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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
MORRILL, CASE FOR JURORS
Federal. Body to Investigate "Rev.
GoIiuhtIv" MINNEAPOLIS

Rev. G. l.. Morrell. charged with
sending improper matter through the
mails, will have his case considered by
the federal grand jury, which meets
in Minneapolis tomorrow. Postal in
spectors allege that Mr.. Morrilps book
1.-THE Devil in Mexico" contains pic
lures and reading matter which ought
not to have been sent through the
mails. After the charge was brought
Mr.. Morrill, was stopped at New Or
leans while en- route to South America.
His passports were taken from him and
he spent the intervening time in Cali
fornia. He returned to Minneapolis
last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
GRAVES OF MURDER
VICTIMS we'll KEPT
Lusitania Cemeteryat Queens
Town Shown Much Care
HAD BEEN NEGLECTED.
However, An Officer of Cunard
Line Has Made Things
Look Different

Queenstown, March 25.-[Corres-
pondence of The Associated Press.]-
Workmen have just finished a
months task of tidying up the Lusi-
tania cemetery here, where 147 OF
the Lusitania dead are buried. They
have converted the three mounds of
earth, which mark the trench graves
of the victims, into the neatest and
best kept part of the village burying
ground at the top of the cliffs.
A neat sign placed over the largest
of the three trench graves informs
visitors that the Improvement was
made at the direction of the Cunard
Steamship company, and that the
company has engaged Cork firm OF
gardeners permanently to keep the
grass and trees trimmed and the
flowers watered.
The failure of the town council to
care for the graves made it necessary
for the Cunard company to do So
Some time ago The Associated Press
correspondent visited the spot and
was surprised to find grass foot
high all over the cemetery. His ac-
count of the incident led a high Off
cial of the Cunard line to make an
inspection. He reported to his head
quarters in Liverpool, confirming the
account of the neglect of the graves
The company acted at once and the
result is that, while two months ago
it was almost impossible for the cas-
ual visitor to distinguish the Lusi-
tania graves from any others, they
! now arrest immediate attention.
The earth around the graves has
| been banked up two feet above the
level of the ground and carefully
sodded Fifteen pine trees have been
planted about the edges, and a space
in the center is adorned with beds
of hardy flowers. A gardener from
Cork makes weekly visits to the
graves.
After the war it is proposed to
build a monument on the site. This
is to be done by the steamship COM
pany in cooperation with the British
government and plot of ground has
been reserved for this purpose.
HSIG Dire IlICO lfCHCuCo, IIlS Id
est of which contains seventy bodies
the second fifty and the third twenty
seven. The plot for the memorial is
between the second and third
trenches. A few small gravestones.
sent by relatives of the victims. now
form the only memorials to be found
about the spot.
The graves are seldom visited by
the villagers. They say they shun
them because they recall the terrible
scenes enacted nearly three years
ago. One of the latest visitors was
the American consul here, Charles
M. Hathaway. Jr. who escorted a
group of American naval officers now
on duty in adjacent waters.
The town ball in Queenstown,
which was used as morgue for the
victims, was for two wears afterward
deserted by the villagers who had,
for generations before. used it as a
marketplace. 1t was said to be
haunted" and no good luck was ex-
Dected from any transaction COM
pleted there. During the last few
weeks the villagers have begun to
use it again. but only after a squad
of Dafnters and decorators had trans
formed its gloomy interior into such
a cheerful place that the merchants.
desDite their supersitions were coaxed
back.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
LEGAL NOTICES

