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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
SULLIVAN IS ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF N0NPARTY
Partner of James Manahan Put in
domination BY the Town
ley Brigade.

The Nonpartisan league has not yet
succeeded in completing it's state
ticket. The second convention held
in st. Paul Tuesday, only made a
little progress in that direction.
The convention did not pick James
A. Manahan for attorney general, but
selected his law partner, Thomas v
Sullivan, for that place. Manahan
prefers his private practice, the
league being included among his eli
ents, to the nomination for attorney
general.
A. H. Fassel of Thief River Falls
former county auditor, is the new
nominee for state treasurer, the posi-
having been declined by T. J. Neigh
en- of Preston.
A candidate for secretary of state
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
fusal of Representative Henry
Holmes to accept the league indorse-
ment, will be selected later.
One candidate for congress was in
dorsed Frank M. Barton. a railroad
engineer Of Mahnomen, will be the
league candidate for congress against
Representative Halvor STEVENSON oil
Crookston.
Other candidates for congress will
be Endorsed and vacancies on the leg
islat've ticket will be filed later, il
is said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
st, Clair

August Kopke's family and Mrs
Henry Lubke were called to Mankatc
Saturday evening to see Alma Kopkt
who was seriously injured in an ell
evator accident at that place.
Miss Ferguson, the principal elect
eG for the st. Clair school next year
was out from Mankato for a few
hours Tuesday looking over her new
field of labor.
Mrs. Frank has the foundation o.
her new residence completed and ex-
poets the carpenters the last of the
week. Martha Frank of GAINESVILLE
will assist her mother for short time
with the house work.
Bert Ward left Monday for Dakota
to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schostag re-
ceived telegram Tuesday morning
announcing the death of their sor
George at Crookston, MINI. George
has been in poor health with stomach
trouble the past winter and for two
weeks previous to his death was a.
the hospital but the family did not
think his case serious and the sac
news of his death was a shock to thu
parents, brothers and sister here
He leaves wife and three children
tho oldest child of five, at Crooks
ton, his parents and two brothers
Albert and Robert and sister Alma
all of st. Clair. Albert Schostag, Mrs
Robert Schostag and Alma Schostas
left Tuesday afternoon to attend the
funeral which will be held Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schostag were called upon to lay te
rest their infant child two weeks
previous to the fathers death.
Messrs. Hussey and Leo attended {
Red Cross sale at Smiths Mill Satur-
day. Mr.. Hussey assisted as auction
! GER
A number of spectators gathered
at the council rooms Saturday to heal
the trial of Mr.. Lentz of Smiths Mill
1t seems that Friday evening Messrs
Lentz, Gluman and Hollis while at
tending a dance here tried to settle
a feud between them. Mr.. Lentz was
brought before Charles O'COnnOl
Saturday and fined $24.
Frank Fisher is having his house
remodeled J. W. Chase assisted by
Mossrs. Wilcott Campbell, Boswell an(
Hugunin are doing the carpenter
work and Mr.. Lubke the maso1
work.
Irene Fields, who is staying at DIR
| McBeths home. was taken seriously
i'll Monday with appendicitis. Hel
condition because such that the doc
! tor removed her to the hospital a
| Mankato Tuesday morning about one
o'clock where she underwent an OPP
Grafton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
THIRD DISTRICT BANKERS
HELD MEET AT JORDAN
Interesting Session Was Held; At.
tended BY George W.. Sug-
den of This City.

: At Jordan, Mimi, last evening the
Third District Bankers association
held an interesting and well attend
ed meeting. The sessions continued
all day and during the evening.
Among the speakers on the program
were Fl. c. GOoding of Rochester,
president of the state association; A.
r. Rogers, chairman of the state Lib
erty loan campaigns; Rev. Fox o.
Glenwood, who has returned from ac-
tive service on the battlefronts in
France and Flanders, and who talked
on trench construction and offensive
and defensive movements; Senator
Collier of Shakopee who gave an adj
dress on the Red CrosN and the war;
and George H. Richards, secretary o.
the State Bankers association, who
presented the placing of government
securities. In the evening a banquet
was served at Sulphur Springs, Mud
baden. George w. Sugden, vice pres
ident of the National Citizens bank,
was in attendance at the meeting.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
.T0WNLEY CLEAN BILL
CLAIM NOW REFUTED
Jackson County Attorney Shows
Up the Case of Joseph
Gilbert

