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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
Garden City
From Thursdays CaIYy.

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Mrs. Mary Buck returned home last
week after an extended absence
Miss Vera Kitch was here from
Mankato the last of the week.
Edward Ward, Miss Lucy Gates and
Francis Thurston and wife motored
to Mankato Thursday.
The Study club met with Mrs.
Olmsted on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts gave a very
entertaining and helpful book review
Mrs. W. A. Roberts was a caller In
Lake Crystal Thursday. IGa
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Boynton were
among the Mankato visitors Wednes-
day. nee see
Mrs. T. F. Mills was quite indis-
posed last week but is much i'm
proved.
J. F. Osgood spent Monday fore
noon in Mankato on business.
The Red Cross ladies are still busy
and the last of the week they
shipped to the Mankato headquarters
thirty-one bed shirts, eleven pajam-
as, five bed Jackets, six bath robes
eleven sweaters, twenty pairs socks
two trench caps, ten wash cloths
, one pair wristlets.
The long talked of entertainment
was given Monday night to full
. house in the NJ. w. A. hall, after
having been postponed from Satur-
day night on account of the terrific
storm. Music for the evening was
furnished by Mrs. G. W. John, Ever
,, eta Terry, Ralph Mccormack, Will
| lis John and J. G.. Olmsted The frs
| play given was a cute little number
entitled, Cali On Summers Day.
! The story of the play is as follows
Among the guests at a summer ho-
tel, one couple especially claims at
| tentlon, both man and woman beins
| young and exceedingly attractive, bu
| mysterious from the fact that al
! attempts to establish intimacy fai
| and because the man publicly is
| often Indifferent and even harsh tt
| the woman. Various theories as tt
their identity are advanced and it i!
even suspected that they are tive
clever thieves who are even then be.
ing tracked. After great cleverness OF
the part of the real theft and grea
] efforts by the suspected pair to ex.
| tricate themselves from the difficulty
it is discovered that they are bride
and groom who have chosen this wa.
of avoiding public attention and wht
have hoped by studied indifference
and harshness on the mans part tt
carry out their joke and still to hav,
an uninterrupted honeymoon.
/ Following were the characters:
i 10 m oolx
| Gladys; Ethel Thomson, Summe
girls.
| Miss Parker, Jessie Thurston,
Suffragette.
Miss Trimble, Elsie Thomson,
bridge fend.
Miss Reed, Pearl Forrey, A delusiol
and snare, Mr.. and Mrs. Lane
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
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From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
There was no church Sunday on
account of the weather and bad roads.
The Aid society was well attended
Friday and the war lunch pleased
everyone.
The Red Cross society will meet
with Mrs. c.. G.. Busby Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Charlie Severance received a
letter Monday from her nephew,
Archie Currier who is now in England
Archie said that he is well and
happy.
We are in receipt of paper from
Mrs. J. F. Bacon of Perth Amboy,
New Jersey, giving description OF
concert given for the benefit OF
the Red Cross at that place. The
concert was the browning effort OF
the labor of Easton S. Bacon whose
directions of the chorus of one humid
red and twenty-five voices with the
Symphony orchestra OF fourteen
pieces won for him round after
round of applause. Easton S. Bacon
visited his parents here at the pars-
onage a few years ago when Rev
Bacon was pastor of the Kerns Con-
eregational church. Mr.. Bacon is
lawyer and choir master of ST. Peters
Episcopal church at Perth Amboy
New Jersey.
John Rist spent several days last
week at Eagle Lake and Owatonna.
Elmer Burnett has had paper
| hangers decorating their house
| the past week.
Little Charlie Severance has been
quite sick with bronchitis.
The storm Saturday piled the snow
up in places and made the roads bad
| but otherwise no damage was done.
Tom and Bert Hanson, Leslie
Lindsay and Paul Sharp walked to
Mankato Sunday morning and came
| out in the afternoon with the two
motorcycles.
Edward Budde and Aaron and
Harvey Mitchels spent Sunday after
| noon with George Loucks.
J Cora Johnson is having a weeks
| vacation from her work at the State
| Normal school.
Liberty ticket: Supervisor for three
years, Karl Landgreen clerk, Fred
Johnson; treasurer, August Peterson;
Justice for two years, H. A. Hanson;
Justice of peace for one year. c. II.
Loucks; constable for two years,
Fred Paswalk: constable for one
year, Emil Kaneff. Second ticket:
J Supervisor, August Johnson; clerk,
Fred Johnson: treasurer, August
Peterson; Justice of peace for two
years, H. A. Hanson; Justice OF
peace for one year. c.. H. Loucks
constable for two years, Walter E
Johnson; constable for one year
Emil Kaneff.
{, C. H. Loucks and son George ano
F. E. Budde and son Edward attended
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ELECTION RESULTS
From Thursday Daily.
Ceresco.