Sonsteby, Toilet Jensen. Christian
+ Grinson, ana Toiief Jensen ana All oin-
er person ana parties unknown ciaim-
! ing any right. title, estates lien or m
terest in or 20 me rea. estate cescr:ced
: IN the complaint herein, Defendants.
The State of Minnesota to the ABOVE
Named Defendants.
You and each of you are hereby sum-
moned and required to answer the COM
plant Of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled action, which complaint has been
filed in the office of the Clerk of said
District Court at the Court House in the
city of ManlSato, Minnesota, and to serve
copy of your answer to the said COM
plant on the subscriber at his office in
the city of Mankato in Blue Earth
County, within twenty days after the
service of this summons upon you, ex-
elusive of the day of such service; and
if you fail to answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff
in this action will apply to the court
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated this 14th day of March, A. q.
1918.
THOMAS HUGHES.
Attorney for Plaintiff
Mankato, MINI.
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Continued From Page One.l
of the American troops aboard the
Tuscania, particularly of the boys
who sang, where do we go from
here, boys?'' as they drifted into the
dark away from the sinking liner.
Knock Mania Out of Germania.
eve know where they were going
from there he said; ''both those who
lived and those who died. "They are
going on shoulder to SHOULDER
with our brothers of English
speech, teaching the lessen that
flesh and blood is worth nlore to
the world than blood and iron and
dedicated to the God given job OF
knocking the mania out of Germania."
He was serious too, as he told why
he thought American had right to
be proud of the things being done
there. Think what the average
mother in the average small inland
English town would say if she were
asked to send her boy to California.
for instance. to prevent the Mexicars
from imDeriling the civilization of
Texas. That. in way, is what the
American mother is doing willingly
and gladly"
Former Congressman introduced.
The POSTMASTER introduced former
Congressman John ]. Lentz of Day
ton, o. The scream of the genial
buckeye orator wrung from the ma
tional bird was perhaps the most ex-
ultant of the evening. He tolG of the
little girls essay describing Lincoln
AZ l''the son of poor parents. born in
& log cabin which he bnilt himself"
and solemnly averred to Lord Charm
| wood That's the kind of stuff we
make our presidents out Of"
His lcrdship never batted an eye.
But Lentz. who opened his remarks
with the salutation, Fellow demo-
Gratis" dedicated a large part of his
efforts to proving that Lincoln was
really a democrat, the same as And
rev Jackson and Thomas Jefferson.
The distinguished English biographer
| locked puzzled, but didn't object He
probably put it down as some more
! American hulnor just as it was.
Some Stories Told.
Ambassador Page retold a story be
! Just had heard from "a survivor OF
! the Tuscania 1t related how one
man in the act of dropping from the
I, end of a rope into waiting lifeboat.
| saw a man in the water desperately
| trying to reach an upturned beat a
little distance away. Instead of drop
ping to safety then, he swung him
self far out and dropped into the
, water near the upturned boat, from
/ which he managed to pull the other
man to comparative safety.
| Somebody discovered that Captain
/ Howard Wycoff of Chicago. another
Tusc ania survivor. was in The room.
! He was pulled to his feet and recited
several instances of the personal
, courage and good behavior of the men
on the striken vessel.
Didn't Know Any Suction.
| The last man to leave the ship.
said Capt. Wycoff, was a Texan who
/, had comfortably settled himself in a
small boat that had not been
! launched because of broken gearing.
| When the Tuscania went. down his
/, boat was washed safely off the deck.
When he was picked up. he solemnly
danced Texans idea of hornpipe
and remarked. "The boche didn't get
me that time A =.
/, Asked if he weren't afraid his lit
tie boat would be drawn down by the
suction of the sinking Tuscania he re-
piled, mo l didn't know there was
any suction"
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GERMAN Is TO RUN
LARGE BUTCHER BILL
Statement Made By British
General Morris As to Teut.
Intentions
limited Press Dispatch.I

London. Eng, April 3.-General
Morris today expressed the opinion
that General Ludendorff was getting
ready to drive another last host of
Germans into the sweep of the Britt
ish cannon. Il believe he is getting
ready to run up another big butcher
BILL" said General Morris. He de-
clared that-s>le whole British line was
firmly established from Arras to the
Disc.
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Is going to a barber to have the job

IS going to barber to have the job
finished.
Henry Woestman who spent 1OS
days at the base hospital with meas
les, erysipelas and pneumonia and I'll
nier Tanner who spent thirty days
there with pneumonia left Tuesday
on thirty day furloughs for their
homes in the north. Clayton Parson
who spent fifty-one days at the B. H.
with pneumonia. also got a thirty :
day leave and left Wednesday for
Mankato. Mimi.
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A Red Cross auction sale, held
recently in Turton. s. n. netted ST.
SEQ for the local auxiliary One of the
articles sold was handkerchief do
mated by Mrs Woodrow Wilson
which brought $40. A cake was sold
for $3.50 A Turton dravman does
all the draying for the Red Cross
without charge
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Electric Piano Saved Lives
UNITED Press :DispatchGl