Jackson, May 3.-County Attorney
b. Fl. Nicholas announced last night
that he had sent a telegram to United
States Senator John W. Weeks of
Massachusetts, chairman of the mill
tary affairs committee, in which he
took exception to one of the asser-
lions which A. C. Townley, president
of the Nonpartisan league made in
Washington yesterday.
Townley declared that no member
of the Nonpartisan league has ever
been conicted of a reasonable or I'M
patriotic offense. Nicholas declared
in his telegram that Joseph Gilbert
a Nonpartisan league manager, was
convicted here on February IL of 'the
crime of unlawful assemblage."
Nicholas in his telegram declared
that the specific act complained OF
was that Gilbert's meeting was fol-
the purpose of "discouraging enlist
ments.' The county attorney said
that the testimony in the case, as pre-
sented by the prosecution, alleged
that Gilbert Eat public meeting at
Lakefield, Mimi, on January %, said
that young men in Minnesota and
North Dakota ought not be taken
into the army; that they were a good
deal better off here than in the
trenches"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Mapleton'

Judge James Quinn of st. Paul and
Walter Quinn of Flandreau, S. D., ar
rived Monday, called here by the
serious illness of their brother, Hugh
NJ Quinn who is slightly improved.
Miss Laila Quinn OF Minneapolis is
spending the week at her fathers
bedside.
THE play which was to have been
put on by the BELLEVUE young people,
has been postponed on account of
sickness. Further announcements
later.
Mapleton has two boys in the May
second draft Each boy will be given
his comfort kit and other equipment
before he leaves They are George
Bartholomew, Henry Firth and Carl
Schube.
The report has been circulated here
that Frank Simon has filed for repre-
sentative of this district. He is the
party who introduced the Nonparti-
sans who spoke here last winter and
said he twas proud of the privilege.
Charles Troendle has already taken
charge of the pool hall recently pur-
chased of Fred Rathstock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
FACTORIES TO CLOSE
men TO join PARADE
Employees Will Be in Red Cross
Demonstration On Saturday,
May Is

A. E. Quimby, master in charge OF
the Red Cross parade, which will be
held Saturday afternoon, May Is, re-
ports that he has consulted with the
manager of number of the large
industries in Mankato, and they have
tagreed to allow their employees to
join in the parade. While the stores
will not close on that date the mer-
chants will observe the day appro-
priately. and some of the merchants
are arranging to have floats in the
line of march.
Deccria Red Cross chapter will be
represented in the parade by dele
cation of one hundred workers, and
has SO notified Mr.. Quimby. 1t is re-
quested that all organizations that are
to be in the parade will provide ban
ners distinctly marked to show who
they arc, otherwise their identity will
be lost in the big aggregation of
marchers, and credit cannot be prop
erly given.
The Automobile club will be asked
to furnish a large number of cars,
and the requisition will be made as
soon as it is known how many cars
will be needed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
RED CROSS DRIVE
STARTS ON MAY 18

Red wills with a and
every
the Red the Red
a
Redo is wonder a
II
teaching
Red
of humanitarian
be
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
Danv1He

The red measles and chicken pox
are making calls around this neigh
borhood. The Latourelle, LentZ and
Bolinger are families just recovering
from them.
Little Henry McCartle was very sick
one day last week from drinking kero-
sene. At this writing he is better
again.
Guy Lyons of Madison Lake is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Mike McCartle
Miss Lizzie Piltz was sick last
week with an attack of grippe.
The Danville Red Cross will meet
with Mrs. George Klaus, May s.
A birthday party was given in hon
or of Loretta Bentley Saturday night
A good time was had and a big lunch
was served at midnight.
A farewell party will be given at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Scimson-
mire Tuesday night in honor of Albert
Soluble who will answer the call OF
his country and will leave for Column
bus barracks next Thursday.
Ore Anderson was visiting his
brother Clarence Anderson Sunday
afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Overseas Service in the American
Red Cross; the Schedules.

