A large crowd attended the box
social at the Garden City Inn last
Saturday evening everyone had
pleasant time. Mr.. Alec Gray OF
Vernon auctioned the boxes. The
last box was sold to Evertt Whitney
for ten dollars the neat sum of $ll2
was relied from the social.
Mrs. E. H. Hughes is visiting her
aunt Mrs. James Bryson in Lake
Crystal this week.
Howard Waite of Fairmont visited
at the home of his brother Homer
last week.
Miss Myrtle Osgood entertained
few of her school mates last We'd
nesday evening.
Among those who were in Mankato
shopping last Wednesday were MI
and Mrs. Frank Thurston, Mrs.
Thurston and Mary, Mrs. Ida Boyn-
ton and Hans Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Bixby and Mil
dred were callers at the Floyd Wilson
home last Sunday.
Albert Beer accompanied by Mes
danes Dunbar, Hattie and Cora Duff
field autoed to Mankato last Monday
afternoon.
w. A. Roberts and G. ]. Boynton
were business callers in Lake Crystal
last Tuesday
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
CHARGE is GRAND LARCENY

DR.. j. D. Anderson Was Before Court
In This City.
DR.. J. D. Anderson, a colored man,
of Wabasso, was aTTa-gneG late yes
terday in the Mankato municipal
court on the charge of grand larceny
in the second degree on the COM
plaint of Fred Hobeck of Mankato
Hobeck alleges that DR.. Anderson
agreed to cure his son, Emil Hobeck
of epileptic fits, accepted $500 with
out performing the cure, the under
standing being that there was to be
no pay unless there was a cure. The
case was set for hearing on Mon
day, November IL, at 10 a. M, and
Anderson was released on $500 bail.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
mime MILLION CALLED
Men to Give History to Deter
mine Eligibility For Military
Service
From Saturdays Daily.


Washington, Nov. 9.-In order that
their availability for military service
may be determined, 5000, 900 men will
be called upon within the next week
to give their personal history
Secretary of War Baker announces
that the new regulations for classify.
Ing the registered men not drawn in
the first call have been completed and
will be promulgated within a day or
two. The revised regulations as they
will be made public are radically diff
ferent in several respects from the
tentative list of five classes made pub
lie by Provost Marshal General Crowd
Or in his first announcement of the
reorganization of the draft system
about month ago.
Married Men Exempted.
The principal change, it was indicat-
ed is the practical determination of
the government to place all married
men in the acknowledgement class.
Only men whose physical resources
Or whose family resources would guar
antee their dependents living during
their absence will be liable for service
In the field. In the overwhelming
majority of cases, however, married
men will be entirely exempt from mil
litary service unless the war should
take a turn which would necessitate
the mobilization of every able bodied
man in the nation-a circumstance not
considered by the authorities in the
present light of the war situation, SER
lous as it is.
Progress of QUESTIONABLE.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, November 9.-Rapi(
progress is being made in completing
the questionable, by which nine mil
lion men in the country, registered
for military service, will be divided
into classes, which are to be called
into service, as far as they are called
at all, in the order of their number.
A new feature of this questionable is
that it proposes to exempt all mar
ried nEen from the class that is Ii
able to be called first into the serv-
ice, except those whose wives ant
families can plainly get along al
right without their support Each
man who receives copy of this ques-
tionaire will have seven days In
which to send his reply.
1t is understood. that the war de-
partment will ask congress to auth
orize the drafting of men who have
passed the age Of twentyone since
the last draft law was passed. There
are about 100000 such men.
1t is not thought that another draft
of men will be made before next
spring.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
RED CROSS IN JUDSON
Mrs. c. N. Peterson Is Elected
Chairman; Other Officers
Are Chosen
From Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. c. v. Peterson, chairman.
Mrs. o. r. Jones, vice chairman.
Mrs. Alfred Anderson, secretary.
Mrs. Charles Gustafson, treasurer.