!, Grand Rapids, Mimi. April "a
number of people were saved frnra
fire last night by an electric piano
which, affected by the heat, started
playing vigorously, and aroused the
endangered people.
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A. G. Gilmore is securing consider
able trade from farmers in the vicip
itv of Vernon who realize that tho
line of machinery he handles canno'
be beat = .t
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-05
JOHN 0WENSDlED m CANADA
He Was For Many Years Resident Of
South Bend, This County

ESSHU' TITS OUUnty.
Assistant Postmaster Isaac Griffiths
received a letter today from his sis
ter attLaresta. Alberta. Canada. con-
tanning the sad intelligence that her
husband. John r. Owens. had died
very suddenly. The letter was writ
ten March ~ and contained no de-
tails of Mr.. Owens death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens formerly re-
sided in South Bend and removed to
Canada some wears ago. They have
great many friends in this, section
who will regret to learn of Mr..
Owens death. % "a
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March % April s
SUMMONS

STATE OF MINNESOTA. County ne
Blue Earth. District Cont. Sixth Ju
dicial District. Peter larsen. Plaintiff,
VS.. Christian Erickson. Martha Strom.
Ellen Perkins. Lena Jensen. sErick
Erickson. Sarah Williamson. Christian
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Safety League Meeting Tonight.
at tonight's meeting of the National
Safety League of Mankato. All ne:s,-
bers are urged tn attend.
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Treaty Reported Completes.

I ASSOClated' Press DISDatch.
Moscow, April 1.-The treaty he
tween Russia and R,lmania was COM
pleted, it is announced todav.
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Office of the Register of Deeds, County
of Blue Earth, Minnesota
/ hereby certify that the within instru-
ment was filed in this office for record
on the Is day of March. A. d. 1918. at
1920 O'Clock p. M, and was duly record
ed in Book SO of Mortgages page 81.
F. B. GABLER
Register of Deeds.
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NOTICE OF LIS PENDENs.


STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of
Blue Earth. District Court, Sixth Ju-
dicial District. Peter Larson. Plaintln,
VS.. Christian Erickson, Martha Strorn.
Ellen Perkins. Lena Jensen. Erick
Erickson. Sarah Williamson. Christian
Sonsteby, Toilet Jensen, Christian
Erikson. and Toilet Jensen and all 9TH
or person. ard narties lnkncwn elei-1-
ing any right title estate. lien or in
terest in or to the real estate described
in the complaint herein. Defendants.
Notice is. hereby given that an action
has been commenced in this court by the
above named plaintiff against the above
named defendants the object of which is
TO obtain judgment that said plaintiff
is the owner of the following described
real estate, and that said defendants and
each of them have no estate or interest
therein or lien thereon or any part thereof
The west half of the southeast quarter
of section twenty-five (22) in township
one hundred and ei~ht GO8l rortr af
range twenty-nine (29) west. all of which
land is situated in said county of Blue
Earth and state of Minnesota.
Dated this 14th day of March. A. d.
1918
THOMAS HUGHES,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
MankatO MINI
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GERMANS HAVE FAILED

CONTINUED from page One,
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YANKEES IN LONDON

(Continued From Page One.l
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-24

of good things to eat and the after
noon was spent in Red Cross knitting
and social intercourse. The guests
brot a beautiful cut glass basket filled
with sweet peas, which was presented
to Mrs. Nedrud as very pleasant
memento of the occasion. Mrs. Ned
rud, who is the wife of A. C.. Nedrud,
former county treasurer, has been a
resident of Ward county since the
spring of 1887. Her husband came
here in 1886 Mr.. and Mrs. Nedrud
are among the county's most highly
respected citizens.
Those present at Thursday after
Moons function were:
Mesdames Ringen, Ninde, H. S.
Johnson, Hagen, Gullixson, Haukom,
Engeseth, Carlson, J. Lee, o. Den,
Evenson, Solien, Balerud, C. Weston,
J. Rue, H. Anderson, H. Weston,
Ramstad, Ulberg, Melos, Martin ia
cobson, C. Malm, T. Void, Reishus,
Mus, Fauchald, M. Fauchald, Jew
mayer, Fugelso, 7. Johnson, Rund, NJ.
N. Hagen, Lund, E. A. Erickson, Ku-
laas, Leine and N. C. Nelson and the
Misses Olson, Thompson and Ring
stad.
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TABOO ON BRONZE PAINT FOR
RADIATOR.

