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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
WHEATHOARDERS PAYPRICE
They Were Rounded Up Near Glen
coe the Past Week.

Fifty-six Minnesota farmers, all of
whom pleaded guilty to charges of
wheat boarding, yesterday contributed
$4,000 to war activities at Glencoe.
They were rounded up during the
last week by C. T. Sunde of Renville
and Mark Karstens of Glencoe and
were arraignea before Vivian wye of
the federal food administration. All
live within radius of ten miles of
Glencoe.
They were charged with having in
their possession from twenty to $50
bushels each of wheat that should
have been sold. When arraigned they
pleaded guilty to the charges, but
when WYE named his terms, many
protested that they could not afford
to meet them.
Every WE'LL" said WYE. II cannot
force you to accept them, bat you
shall take the next train for st. Paul
and discuss it with the department of
justice" Each of the fifty-six then
accepted the terms with alacrity.
AS result of their decision the
sales of Liberty bonds were increased
by $4,000, War Savings. stamps 49,
Oc0, and contributions to the Red
Cross contribution resulted from sale
of the boarded grain.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
ROBERT HAEDT REELECTED
Selected President OF C~"-HJ Sunday
School Association.

Selected President OF Co"-~J Sunday
School Association.
The Blue Earth county Sunday
School convention was held at the
Mapleton Baptist church August is.
The convention was success in every
respect. Three sessions were held
and were all well attended. Speakers
taking part in the program Had their
topics well prepared. Five ministers
were present representing five diff
ferent denominations, and every one
took an active part in the program
for which the county president was
very thankful.
A. M. Locker, state worker, de-
livered two fine addresses which the
people enjoyed very much.
Dinner and supper was served by
the ladies of Mapleton in the dining
hall of their beautiful church. The
people enjoyed the program very much
but that part was enjoyed the most.
The following officers were re-
elected for the coming year: pres
ident, Robert A: Haedt; second vice
president, G. E. Bush; third vice pre-
sident, Sumner Getty; fourth vice
president Mrs. Frank w. White;
secretary, Miss Bessie Weston; treas
urer, G. M. Warren; Elementary
superintendent, Mrs. A. L. Million;
secondary superintendent, Eva Locker
Pryor; adult superintendent, Jay
Sherk; administrative superinten-
dent, C. e. Bush; educational super
intendent, Josephine Bowden.
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Eagle Lake

DR.. Cook has had the interior oil
the building used as the band dec
Grated and the wooden fixtures
touched up with new coat of var
nish. e @
Mrs. William Fields and daughter
Myrtle and Mrs. Russell Fields OF
North Mankato were visiting friends
in the village Tuesday.
By much diligent working between
showers the farmers have nearly
completed their stacking. While
some of the grain has sprouted in the
shock, it is thought now that the dam
age done the grain by the recent
rain is not SO great as the farmers had
feared
The painting job of the school house
has been given to T. E. Day & Co.,
for $1S4. This amount is enough TO
pay for two coats of paint and some
outside repair work.
1t was planned to paint the Metho-
dist Episcopal church but owing to
the extreme high price of paint the
job may be deferred till later date.
Several owners of bonds of the second
issue have not handed in the same
for conversion. These are soon to be
sent into the treasury department
and it is hoped that all bond holders
of the second issue will avail them
selves of this opportunity.
/. August Swenson has resigned as
butter maker of the local creamery.
He expects to move to Mankato be-
fore the fall term of school opens.
Mr.. Swenson has been in the cream
cry here as butter maker and man
ager for the past eleven years and it
is with no small regret that we see
the moving of the family from the
village and community. A new man
has not yet been secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. McCarl and
family are spending the week visiting
friends in Winona.
Messrs Arthur Reynolds and Au-
gust Swenson have disposed of their
homes in the village. The properties
being purchased by the same man,
the deal being consummated through
the genial land man, ]. N. Compton.
Rev. j. F. Stout, the presiding
elder of the Mankato district for the
hSIIOuloI IpiSCOpdl CuulCu, VIII
speak here Sunday evening, August
25. This is treat that the people of
this vicinity can ill afford to miss as
DR.. Stout is an able speaker and gives
his auditors thoughts that bear on
the things of the present
Miss Carrie Johnson, principal of
this school here was in town last
week looking over the books and
supplies for another year. Miss
Johnson's home is in Lake Crystal
H. P. Jorgenson, proprietor of the
garage which was destroyed by fire
on August 4, is about prepared to do
some general repair work, having
moved an old building near the old
garage cite for the purpose. Mr..
Jorgenson is undecided just NOW as
to when he will rebuild owing to his
subject to draft, but expects sooner
or later to erect fine new building
on the site of the one destroyed by
fire.
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WILL GO TO CAMP GRANT