Overseas Service in the American
Red Cross; the Schedules.
A notice was received by the local
Red Cross for volunteers for over
seas service in the Red Cross. The
positions for men are divided in SEIZED
ules A, B, and C. Schedule A calls
for men of means and large business
experience up to the age of fifty, to
take responsible executive positions
in the direction of foreign relief work
in France and Italy, principally IN
the northern part of France.
Schedule B and c call for skilled
men to work as accountants, office
managers, secretaries, stenographers,
clerks and bookkeepers, automobile
drivers, mechanics, electricians,
painters and carpenters, these will be
allowed their expenses and equipment
from New York.
All applicants must be of sound
health and above the draft age.
There is an urgent call for women
workers in France and Italy. They
must be between the ages of twenty
five and thirty-five, must be OF ro-
bust health and capable of passing a
rigid physical examination. They
cannot have father, son, husband OF
Lrother in the armed forces of TIE
United States or our allies, either
here or abroad
All Minnesota people interested
will please communicate with the Blu
1eau of Personnel, Northern Division,
Essex Building, Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
EAGLE LAKE BANK
men HELD SESSION
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Last Evening; News of
That Village
Especial to Free Press.1

Eagle Lake, May 3.-The stockhold-
ers of the Eagle Lake bank held a
meeting last evening. The stock
holders present were w. D. Willard,
c. d. Pickel, John Casper, William
Hoehns, John Mosher, L. A. Peterson,
Paul Cords, F. E. Day, w. e. Hall and
R. C. Dalton. John Casper was elect
ed to fill the vacancy of the vice
president and Clifford Harris was
elected assistant cashier. Mr.. Harris
has been helping the cashier for the
past three or four months so is not
new to his position. The following
are new stockholders John Casper,
William Hoenns, John Mosher, L. A.
Peterson and w. E. Hill. These men
are all enterprising and well to do
farmers who will make honorable
members of the bank.
William Rose who has been attend
ing school in Winona has returned
home for his summer vacation.
Rev. Warner Johnson of st. Paul
visited friends in the village yester-
day.
Tomorrow is the last day to settle
for the Third Liberty loan. $4,000
was subscribed by the people of the
surrounding country through the bank
here.
Carl Pickel, John Compton and r.
c.. Dalton are cleaning up and i'm
proving on their farms which they
recently bought.
A horse belonging to William
Hoehns, being driven by George Muel-
lerleile of Madison Lake to the farm
of Peter Schultz in Limetown, died
instantly just before reaching the
the farm. Upon approaching the
farm the horse turned and fell into
the ravine taking with him buggy and
driver. Mr.. Schultz upon seeing the
animal fall came to the rescue and
when he arrived there found Mr.
Muellerleile pinned underneath the
horse and unconscious. A veterinary
surgeon was called and pronounced it
case of heart disease. The horse
was valued at about $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
NAMED ON NATIONAL
PRISON LABOR BOARD
W. ]. Morehart to Represent
Blue Earth County
|StT IDLE men To WORK
Make Bastiles Paying lnstitu-
lions Instead of Burdens
On the People

w. J. Morehart, fuel administrator
for Blue Earth county, has been nom
mated by the war prison labor board
to be the representative Of the ma
tional committee on prisons and pris-
on labor in this county. Mr.. More
hart has wired his acceptance to
Washington. The letter reads:
Washington, April %, 1918.-Mr. w.
J. Merchant, Mankato, Minnesota.
Dear Sir: You have been nominated
by the war prison labor board to be
the representative of the national
committee on prisons and prison Ia
Dor in Blue Earth county, at the sug-
gestion of Hon. A. o. Eberhart, our
state representative for Minnesota.
AS our representative we shall ask
you to confer with the local prison
authorities in developing your local
institution to make it self-supporting
instead of an expense to the COM
munity The war makes it imperative
that this be accomplished. Legisla-
ton introduced into congress with the
approval of the president and the
work of the war industries board in
stimulating and standardizing industry
throughout the country makes this
local development essential at this
time
You will be informed by the war
prison labor committee of the war
industries board how the community
waste can best be conserved by the
use of local prisoners. The legisla-
ticn which is before congress is en-
| 81 i
attention is called particularly to the
program for the distribution Of re-
leased prisoners to the farms. We
want you to place in the hands OF
the editors of your local papers full
and comprehensive material in re-
gard to each. This material will he
sent you.
We do not ask that you should So
licit contributions to our general
fund, but that you shall receive them
from time to time and remit the funds
to the national treasurer. Your
leadership in the community will not
only make it possible for us 10 COM
municate with representative persons
in your county by letter or repre-
sentatives urging them to send con-
puI 1t Will ludhC NCJllSl
through which this movement and
others of national moment emanating
from the capital can function effe CT
lively brief statement of what is
most essential that you should know
as to this movement is enclosed.
Please wire your acceptance at our
| expense. Yours very truly, Il. Stasg
I Within, chairman of executive coun-
Gil
Prisoners on parol, released pris-
oners and eX-prisoners will be put on
farms to help the farmers which will
leave their boys free to serve their
country. Prisoners not on parOl will
be put into workshops which the war
department will secure to make war
supplies to help the government. For
this purpose representatives have
been chosen for the national commit
tee on prisons and prison labor to
look after these people i'll their
named districts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
LIQUOR WAS SEIZED:
| POLICE HOLD COUPLE
Load Of Booze Was Just About
To Pull Out For Iowa
COPPERS STOP JOURNEY
Peter Zee and Case S0renson
Will Be Interviewed BY
Federal Officials

