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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27

level, unirnproved, prairie land,
now in pasture, as low as SIS an
acre; or he can take 100 acres
or 500 acres in cultivation at $35
to $45 an acre. Purchaser can
obtain a tract now in alfalfa or
timothy, or with improvements
of different sizes, part In cultiva-
ton, part in alfalfa, part in tim
othy and part in pasture; or he
can buy the large place.
Remember Wheat is wheat"
and this land is all located in the
great Bread Basket of Amer
ica," the wonderful Red River
Valley. There Is no better small
grain section In the world. Soil
is a deep black loan. 1000 acres
.aow in actual cultivation-6,0 600
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
BLUE EARTH COUNTY
BOOZE SELLERS LISTED

st. Paul. Mimi, July 23-It is under
stood that the Minnesota Public Safety
Commissiin is still on the aggressive in
regard to the liquor traxiff. 1t is said
that the commission will soon require all
cities and villages here liquor is sold
to pass ordinances to confirm the provi-
sions of the recent order of the commits
sion, closing the saloons at 10 p. m.
1t is also said that some new orders in
regard to liquor TRAGIC will be made for
application to Blue Earth comfy. Com
plants have come from other counties
in Southern Minnesota in regard to the
handling of the liquor traffic in Blue Earth
county and the effects thereof on the
people of other counties. More definite
Information on this subject has not yet
been obtained.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27

The following letter was received
by the management Of the Mankato
Cooperative Dairy association:
United States Department of Agri-
culture, Bureau of Animal Industry,
Dairy Division, Washington, D. c.,
June, 1917 Mankato Cooperative
Dairy association, Mankato, Mimi
Gentlemen: The data given below
were compiled from 500 annual re-
ports of creameries in the state of
Minnesota for the year 1916 and will
aid you in comparing your creamery
with other creameries of the state.
/ This statement is. sent to all Min
nesota creameries which co-operated
with the dairy division by sending in
annual reports. Incomplete reports
were not used in making these av-
erages.
Average amount of butter made by
creameries, 172.245 pounds; amount
of butter. made by your creamery
343,415; average price paid to patrons
for one pound of butterfat, 34.15 cents;
average price paid at your creamery
$3.50 cents; average cost of making a
pound ofsbuttery 2.98 cents; average
cost at your creamery, 2.24 cents; av-
erage overrun Of creameries, 22.13 pei
cent; average overrun of your cream
cry, 21.5S per cent.
Yours truly, s. c. Thompson, In
charge, dairy manufacturing investi-
cations.
The following letter was received by
| the management of the Rapidar
creamery:
United State department of agricul-
lture. bureau of annual industry, dairy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
This Wonderful Property Offered to the Public
NOW ON SALE In $3.50 $3.50 ACRE FARMS

The Hill Estate has authorized
and instructed US to sell this
great farm in quarter and half
sections to actual settlers-men
who will go on the land them
ants on it.
No purchaser will be allowed
to buy more than 500 acres, ex-
cept the big place, known as the
Humboldt farm. Doctors, law
yers, bankers, merchants, preach
ers or widows or any others
seeking to buy it for purely
speculative purposes will not be
allowed to purchase.
There are wide choices of 10
cations. Purchaser can take
either 160 acres or 500 acres of
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
BOOSTER DAY PROGRAM
1t Will Start Tomorrow Afternoon at
Two O'clock

1t Will Start Tomorrow Afternoon at
Two O'clock
At two o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
the Booster day program will start.
Company H will march from Sibley
park, where the members will hold a
picnic in the morning, to the fair
grounds, where the ball game is to
take place. The committee is trying
to make arrangements to have the
regimental band also parade. The
wrestling match between Adolph
Shores and Robert Sampson will be
staged in front of the grand stand.
This will be before the game. Com.
pany H will give an exhibition drill
before the grand stand. An exciting
game is expected between Mankato
and Chaska. In the evening there will
be a band concert in front OF the
Elks' club and there will be. "a dance
for the benefit of Company H.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
CASH ON DEAD SOLDIERS
About Fifty Thousand Dollars Is Un.
~ claimed, Is Report.
rIJnited Press Dispatch.1