New U1m, August 22.-The next
draft call will take fourteen men out
of the county and they will leave for
training at Camp Grant, ILL.,, next
Monday. With the calling of these
men there remain but a few more in
Class one of the men who registered
In the month of June 1917. The next
large call will no doubt consist main
ly of 1918 registrants. Fourteen OF
the following nineteen men will be
picked to leave for Camp Grant next
Monday
Anton M. Meid, New Ulm; Peter
Schmitz, Sleepy Eye; Ernst A. Pfeif
fer, New Ulm; Frank Schardt, New
Ulm; Hilmer Olson. Comfrey; Albert
C. Potter, Springfield; julius John
Hasse, Morgan; Walter schroeder
Morgan. John Wenzel Helget. Han
ska; Frank J. Goblirsch. Sleepy Eye;
Waldemar F. Huevelmann. New Ulm:
Frederick A. Ohlsen, Springfield;
Laurence, ]. Ryan, Springfield !;
Frank Hoffman,, New Ulm; Emil A
Johnson, Comfrey; Herman Prahl
New Ulm; Otto Karl Prahl, New Ulm;
Benedict w. Bertrand, Sleepy Eye;
Otto Kunz, New Ulm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
VERNON CENTER WILL
HAVE COMMUNITY SING
Program Is Scheduled To Be
Given Tomorrow After
Noon

A community sing will be held at
Vernon Center Sunday afternoon
September 1, at three O'Clock on the
lawn at the home of Mayor H. C.
KrauS. 1F
Mrs. H. A. Patterson will conduct
the singing and many other musical
people from Mankato will assist,
among them thirty little girls who
will sing many of the popular song
hits of the day.
Local soloists, including E. w.
Washburn and the Misses Blanche
Randall and Gladys Cooper will sing
and will be accompanied by the au-
dience in the chorus.
Community singing is now to be
carried on under the government
rule through the Council of Nation
al Defense.
Blue Earth county is expected to go
over the top in this as in other pa
triotic matters. 1t is hoped that all
will take advantage of the last of our
summer weather to show their 10y
atty by joining their Vernon neigh
bors in an hour of song.
A cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
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Garden City

| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Osgood, formerly
of Lake Crystal, have been guests
this week of the ]. F. and ]. X. Osgood
families
A daughter of Mrs. Klassen is
spending some time with her here.
Garden City township did it's duty
on Monday performing a good part
in the Staying of John Barleycorn in
this county. That was a little skir-
mish preparing us for a larger battle
for the state and national welfare
later on.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will run stand at the fair and will
Iserve victuals cafeteria style.
Miss Valera Wood accompanied
j. G. Olmsted and family to Mankato
Wednesday.
The Tightening has been severe
during the storms lately and there
was SOME hail Wednesday night but
no serious damage has been reported.
Miss Carr is at the Frank Rich
'ardson home at this time.
A jolly party of ladies motored to
Mankato Wednesday afternoon. This
party consisted of Miss Rhoda Chap
man, driver; Miss Hazel Derr Hazel,
Mrs. Doris John, Mrs. G. w. John and
Mrs. w. A. Roberts. Their home
ward trip was made through the
heavy rain, the group stopped at
Rapidan through the worst of it..
They arrived home after 10 o'clock
with dampened clothing but with ar
dor undated.
c. S. Mills and his brother in law
from Mankato made a motorcycle
"trip to Garden City Wednesday.
Lieutenant Donald Campbell was
in townna few hours Thursday, being
brought from Lewisville by Tom De-
war, Mr.. Campbell was raised in this
neighborhood and enjoyed seeing old
sights and old friends again. He
gave out the interesting information
that he was married sometime ago.
Mr. Campbell went to Mankato on the
afternoon train.
The Ladies' Industrial society will
serve at the eating house at the fair
again this year, but under the cafe
terra plan, believing that to be the
best adapted to the conservation of
lOou. 1 Ou see WudI you want e'Ho you
buy it and eat it, and say when your
through that nobody can beat it..
Herbert Hoover keeps watch on all
food that is wasted SO it's best to
leave nothing that hasn't been tasted.
And here is the word that your faster
will quicken; On Wednesday fine
pie made from yaller legged chicken.
Mrs. ]. K. Osgood went to Mankato
Tuesday and brought her mother
home with her. Mrs. Weymouth is
in quite poor health.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30