With curtains drawn down tightly
an automobile, laden with two mel
and thirty five gallons of Mankato-
bought whisky, was about to start
for Alton, Iowa, shortly before noon
today, when the Mankato police de-
partment cruelty stepped in anG
spoiled the whole game
The men were taken into the police
station and the department got into
communication with the federal de.
partment OF justice at st. Paul. The
police were given instructions to hole
the men until federal officer could
come and look into the matter.
The men gave the names of Petel
Zee, garage man, and Case Soren-
son, farmer, both from Alton, Iowa
Both said they were men of families
and were taking the liquor home fol
their own private use. They were
told that that made no difference, az
long as they were to take it into {
dry state.
Auto Had Big Load.
The whole back part of the auto
was filled with whisky, some in bot
ties, and some in a key. The whole
space under the back seat was full
of bottles.
A still bigger load of liquor was
taken out of Mankato late yesterda!
afternoon in another Iowa car. The
police got the number of the car, bu
did not manage to head off the cal
before it got out of the city. 1t wa:
traced as far as South Bend. Sheriffs
and other officials who might have {
chance of nabbing the car on it's err
rand of thirst in dry con
monwealth were notified.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Vincent Simmons, a member OF
the graduating class of Mankato high
school, and Edward Soaring. who is
completing his last year in the junior
high school,, left today for Estelline,
S. OAK, where TINY expect to engage
in farm work, both young men hav-
ing had previous experience in farm
ing had previous experience on farms.
J. B. Ludlow, well known in this
city, is leaving Rushmore, where he
has been engaged in the banking
business for number of years, and
will locate in Minneapolis with the
Commonwealth Mortgage company.
Mrs. r. Sanford of Pipestone
Mimi, arrived today for visit at the
home of Mrs. C. H. Cooper on Bradley
street
Miss Edna Cole Of Lake Crystal
visited friends in the city yesterday
Miss Edith Harris of Lake Crystal
was in the city on business today.
Mrs Roy Million and two small sons
of Minneapolis arrived in the city
yesterday for a short visit with
friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
HELPED THE OFFICER
RATHER Than ESCAPE
Miller Sacrificed Liberty tt
Remain BY Deputy Sheriff
Who Was Sick