The above officers were elected
last evening at the organization of
the Judson chapter of the American
Red Cross in the Swedish Lutheran
church of Judson last evening The
chapter was organized with thirty
six charter members. Enthusiasm
for the cause was well shown by the
large and representative assembly OF
citizens, who were present at the
meeting. Talks on the work of the
Red Cross were given by Mrs J. R
Brandrup, Rev. o. J. Arthur and
Mrs. Nellie Samuelson of this city
The forming of the Judson chapter
adds an important Organization to the
list of auxiliaries of the Mankato
Red Cross.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
CARS NEEDED FOR sPUDs

About 10000 Will Be Required To
Move The Potatoes.
Washington, November 9.-More
than 100000 cars will be needed to
move the present crop of potatoes
in the opinion of the commission of
car service of the railroad board
This crop is the biggest in the his
tory of, the country. 1t will total more
than 4S3,000,000 bushels, all of so
per cent more than the crop of last
year. 1t is believed that the move
ment of this great crop will continue
up to next April.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
SOLDIERS ARE CLEAN
But the Water Played While Bathing;
Nothing for Soup.

[United Press DiSpatch.I u
Camp Funston, Kan, November
12.-There was dust storm at Camp
Funston the other day while some
10000 men of the national army were
drilling. When the future defenders
of democracy came on the drill
grounds they were covered with Kan
sas dust an inch thick.
OFFICERS told them to bathe before
dinner. Everybody rushed for the
bath houses at once and soon every
shower was going. The camps water
mains were soon exhausted. Cooks
couldn't get enough water to, make
the soup. Some of the men got neither
baths nor supper. Now they bathe in
shifts
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
CANNING MAN DIES

John S. Hughes, ST. Paul, Was Strick-
en- BY Apoplexy.
John S. Hughes, fifty one years old
for many years connected with the
canning business in the twin cities
and known in Mankato and other
cities in this section, died Saturday
at his home, AZ st. Adams street, ST
Paul Death was due to apoplexy. Be-
sides his widow, Mr.. Hughes leaves
son and a daughter. The body will
be taken to Baltimore for burial
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. William Price OF
Judson were in the city on business
yesterday afternoon.
Mesdames. Dan Murphy and J. j
Mcdonald of Blue Earth were shop
ping in the city yesterday.
Mrs. T. S. Wilcox and daughter
Miss Dorothea, spent several hours
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. B. G. Williams of Lake Crys-
tai was in the city shopping yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. ]. Finnegan of Lake Crystal
was a Mankato shopper yesterday.
Mrs. H. w. Libby, formerly of Wi
mona, now of st. Paul, wife of the
secretary of the state public safety
commission, was a caller yesterday
at the office of the district conscrip-
tion board in Mankato, where Mr.
Libby used to be secretary.
G. w. Bacherts, manager of the
Mankato Broom factory, has return
ed from Oklahoma, where he pur-
chased broom corn to be used in the
manufacture of his brooms
Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. J
w. Roberts and daughter, Miss Ethel
will be glad to hear that they have
arrived in Long Beach, and are great
- enjoying their trip and visi
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
EXCHANGED HOTEL FOR LAND
w. A. Hubmer Disposes of His Hos
teIry at New Ulm.

w. A. Hubmer Disposes of His Hos
teIry at New Ulm.
A deal, pending. several months,
was closed last Saturday, when Land
lord w. A. Hubmer of the Grand
hotel, traded that hostelry for a Sec
ton of improved farm land in Cass
county, NJ D., says The New Ulm
Journal Mr. Hubmer has conducted
the Grand hotel for the past ten
years, coming here from Mankato in
the fall of 1907. The deal was
made by the Murray Bros. e Ward
Land company and this concern is
the new owners of the hotel.
Possession of the local hostelry
will be given on March 1, next. AT
that time Mr.. Hubmer will vacate the
property and move onto his section
OF land for the purpose of farming ii
next year. Landlord Hubmer states
that he does not, at this time know
who will conduct the hotel after he
vacates The value of the land ex-
changed for the hotel is placed at
$4,000 in transfer 1t is located in
good part of the state, being in the
Red River valley. Fargo is the
county set of Cass county and it is
said to be one of the best counties
in the state. Mr.. Hubmer is of the
opinion that within few years his
land will be worth 500 per acre.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