London, July 7.-[By Mail. lover
$4,000, found on soldiers who have
lost their lives in France. is waiting
at the war Office to be claimed by the
next -of- kin sof. the dead men. AS the
war office is still asking for the next
df-kin Of soldiers who died seven
years ago leaving sums of money, it is
not expected that much of the present
fortune will ever be claimed. The
amounts left by individuals vary
from asshilling to several hundred
pounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27

more acres in alfalfa and tim
othy. Not 200 acres of waste
land in entire tract. About 40
miles of fencing. Good roads
now built or being built around
each section with good drainage
bitches.
Two railroads, the Great
Northern and the 500 Line, run
through the land. Three towns
located on the land. Splendid
schools and churches. Prices SIS
to $45 an acre with the Hum
boldt home farm of 1866 acres
at Sos an acre. Terms one-fourth
cash, balance due in one to ten
years. per cent interest. GO
NOW AND SEE 1T FOR
YOURSELF.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
MAY RESIST THE DRAFT
Report That Farmers in Oklahoma
Are Planning DisIoyaIty.

UNITED Press D1Spatcn.I
Bailie, Okla, July 24-The federal
authorities here are investigating the
report that the, farmers of this dis
trict will resist cOnscription. 1t is
reported that they have been holding
secret meetings at night and have
rifles and ammunition concealed in
their homes, ready to resist being
drafted into the army. The sherift
here has heard reports OF the plot
ting of an outbreak against the gov
eminent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
VIEWED CROP DESTRUCTION
John n. Macbeth and Party Looked
Over Hail Storm Ruins.

over Han Storm Ruins.
John H. Macbeth and party OF
others drove Sunday afternoon
through the district where the hail
struck Friday afternoon, demolishing
x1ie crops. The worst of the storm
seems to have been in stretch be-
tween the Red Jacket and st. Clair
roads, about two and a half miles
from the city. Here many farmers
were about wiped out of this years
crop. In other places near by the
farmers lost half to two-thirds OF
their crops. Mr.. Macbeth estimates
the area of bad destruction at about
ten square miles and the number oil
farmers suffering severely at twenty.
five to thirty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
GREAT. FOREST FIRES

They Are Reported In TVS Directions
From San Francisc,.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
San Francisco, Cal, July c3-Great
forest fires are reported in two direc-
tons from San Francisco, sweeping away
vast supplies of lumber and timber, an6
destroying many numbering camps. Yes
terday the uames were reported to be
sweeping along front of ten miles. Sun
day morning they were famed by g
stiff wind and the fire fighters seemed un-
able to get them under control.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
FIRST DRAFT CALL
LISTED NEXT WEEK
Exemption Boards Told to Be
Very Careful About Excus-
cusing Those Drawn
UNITED Press pispa,ch.l


Washington, July 23.--The first call
for the drafted men will probably oc-
cur next week. General Crowder and
his aides have already checked over
draft lists, and they will soon be
placed in the hands or the exemption
boards with instructions as to how to
proceed.
The exemption boards will be in
structed to observe the utmost care
with regard to the claim OF exemption
on account or financial dependency.
The mans own statement alone will
not do to make that excuse good. He
must have also the oath OF those de-
pendent on him, and also that Of
some reliable and disinterested person
to corrOborate what he and his sup
posed dependents says.
Hundreds in Washington will be
exempt on account of service that
they are performing for the govern
ment.
All available room in the state,
war. and navy building IS filled with
applications for exemption.
Tally Sheets Are Ready
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, July 2S-The checking of
the official tally sheets of the draft is
about completed. The master sheets
which guide the local exemption boards
probably will be mailed late today The
regulations governing the application of
the master list by local exemption boards
which have already been promulgated, in
cludes the method by which any diff
cuties arising from a confusion of serial
numbers are to be overcome. The plan is
TO regard such registrations cards as ad-
ditionai to the number already provided
and the local lists. A separate drawing
viii be held by the state authorities to
place these additional cards and such
others as come in since July 10 in order
that they are drawn. They will then be
appended to the registration list of their
district and be Immediately affected by
the selection of the drawing of last
Friday. 1t probably will be several days
before the local boards become thorough
ly familiar with the work, General Crow
der said. and after that the exemptions
and examinations will proceed rapidly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27