Sol miller, charged with bootlegg-
ing, told Assistant United States At
tOrney Dickey today how he saved
the life of Deputy Sheriff M. B. Dunn
of Jackson county last Sunday when
the latter was taken with hemorrhage
of the stomach on the way to Jack
son, Mimi, with Miller, who was un-
der arrest, says The st. Paul Dis
patch.
Miller refused to escape; and insist
ed on remaining with the deputy
sheriff until he got him into good
hands
The deputy already had reported
to the district attorneys office.
Last Sunday Deputy Dunn was
taking Miller to Jackson in an auto
mobile when Dunn was suddenly TAX
en- with hemorrhage of the stomach
He fell over while at the auto wheel
Miller had been sleeping.
When he found that the deputy
was seriously ill Miller carried him
to a farmhouse.
81 suppose you are going to escape
now" said the deputy sheriff to Mil
Ter while he was still at his worst.
"You need not fear that" Miller
said to him. 81 wouldn't leave man
in this condition to escape worse
charge"
Miller and Sam Stearns were ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Samuel Whaley today on 9
charge of purchasing thirty-nine gal
Ions of whisky to transport to Sioux
City, Iowa, from Springfield, MINI.
They both pleaded guilty and the
hearing was continued till Monday.
Deputy Sheriff Dunn is now recov-
cred and at his urgent request it is
probable that Mr.. Dickey will recon-
mend to the court that Miller be CIV
en- fine instead of a Jail sentence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Rev. R. w. Hobbs arrived home
from Camp Custer, Battle Creek,
Michigan, and will be at the prayer
meeting this evening where he will
be glad to meet his friends again.
Malcolm Merchant, VINO enlisted
some time ago writes his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Merchant, that
he was one of twenty three out of a
class of sixtv-fve who passed the
examination in t.-e aviation school at
Atlanta, Ga, and is now a second
lieutenant subject to call for the
French front. He is spending few
days with Mrs. Merchants relatives
at Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Rachael A. Brown of Martin S
Ferry, Ohio, is expected to arrive in
Mankato soon, being called here on
account of the serious illness of her
daughter, Mrs. G. M. Bergman, of
North Sixth street.
Miss Alma Day, Mrs. Eleanor Day,
and daughter, and Mrs. Elliot, mo-
tored to Mankato from Minneapolis
yesterday, and visited with relatives
and friends over night. They report
that the roads between Mankato and
the twin cities are in good condition.
They left Minneapolis at 900 a. M,
and driving at moderate speed ar
rived in Mankato in time for dinner
The party left this morning, enroutn
for points in Iowa.
Miss Mary Thompson and brother
Rudolph returned this morning from
Rochester where the latter takes
ot hncnifo1
Julian J. Lamm left this morning
for Austin, Mimi, where he has ac-
cepted position with the Western
Union Telegraph company as tele-
graph operator.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Miss Sadie Hughes and Mrs. JOS
eph Williams of Lake Crystal were in
the city on business yesterday.
Major G. A. Lewis of the sixth bat
talon of the home gu"rd Captain G..
A. Dahl of the hospi.ol corps; Lieu
tenants Roy Bato~, Fred CttO, and
Ed Nyquist, ard Sergeant /. N.
Tompkins were all at Redwood Falls
yesterday assisting in the crganiza-
tion of new home guard company.
This is to be known as Company B
of the sixth battalion, to tske The
place of the old Company r at Fair
mont, which has been merged in an
other battalion. The Redwood COM
pany starts out with 100 men. The
offices are Captain James w. Inglis
First Lieutenant Leslie r. Hartwick
and Second Lieutenant Harry w
Ward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Miss Florence Butler of Madelia IL
in the city today taking civil service
examination.
Mrs. Ed Johnson and Miss Mary
King of Vernon Center were business
callers in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Anderson and
little son OF Murdo, S. D., have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Ander
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hol-
berg, since their return from San
Francisco, Cal. They expect to make
their home in Jamaica, West Indies,
in the near future. Mr.. Anderson will
take the presidency of the Jamaica
conference of Seventh Day Adventists.
Miss Edith Cripper of Tivoli was
entertained from Friday until Sunday
by Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Co.e.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10
MOTHER OF MANKAT0
MAN HAS PASSED AWAY
Mrs. Pauline Eichstaedt, Resident OF
Madison Lake, Died Yesterday
Afternoon,

Mrs. Pauline Eichstaedt, pioneer
resident of Madison Lake, died yes
terday afternoon at 2:20 from dropsy
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Dickson. Mrs. Eichsteadt was born
January s, 1916, and came to this
country in 1882 She is survived by
four children, G. w. Eichsteadt OF
Mankato, Herman Eichsteadt OF
Mankato township, Mrs. J. w. Dick
son, Madison Lake and Mrs. Donald
Thayer of Faribault. She is also
survived by eleven grand children
Funeral announcements will be made
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-10

Minneapolis, last week. Mr.. Sven
son left Monday to accompany her
home.
Mrs. c. R. Parker of Minneapolis
spent the forepart of the week with
relatives in town.
Curtis Leverson is the new delivery
boy for the Peterson and Kottke firm