/ w. P. Norwood, representing Ring
ling Brothers circus, is in Mankato.
He is one. of the press agents for the
show.
STEPHEN Foster and family, formerly
|of st. Clair but who for two years
past have lived in their home at
423 Byron street, have moved to
Davenport, Iowa, where Mr.. Foster is
studying chiropody. Their home has
been occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ches-
bro of Peoria, ILL., Mr.. Chesbro is
connected with the Standard Oil COM
pany.
H. S. Farley of The Fairmont Sem
tinel was in Mankato today en- route
from Tyler to his home town. He had
been at Tyler for The Associated
Press and sent that news agency a
complete story of the cyclone and de-
|Struction.
Mrs. H. G: Finger and son returned
from Usage, Iowa, where they spent
the week with friends.
st. Peter Herald: A. w. Strick-
land, of North Mankato, was bust
mess visitor in st. Peter yesterday
He stated that he will leave Monday
for Spokane, Washington, to remain
for six months stay.
Miss M. Brandt, the milliner, has
returned from the eastern markets
Miss Dorothy Plocher accompanied
Miss Bradnt from st. Paul.
Will Pusch and wife and Mrs. John
Pusch, ST., daughter Ruth and sor
Walter motored down Sunday night
land are visiting with Mrs. B. Emme
at her summer home at Madison
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Peart of Mime
apolis drove down to Mankato Wed
nesday and are now visitors in Man
kato. The Peart family lived here foI
many years.
Mary L. Evans who has been Wis.
/, iting her father, J. w. Lewis, 81 STATE
street. for the last two months, re-
turned to her home in Aberdeen, s
D., today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
WOMAN AS SHERLOCK !.
ROUNDS UP SUSPECTS
THREE MEN NOW CONFINED
IN JAIL AT BLUE EARTH
They Are Accused of Issuing the
Checks in Most Lavish
Manner

Blue Earth, August 22.-Three men
are resting in the county bastile on
court house hill as we pen these
lines, the work of the city and county
authorities, as well as good detective
work being done by Mrs. d. A. Prev
employed by the Omaha railroad
company here.
The first man in question, B. E.
Mulvehill, claiming Valley Junction
Iowa, as his home. At Winnebago
last week he cashed checks as fol-
lows on the State Bank of Collins
vile, Illinois, and were not suffi-
cient funds to pay them. Blue Earth
Valley Naional bank, $50; Winnie
bago State bank, SIS; F. B. Otis,
jeweler, $50; Missback Kraft COM
pany, $40. Either cash or it's equival-
ent was gotten from these places at
Winnebago. Then he purchased a
Ford car of George Neutz, who was
travelling with him, and who also was
duped. Neutz claims Fremont, Ind,
as his home, and he was given $500
check
At Fairmont check of $40 was
passed on the Fairmont National
bank, and also one at the other, it
is alleged. making 500. These checks
were on Truro, Uowa) Savings bank.
Many Free Rides.
He also got many free rides at
Fairmont by local real estate men,
he having pawned himself off as a
wealthy man, and Neutz assisted the
people in believing this, according to
reports from Fairmont. Mulvehill
also cashed a check on the State
bank of Ceylon for $40. What led
to his arrest was that the man
George P. Neutz became suspicious of
him and asked Mrs. Prev where Null
vehill had purchased his ticket to
Monday night She told him it was
not her place to divulge such facts.
But her suspicious as to Mulvehill
were also aroused and she communi
Gated her suspicious to County At
torney Frundt, who had her tele-
graph the Mason City authorities to
arrest him on sight, which they did
and Sheriff George Freer went after
him and brought him back Tuesday
morning and he will appear before
the grand jury here at the next term
of the district court.
Ford Is At Blue Earth
The Ford is still here and Neutz
will probably keep it as the check
he got is believed to be worthless.
The next man arrested was Walter
Williams, charged with forgery in
the second degree. His home is at
West Union, Iowa, and his hearing
is set for August 81, at ten o'clock.
He endorsed the name of E. Haertel,
a monument man of Fairmont, to a
check of $3.50, and this was cashed
by him at Wells last week, and later
he was apprehended at West Union,
Iowa.
The last man arrested was Bonnie
Benson, who forged check on his
father in law, Lars Solberg, at Della
van and was apprehended at Fair
mont Tuesday of this week. He is
bound over to the grand jury also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30
DAMAGE TO WHEAT
Rain Created Havoc; Grain Coming
To The Bio Mill