Madison Lake Times: Lewis Pitcher
had fine crop of sugar beets this
year and finished hauling them in
this week. The fourty-one acres
averaged ten tons to the acre and
sold for 81 ton. In all there were
25C loads of beets besides the tops
which are good feed for stock and
worth from SIS to $40 an acre. The
land is cleaned of foul seed and an
other piece will be put into beets
next year.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
TWO JUDGES ARE NAMED
N. r. REYNOLDS Is Apnointed 3

NJ. r. Reynolds Is Appointed For
Police Court at Luverne.
N. R. Reynolds is the first Judge of
the newly created municipal court at
Luverne, in Rock county. His ap-
pointment was announced late yes
terday by Governor Burnquist. The
governor announced also the appoint
ment of F. x. Kohler of Glencoe, Nc
Leod county, as special Judge of the
municipal court there, to act during
the illness of the regularly elected
Judge.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
MYSTERY IN MURDER
Staying of DR.. Harry Chaplin at cIev-
Gland Last Niuht.

Cleveland, November 9.-The mys-
terry surrounding the murder of DR..
Harry Chaplin, the well-known blind
DOCTOR author and traveller, by an
unknown assailant in hotel last
night remained unsolved today, al
though orders were issued for the ar
rest of man known to have been in
Cleveland yesterday.
Chapin's skull was fractured by a
blow on the head. Mrs. Chaplin said
her husband went to the hotel to
meet man from Chicago with whom
he had business dealings in the past.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
NARROWLY ESCAPED MOOSE
An ]. w. w. Follower Was About to Be
Strung up.
UNITED Press Dispatch. n

Wichita Kan, November 12.-Au-
thorities here are investigating the
strike of 1000 workmen in oil fields,
said to be due to l. w. w. activi-
ties. Feeling runs high among some
of the workmen. One man who
confessed that he was an l. w. w.
narrowly escaped the moose at the
hands of his infuriated fellow work
erS
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
WIFE AND CHILD KILLED
Husband, Rev. Edward Direa.
Seriously Injured; Engine
Crashed Into Auto

Rev. Edward Duea, pastor of the
Norwegian Lutheran churches at Blue
Earth and other points, while cross
ing the Omaha railway track two
miles from Swea City at ten o'clock
Saturday forenoon was run into by an
engine. His wife and child were in
stantly killed and he was seriously
injured Both legs were broken.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
RIGHT KIND OF MAYOR

Would Not Allow Supporter of Aus
tria to Play in Youngstown, o.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Youngstown, O., November H.
Mayor Carroll Thornton today issued
an order prohibiting Fritz, noted
Austrian violinist, playing at a con-
cert here this afternoon. Mayor Thorn
ton told a woman's club bringing
here, the latter sent money to Aus
tria thus aiding one Of Americas
enemies.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Real Estate Transfer.

Register of Deeds Gabler today re-
corded the following real estate trans
fer: David M. Jones. to the Mayer
Brothers company, $3.50, west 40
feet of west 81 u feet and west 40
feet of west S11s feet of north half
of lot two, block 130, city of Mankato
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
POTATO MARKET WEAK

Partly Due to Heavier Offerings,
Caused BY Mild Weather.
The week shows general weak
ening of a slight nature on, the potato
market, partly due to heavier offer
ings caused by the mild weather and
falling off in the carlot demands.
Owing to the car shortage and the
inability to fill orders with any de-
gree of promptness the northwest
has lost a large proportion of it's fall
business, other growing sections evil
IDENTIFY getting the order, and a sharp
turn to colder weather will give a
brace to the demand. A good move
ment of potatoes is still possible if
cars are available.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
PAID FINE OF $50
e. Edwards Answered to Charge

c. e. Edwards Answered to Charge
Of Disorderly Conduct.
C. E. Edwards, the young man, who
was recently picked up by the po-
lice on suspicion of desertion from
the national army, and also because
he was found in another mans room
under suspicious circumstances
pleaded guilty to the charge of dis
orderly conduct in the municipal
court late Saturday, and was allowed
to go after paying a fine Of $50.