Mary Pickford at the Grand.
Mary Pickford in GA Romance of the
Redwoodsp is attracting attention at
the Grand theatre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27
Do You Want a Piece of the
JAMES J. HILL.
100000 FARM?
MEN ACT QUICK! The sale
|. is now going on. There are only

is now going on There are only
$4,000 acres of this famous James
]. Hill, Kittson County, Minnesota, land for
sale. When divided there will be hardly more
than one hundred (1OO) farms. That means
YOU must act MIGHTY QUICK if you are
to secure one of these choice, fertile tracts of
land for your own. Get on the train and go
see this land now! Excursion leaves St. Paul
every night at 1920 p. NJ over the Great
Northern railroad for Humboldt. Wire or
write for YOUR reservation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-27

Rev. Miller left recently for an
auto trip to wisconsin. :s.,'=axfs.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-11

at Nelson. The Leader says that Mr..
Burden will remain in Nelson, but
has not been informed as to what line
of business he will take up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Metzer of Loomis,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Gregg over Sunday.
Geo. Bartell received a car load of
|Studebaker cars Tuesday that had
been on the road month.
Mrs. o. s. Sterling was taken to the
Oroville General hospital Thursday
last suffering from dropsy.
T. J. Griffin left Monday for Oro-
willie, where he intends to take lease
on property.-Hedley Gazette.
There we're so many old acquaint-
ances in town Saturday and Sunday
that we could not keep run Of them all.
A couple Of booze cases, non-resi-
dents, bear it strictly in mind, contrib
uted stiff fines during the past week.
"A Tangled Webb" is the annual play
|put on at the Orpheum by the high
school pupils tonight. 1t will be worth
seeing.
Attend the annual high school play
at the Orpheum this Friday evening.
1t will be a hummer. The hall should
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-11

Webb Hurley was over from Loo
Sunday.
Forester Judd, of LOOMS, was In
IN Monday.
Larry O'Neil of Tonasket, was a Wis
in town Monday.
Remember the school entertainment
light and be there.
lack Long, the LOOMS stock man,
b in town Sunday.
Mrs. John Melcher of LOOMS was a
itor in town Tuesday.
lam Sincock was a visitor in town
hday from Tonasket.
dr. and Mrs. C. A. Potter of Nelson.
Re visitors in Oroville Sunday.
FRS. VIM. Kepp was over from Loo
Tuesday having dental work done.
dr. and Mrs. Lee Rhoden were over
I'm Loomis to attend the big film
wv.
ohm Woodland was over from Loo
Sunday to take in 1.-THE Birth Of a
Hon."
Frank Grogan, the Similkameen val
pioneer, was in town Monday on
)iness.
ID. Burden has sold his livery barn
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-11
Tothe Farmers of Okanoqan
County.

"n the of the crisis
the patriotic duty of citizen his
ecte that ITSELF effective
his
aid will enable
we'll as promote the live stock industry.
1--WE assist all a
the purchase grain
but will
and marketed
nt and advantage Our membership in the Federal Reserve
of we'll cattle hogs
and is the time
available we'll the domtkG
this will only yield big profit but
and let talk over
Natonal
Plains epubished the
policy o this bank
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL, $4,000 "The Bank of Service"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-11

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09

seal funds are put. will be shown at
both theaters Monday to help the cam
paign. and workers will be present to
sell the little holiday stickers to those
who wish them.
The seals are brightly colOred lit
tie stamps designed for use on Christ :
mas packages. They are sold for a
cent apiece, the proceeds going to an
anti tuberculosis fund. Because of
the fact that consumption IL playing
havoc with the men exposed to the
rigors of tranch warfare the Red Cross
wants to raise s3.0oO.OO0 this year
through the stamp sale. or three times
the 1916 sum. American troops will
soon be enduring winter hardships Of
the trenches and tho Red Cross wants
to protect them from tuberculosis
which has done to the armies Of the
allies almost as much damage as has
been done by German shells.
Mlssoula has been asked To buy
81. 600 worth of the seals. and 4 sale
campaign will be conducted unit
Christmas day. under the guidance Of
Mrs. Guy G. Stucky.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09