To The Big Mill
Thousands Of dollars In damage
has been wrought to- the wheat crop
in Southern Minnesota by the heavy
rains which have visited this section
during the harvest season. When
interviewed by the Free Press this
morning George M Palmer of the
Hubbard Milling company stated that
there is no question at all but what the
damage to the wheat in this vicinity
has been great. The crop around
here was one of the best ever grown,
and before the rains the wheat on one
farm averaged as high as thirty six
bushels to an acre. The frequent
rains about ended harvest operations
for while and much of the wheat
is still in shock. If it has been well
shocked the loss is considerably less
than in the case of poorly shocked
wheat
Mr.. Palmer examined some wheat
in the shock yesterday and found
that when the cap sheaf is good and
the shock firm the damage to the
oAoSh 10 hOC oO 6ICdI WACI Tic
wheat is poorly capped it has sprout-
ed and started to grow in the shock,
and will be of no milling value what
ever. Until threshing operations are
resumed the entire extent of damage
to the crop will not be known. 1t will
depend principally on how well the
wheat has been shocked.
South Dakota also suffered though
in a much less degree, some of the
wheat being injured by the rains.
Northern Minnesota and North Da-
kota will have good crops of wheat.
Wheat is now coming to the mill
from the north and west every day,
and ninety one cars of wheat were on
their way to Mankato today. Where
ever stacking was done before the
rains the crops will be fair in South
ern Minnesota, but many of the
fields are still SO wet as to serious
ly delay the work of the harvest.
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st, Clair

The Lutheran aid met at the home
of Clara Henzir Wednesday afternoon
On account of the busy season the at
tendance from the country was small
TWO new members were secured
Mrs. Otto Froelich and Mrs. William
Beccue. ~
Thelma Andrews, who has been
spending the summer with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Hale near Waseca
is visiting at the homes of her sister
Mrs. Frank McComb and brother
James Andrews at this place.
Frank McComb is assisting his
brother Roy through stacking.
Buelah and Effie Van Buren, OF
Eagle Lake are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. John Buchholtz at this
place.
Mrs. Hilton and Grace Buchholtz OF
Pemberton spent the week end al
Mrs. Hilton's residence of this place
Waldo Hilton returned to his home
| at Albert Lea Thursday. Waldo has
been spending his vacation at the
farm home of his aunt, Mrs. John
Bestman, Jr.. and was called home to
see his brother Henry who is home
for short time. Y
Mrs. Westby was passenger to
Heron Lake Friday to make prepar-
lations to move his family to this
place the first of the week. Mr.. Lane
has charge of the lumber yard dur
ing Mr.. Westby's absence.
John Crowley was passenger to
Mankato Friday to consult DR.. J. HI
James.
Mrs. Tolzman of Waldorf is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Grawander at this
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Miller motored
over from Waldorf last week to visit
Rev. and Mrs. Miller of this place
There were NO services at the Lath
eran church Sunday on account of the
mission services at Alma City to which
the members of the st. Clair Luth-
eran church were invited. Among
those to attend from here were Rev
+, Miller and family.
/ w. E. Decker, Tom Irwin, Pete
Larson and Dr. Lawrence of st
James were Sunday callers on w. B
Leon of this place.
( Mrs. Hattie Peek of Mankato, an
Eold resident of st. Clair, was the
lguest of Jennie Grignon over Sunday
| Ed Guyer and family of GAINESVILLE
visited at the Pagenkoopf home Sun
day.
| Father O'Connor and Andy Quinn
twere helping Mr.. Riesler stack his
grain last week. Mr.. Quinn reports
that Father O'Connor can keep two
or three bundles in the air at a time
no easy task.
| Mr.. Nutting of Mankato has the
contract for painting the town hall
The carpenters and electricians have
completed their work and the painters
Eexpect to have the hall in readiness;
the first of the week.
/ Joe Bruels has received his Huber
threshing outfit, hauling the sam,
from GAINESVILLE Saturday. Mr.. Bruel.
has now complete outfit and viii
use it for his own and also neighbor'.
threshing.
/ Mrs. Grignon and daughter jennie
entertained at six o'clock suppe
Thursday evening Lena Bestman ant
DR.. McBeth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Poster of Man
tkato visited the latter's sister, Mrs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-30