Bronze paint reduces the heating
effects of radiator about one-fourth
as compared to lead paints, Japan or
enamel. In tests at the University
of Michigan it was found that in COM
pairing the heating effects of radiat-
ors not painted and those painted
with bronze, aluminium, lead paint, ia
pan and enamel, that the radiators
not painted and those painted with
lead paint, japan and enamel had
about the same heating effect but the
radiators covered with the bronze and
aluminium paints had about rs per
cent less heating effect. That is the
aluminium and bronze paint reduced
the amount Of heat that the radiator
could give off. 1t was also found that
it is the last coat of paint that in
creases the radiation so that if
bronze paint is put on over the other
paint the heating effect is reduced a
fourth. While if bronze paint is COW
cred with other paint then the heating
effect of the radiator is brought up
to normal.
If a radiator covered with bronze
paint is not heating room su--cient-
ly, covering with lead paint, japan
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Uhildren's Y. w. C. A. Entertainment
mt the HipnndrOme.

A children's musical entertainment
will be given at the Hippodrome Fri.
day and Saturday, Jan. rs and rs
The program follows:
/. "The Little Rompers" Alice
Solberg, Beatrice Bacon, Zelda Cor
don, Margaret McKone, Grace b.
den. In this dance, these babies are
all dressed in rompers. They do it
quite cleverly.
2. Tango" Teresa Shields, lsa-
belle Bergstrom. Dance in full Tango
dress.
8. Solo. "You can never be too
sure about the girls" Isabelle Berg
strom.
4. Dixie Land" Helen Wilson.
This is solo sung by Helen Wilson
and she is accompanied by Jessie Nc
Lane, Elizabeth Shields and Grace
Robinson in dance.
). "Poor Butterfly" Zelda Cor
don. In this solo she is dressed in
japanese costume.
S. "Bon Bon Amo." Marjory Ell
lis. Dance in a Bon Bon costume.
7. "Snow Flake Whirl." Jean Car
roll. She looks like real snow flake
in this dance. Has beautiful white
satin gown with a large cape trim
med in white fur and pearls.
3, Reading. Salvador |. Marjory
Carroll.
=. "Let's All Be Americans Now"
George Fuller. He gives this solo
in some sort of patriotic garb.
TO- "Snake Girl" Elinor Roach.
She gives this solo dressed as a Quak-
er girl.
II. Sailors Hornpipe." Judith
Frank, Marjory Carroll. This dance
as given in sailor costume.
II. "Joan of Arc" Jean Fuller.
Solo. She appears as a regular little
Red Cross nurse.
Is. "You Did" Isabelle Berg
strom, Zelda Gordon. Duet.
IA. Carnival Assemble. Patriotic
songs, and Margaret McKone appears
as Uncle Sam.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-24
Ira Sapp and Calvin Perry Injured in
Coaster Accident.

Ira, the 15-year-old son of Rev. and
Mrs. F. B. Sapp, and Calvin, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Perry, met with
a distressing accident while coasting
down one Of the south hills in this
city Saturday afternoon. They were
going very rapidly when their coast
err struck an old trail, causing the
coaster to overturn, throwing the lads
with terrific force. Both were render
ed unconscious. Ira suffered frac-
tured nose and it will probably be
necessary for specialist to operate
on it.
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: There were half dozen auctioneers
and as many clerks. 1t was busy
place and live bunch of people.
A rousing speech was given just
prior to dinner, by one of the auction
GERS. He gave them some good sound
facts and filled them with the spirit
of patriotism. y2"' aaa ,}4e
t.sf The first thing sold was the Red
Cross rooster. His name is "Jack
Pershing," and he has displayed on
card on his cage that he's no friend
of the Kaiser's. He had previously
been sold at seven hundred dollars.
He was then put up and the men ran
him up to something like $4,000.
Then the matter was placed in the
hands of the ladies and Mr.. Rooster
got another boost up to $4,000 The
men expressed a desire to bid again
and were given a chance. At last he
was sold for $3,O18.75. That is some
rooster. This is not the first sale he
has been sold at and he is still en-
gagged in the Red Cross work and left
Audubon in good condition.
The total sale amounted to SO 900. 90
and it is believed that this was the
biggest blow the kaiser was ever
struck in that end of the county.
Miss Gertrude O'Brien of Norwich
spent few days last week with her
brother, Mr.. James O'Brien.
Elmer Ross delivered some live
stock to the Equity company at Velva
on Monday.
We understand Mr.. w. B. Britton
has disposed of the farm on which he
is living and expects to sell the other
one soon. He contemplates moving to
Minnesota before long.
M. Ross and Alice, Lois and Vern
spent Sunday at the J. H. O'Brien
home.
Owing to the severe storm last
Wednesday no school was held in
Grassland district.
Hugh Brill returned one day last
week and has resumed his duties at
Fairview.
January Both has been set aside as
"Tag Day" by DR.. Harrq A. Garfield,
U. S. Fuel Administrator. On this
day the children will attach to the
shovels of their parents and others, a
tag as reminder that every possible
shovel full of coal must be saved for
Uncle Sam.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C.. f. Smith Head Fam.
ily of s..