wide snow covered park with 600 tents
in which part OF the homeless were
being supplied with food and heat.
There were not houses enough to
shelter them. but the fact stands out
that while the city was stunned Thurs
day. it provided quarters for every per-
son in distress. The tent quarters
were comfortable without doubt.
Between this tented park and Rich
mond district are the morgues A four
story school building, badly damaged
by the jar. is the main morgue into
which hundreds tramped today in
| search of the missing. But the view
was heart breaking to those who
feared the worst. for the bodies were
burned and blackened to such an ex-
tent that the only chance of Identified
ton lay in the possible finding Of q
trinket. OF the three hundred in this
morgue not more than so bodies had
been claimed tonight. Eight hundred
probably have been recovered
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
Scenes of DesOlatiOn
in Halifax Described
Continued From Page One.)

ally afflicted. and demoraliZed all eff
fort for concerted searching.
Right in the heart of this area fires
starting Thursday, blazed tonight like
honfires. aud the crowds moving along
the rough snow paths caught some
thing that made the atmosphere here
well nigh unbeatable. Ii was the odor
Of burning flesh.
The flames leave little trace and this
fact may give substance to the new
official estimate Of 1000 dead. There
was no accurate census Of the popu-
lation Of the Richmond district. Fami-
lies came and went. and when whole
families were lost there was no one
left to report their deaths.
There are dismantlcd buildings In
the rows Of streets that have not yet
been dragged down. The walls lean
at dangerous angles. and window
blinds, coated With ice, kept mp an all
day Tapping. as the wind swep,
through. There are piles and piles oi
ruins that no available force at prcsen,
here can clear away In weeks. Not
much will be found to help solve tn,
! maddening riddle as To the number
gone.
| Going out from the business section
the newspaper correspondent obtaine,
| the first vivid impression in passing .
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
Western Manufacturers
Thanked by President

Spokane, Dec S.-"'rhe action Of the
Western Pine Manufacturers associa-
ton give me the deepest gratitude
and | wish I. express that gratitude
to the association Woodrow Wilson"
This telegram VAS received tonight
by Secretary Of Labor William Il.
Wilson in Seattle and transmitted by
him to Spokane. 1t is in response To
the action of the lumber association
last night i'll adopting Il basic eight
hour day i'll the lumber industry of the
inland empire and agreement of l6 of
the largest lumber manufa ct,irers of
this territory To Join an 'association
Tor labor efficiency
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
NIX PATRIOTISM
WITH Their FUN
United States Noted Men
Enjoy Annual Dinner of
GridirOn Club.
QUlPS ARE UP.TO-DATE
Americanism and Democracy
Emphasized in Several
Good Addresses.

Washington, Dec S.-President Will
son, Vice. President Marshall, cabinet
officers, foreign diplomats and many
other distinguished guests gathered
tonight at the annual dinner of the
Gridiron club. Patriotism was the
keynote with Am ,ricanism and democ-
racy emphasized in the several speech
es and skits.
Somewhere in France" With the ex-
peditionary forces. was not overlooked
and novel feature of the banquet
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
one GIRL SELLS
100 STICkERS
Red Cross Christmas Seal
Campaign Moves Well
in City.
MOVIES AID MONEY
Special Features to Assist
Sale Of $1,000 Worth
Of Stamps.
MOVIES AID MONEY

Miss Jeanette Schlossberg sold SIT
worth Of Red Cross Christmas seals at
the Empress and Bijou theaters yes
terday as part Of the campaign now
being conducted here to raise Mis-
soula's quota of $1,000 for the anti
tuberculosis fund Of the Red Cross.
Miss Schlossberg stood at the door
ways of the theaters with seals for
sale and found a ready demand.
\ motion picture dramatically show
ing the uses to which the Christmas
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
Hot CrOSS-ExaminatiOn
Leaves Means Undaunted

Concord, n. c., Dec. S.--Gaston r.
Means, on trial for the murder of Mrs.
Mande \. King. was subjected to long
hours of grilling cross examination to-
day by Assistant District Attorney
Dooling of New York but when he left
the stand tonight he apparently was
as fresh and as confident as when he
began. three days ago, the recital of
his version of the death OF the wealthy
Chicago widow
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
with q spectacular pageant preceding |
President Wilson's address.
Mis-, Rankin Club Guest.