Fred Byersdorf at this place Sunday
Mrs. Efiel of st. Charles visited her
aunt, Mrs. Dittman at this place.
@ Mrs! Grignon was passenger tn
Minneapolis Saturday to visit her
daughter. Mrs. Helm, returning Mon
day evening. t
4 Mrs. Paul Schaunamen is enjoying
a pleasant visit from her sister from
Madison Lake.
Senator Campbell of Minneapolis
gave very fine out door talk for
the drys Wednesday evening. The
attendance was good for the short
time given to notify the people, as no
notice that Mr.. Campbell was to be
here was given until he made it
known on his arrival that evening.
Mr.. Campbell was one time "a travel
ms salesman and while here Wednes-
day evening called on his old friend
Mr.. Leo to whom he sold goods six
teen years ago.
Word has been received from Mrs.
Johnson at Minneapolis that Mr..
Johnson is doing well, much better
than the attending physician expected
but on account of the seriousness of
the operation he would have to remain
in the hospital for month or more.
Mrs. Will Fisher is visiting relatives
at Pemberton.
Mr.. Pagenkopf returned Sun
by the way of GAINESVILLE from his
western trip He left Mankato Fri
day evening and reached Walport,
Ore, where his son Earl is now To-
Gated Thursday noon. Enroute he
stopped at Camp Vancouver, Wash,
and had a pleasant visit with Dick
Myers and Lou Apell who are inspect
ing lumber in the mill at that place.
The camp Earl is in is located in the
government spruce forest and the
boys are hard at work clearing and
laying railroad for protection and
also to secure the spruce timber for
the governments use. The boys are
all we'll and happy Earl tips the
scale at over two hundred.
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MEN FOR CAMP GRANT

Contingent of Seventy Will Be Sent
a There Next Month.
Blue Earth county will send an
other large quota of selected men in
10 service during the first week in
September when seventy men from
this county will entrain for Camp
Grant, Rockford, Ill. The county draft
board this morning received the order
instructing them to entrain seventy
men between the dates of September
2 to 6. Another call was received for
four limited, service men, draftees not
physically fit to entrain on the same
date for Camp Grant where they will
take up limited service at the camp.
This will make a total of sevenay -four
men to go from this county during the
first week in September. 1t is not yet
known whether men in the 1918 draft
can volunteer or not.
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Washington. August 24.-Determin-
ed to take action SO there can be no
more slackers in this country, cong
ress has exerted every effort to COW
er the ground thoroughly in the man
power bill which was expected to pass
both houses today
In order to do away with every sign
of favoritism, congress has written
out the arbitrary rule that govern
ment, state, county and municipal Of
ficials shall be exempt from the draft.
These men will have. to make their
appeal on the indi yidual rights of
their exemption plea, as dependency
or the like and If the claim fails they
will be called into the service.