c. E. Smith, of Bentley, Alta, who
is here visiting relatives, is proud Of
the fact that himself and good wife
are the head Of family Of 63 and
the Independent believes that this is
record hard to beat. If this rec
ord can be beaten, the Independent
would like to know it., otherwise the
medal will 60 to Mr., and Mrs. Smith,
The family comprises Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, their ten children, wives and
husbands, all being married, thirty
seven grand children and four great
grand children.
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= = . . o o o o o o o O o . 8 . o
o BLAISDELL NEWS. 8
. o . 9 9 o o o o 90 o o @ 90 O

j. S. Brye, president of the Brye
lumber yards, is visiting one Of his
line of yards at Parshall.
Mrs. Leiffert and daughter Fanny
transacted business in Stanley.
DR.. o. S. Leedahl, of Palermo, was
called to the Even Gandrud home
where members of the family are i'll
with diphtheria.
Mrs. Margaret Walker and Mrs
Hans Larson spent Monday and Tues
day in Minot.
Forrest Rice arrived home from
Iowa City Tuesday. 49,, y.3.s,
Olaf Hattley, Is miles south Of
Blaisdell, delivered two, grain sacks Of
flax to the farmers, elevator, fol
Miss Nellie Lee and Miss Title
Tweet arrived home Wednesday from
Minot where they spent several days
with friends.
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; . q o o o o o o o o o o . = . q
, GRASSLAND.

. . @S@ . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The following is brief sketch TAX
en- from the account of the Red Cross
sale held in Audubon, Iowa:
The biggest event that ever took
place in Audubon was the Red Cross
sale held Monday.
Very early in the morning the prop
erty donated began to arrive. The live
stock consisted of cattle, horses and a
great many hogs. The other articles
consisted of a large number Of dressed
hogs and other articles such as grain.
hay, straw and rabbits, chickens, dogs
and numerous small articles.
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Lewis Anderson, our popular imple-
ment dealer, spent several days in
Minot on business.
Chris Sherva, a farmer south Of
,Blaisdell, shipped q hundred jackrab-
bits to the st. Paul markets. They
averaged $3.50 dozen and are very
plentiful.
Mr.. Sam Gulso Of Galesburg, Illi-
nois, is visiting his brother Charles,
the rancher north of town.
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MOTHER OF IRA SWEET
DIED IN ILLINOIS

Ira Sweet has returned from Polo,
ILL.,, where he was called by the illness
and subsequent death of his mother,
Mrs. G. Sweet, which occurred Jan.
II from pneumonia and complications.
Mrs. Sweet was &c years of age and
leaves one son, Ira, from northeast of
the city, and a daughter, Mrs. Henry
Mades of Polo, Ill. Mrs. Sweet had
visited in Minot and vicinity several
times, where she made a host of
friends who sincerely regret to learn
of her death.
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or enamel will increase its heating ef-
feet one-fourth to one-third or will
be equivalent to increasing the heat
ing surface one-third to one-fourth
or it will make three radiators give
off about as much heat as four rad
iators covered with bronze or alumni
NUM-. S. Keene, N. D. Ayr. Col
lege.
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LAND SNAP, FOR SALE OR
TRADE-160 acres, S. E. IA Sec. 6,
Township 100 Range 81, Beltrami Co.,
Mimi, miles from railroad, good
roads, easily cleared, best of soil,
price $12O0.00, terms: assume mort
gage of $4,000 due in five years at
6 per cent, balance in trade for
stock horses, machinery, auto or
anything that I can use on the farm
and worth the money. Write or call
Joseph F. Spalla, R. R. No. l, Box
II, Plaza, N. D. 1-17-t3cg