Washington. Dec. S.-Special.-Rep-
resentative Rankin was the only wom-
an guest at the gridiron dinner to-
night, making precedent. as hereto
fore these dinners have been attended
exclusively by men. In future, the
club announced. all women members
of congress would receive invitations to
the club dinners. At tonight's dinner
Miss Rankin made n witty speech
which. under the rules of the club
cannot be given publication. At the
close OF the dinner Miss Rankin left
for AlineOla to see the Montana troops
in camp there.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
HOTEL pENWELL

New management. Steam heat. hot
and cold water in every room, good
clean rooms and good service.
We are here to stay and we will
make It our business to please our
patrons. Give us trial.
Opposite Milwaukee depot.-.Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
Sell Saving Stamps.

Another novel feature was a sale
of war savings stamps. conducted by
Frank A. Vandcrlip of New York,
chairman of the war savings commit
tee of the treasury department, and
Henry Ford of Detroit. a member of
the committee. \ big sum was real
ized.
The dinner was brought to Il close
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09


miniature duplicates Of those
in the fields Of France. through which
the guests passed to the tables.
Menu Wheatless. Meatless.
While the diners were disposing Of a
and meatless menu. approved
by Food Administrator Hoover police
men made their appearance and
searched" for liquor imported" into
the District Of Columbia in violation
of the Sheppard prohibition law and
the many bottles found" resulted in
some amusing explanations.
AS a means OF presenting to the as
sembled company several Of the large
number of prominent men present. a
unique device was used A miniature
airplane buzzed overhead the length OF
the hall and after it disappeared be-
hind the curtain two members dressed
as American aviators came out They
declared that they expected "camou
flagc" was being used to hide some o,
the guests. who then We're introduced
Food Administrator Hoover being de-
scEibed as the man who has the Who'll,
world eating out Of his hand
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-16
BRITAIN MAY THROW
TROOPS IN TAMPIC0
Garranza Suspected Of Acting
by German Direction.

WASHINGTON Great Britain
is considering landing soldiers to pro-
tect her oil interests at Tampico, ac-
cording to strong intimations in diplo-
matte circles.
This is understood to be the direct
result of General CarranZa's note.
which suggested the cutting off of
supplies to the allies, and is aimed at
preventing any possible interference
with the British navy's fuel supply.
Landing of soldiers merely as a
guard would not constitute a violation
of the Monroe doctrine, it was said,
unless such an expedition sought to
obtain territory. Carranza's note show
ing signs of German influence is Civ
ing officials greater concern than they
manifest on the surface.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-16
BIG GUNS FOR U. S. SHIPS
Large Consignment is Received at
Brooklyn Navy Yards.

NEW YORK, N. Y. - The first con-
sigrment of guns, said to be for Amer
lean merchant ships, is being received
at the Brooklyn navy yard.
Rifles of all sizes and descriptions
are being hoisted to the docks from
lighters of the Pennsylvania railroad
in plain view of persons passing up
and down the East River. The docks
are now small-sized fortresses, and
the number of guns is increasing
hourly 1t is estimated 300 all told
will be received. From an authorita-
tive source it was learned that sew
eral officers of the navy, including
some from the navy yard, have exam
ined all the American merchantmen in
this port.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-02-16
REJECTS KAISER's FARLEY
Unrestricted U-Boat War Must First
Be Abandoned.

WASHINGTON, D. c. The United
States has replied to Germany's pro-
posal of a discussion of the subma-
rine situation by declining to enter in
to any negotiations while the procla-
nation of unrestricted warfare re-
mains in effect and until Germany re-
stores the pledge given in the Sussex
case.
The state department made public
Germany's proposal submitted in a
memorandum by DR.. Paul Ritter, the
Swiss minister, and also the govern
ment's reply.
Germany proposes to negotiate for
the safety of American shipping pro-
vided the commercial blockade of
England is not interfered with.