CereSCO.
Supervisor, J. +. Klatt; clerk, l..
E. Cooling; treasurer, H. l.. Berge-
man; constables, William Cooling
and Ed. Davis; Justices of the peace,
R. N. Ballard and F.. l.. Kelly.
Three hundred dollars was voted for
Revenue tax and $4,000 for road and
bridge tax.
Lincoln.
Supervisor, August S. Peterson;
clerk, Peter c.. Peterson; treasurer,
l.. f. Maker; assessor Otto Coke;
constable, l. E. Nelson; justice of
peace, S. w. Buckles. Four hundred
dollars was voted for revenue tax
and $1,4OO for road and brige tax.
The assessor was e-elected.
lie Ray.
Supervisor, G. ]. Wells; clerk, H
T. Frank; treasurer, Walter Mac
beth; constable, P. ]. Weber,; justice
of peace, H. c.. Orcutt. Three thou
sand dollars was voted for the road
and bridge tax and the ditch FUND
$500.
C. G.. Jones; treasurer, Richard M
Jones; constable, Nose Edwards
justice of peace, Willard Roberts
Fourteen hundred dollars was voted
for revenue tax and two and one
half mills for road and bridge tax
Only twenty eight voted.
Mcpherson.
Supervisor, F. ]. Kruse; clerk, ]
H. Bestmann; treasurer, F. M. Chase
constable, William Fitzloff; justice o
peace, P. Bruels. Five hundred dol.
lars was voted for revenue tax, ST..
500 for road and bridge tax, railroad
bond, $1,000 and interest on bonds
$40.
Village of Madison Lake.
Supervisor, Frank Wondra; trus.
tee for three years, ]. F. Sullivan
trustee for two years, P. H. Madi.
gan; trustee for one year, J. d. Nc
Carthy; clerk, F.. B. knott; treasur'
er, G.. Muellerleile; constable, P. j
McGrath; justice of peace J: K
Knapp. pug ~.
Supervisor, John d. Jones; clerk
D. G. Price; treasurer, Evan L
Harris; assessor, B. D. Hughes
justice of peace. ]. E. Thomas; con
stables, Owen Owens and JOSEPH
Wagner. The SUI moi $3.50 wa
voted for road fund and $507 fo
general town purposes.
Supervisor, Charlie Timm clerk
Peter Schultz; treasurer, Otto Guent
Eel. Two hundred dollars was vote,
for the use of general town purpose
and $1,000 for the road and bridg
fund
Belgrade.
Supervisor, Carl T. ,Landgren for tire
years; clerk, Fred O.. Johnson; treasur
er, August Peterson; justices of peace
stables, Fred Passwalk and c. e. Kanefl
Beauford. ol
Supervisors, George Greeley; clerk, Err
nest Nagel; treasurer, H. b. Greeley
constable, Roy Cramer; justice of peace
Alex. Krengel. The sum of 81 800 wa
voted for revenue tax
Medo.
Supervisor. B. w. Dane; clerk, GeCrg
w. Ward; treasurer, Fred Oftedahl; cor
stable, Carl Carlson; justices of peace
Roy Tezeback and j. w. Strobel Thre
bridge tax. g}
DanvilIe.
Supervisors, John H Troanor and job
Albright; clerk. John p. kremer; treas
rrer, Robert Beske: consta BILE, Adolf
TOlZman justice of peace. Joe Pilt:
Five thousand dollars was voted for gen
eral town purposes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
BACK UP The SHERIFF
Union Farmers Clubs In Rice
County FroWn On Nom
Party League

Ringing resolutions, pledging the
support of the Rice County Fedora
ton of Farmers clubs to Sheriff Liv-
ingston in his effort to prevent dis
loyalty and in his ban against the
Non Partisan league meetings were
adopted by that body yesterday at
it's annual meeting in Faribault.
A resolution, pledging the support
of the federation to the government
in its conservation program, was al
so adopted.
The resolutions are as follows:
Whereas, objections to the action
of Sheriff Livingston in excluding
the Nom Partisan league from hold
ing meetings in Rice county have
been raised by organization profess
ing to be farmers organizations, and
whereas the Rice County Federation
of Farmers clubs counts amongst it's
members more than one-third of all
farmers in Rice county and has a
larger membership than all other
farmers organizations, and
Whereas, the aims of the Rice
County Federation of Farmers clubs
are to support loyalty and a feeling
of good fellowship between neigh
boring town and country,
| Be it resolved, by the Rice Coun-
/ ty Federation of Farmers club in
annual meeting assembled that the
action of Sheriff Livingston be Civ
en- unqualified endorsement, and
Be it further resolved, that a
copy of these resolutions be sent to
Sheriff Livingston and Governor
Burnquist and that copies be sent
to all the local papers in Rice coun-
ty for publication.
i c. H. Smith of F'aribault was
elected president and S. N. McKin-
sey, secretary, with F. L. Rooster
Mortified, treasurer. County Agent
/ Bleecker Fl. Bue, Mortified was
elected as director.
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Mrs. Henry Wiltgen is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Kuhles of Minneapo-
lis.
Mr.. and Mrs John Peterson of Gar
den City were shopping in Mankato
yesterday.
Miss Ruth Cote left on the morn
ing train for Mortified to visit her
brother Reynold, who is attending
Carleton college. She will stop off
at Minneapolis to visit friends on
her way back.
Mrs. Will l.. Tidland and daugh-
ter Gale of Poplar, Mont, are visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Tidland's
father, Theodore j. Sherk, 631b
South Front street. Miss Gale is
nicely recovering from an operation
for appendicitis at the Emmanuel
hospital having come to Mankato
where she is under the care of COM
petent physicians. She is getting
along nicely and will be out in a
few days.
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the father and son banquet at the
Y M. C. A. Tuesday evening.
Miss Sara Hodgson had been SICK
with rheumatism for the past eight
weeks.
George w. Johnson and John Culp
spent Monday in st. Peter.
A large number from around
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Mrs. AIdrich Died at San Diego.

H. p Jensen today received a
message from Archie Aldrich. San
Diego, CAL, containing the informa-
ton that Mrs. Aldrich had passed
away after short sickness and an
operation. Mr.. Aldrich was a member
of the Jensen family for a number
of years.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
AUGUST ANDERSON DIES
WelI-known Farmer in Belgrade
Town Died Last Night.

III 6CISi aux
Town Died Last Night.
August Anderson, former we'll
known farmer of Belgrade, died at
st. Joseph's hospital, about nine
o'clock last night after lingering
illness, death being caused by pneu-
monia, and complications due to old
age Deceased was born in Sweden
and would have been sixty-five years
of age next June. He came to Ameri-
ca when young man, and shortly
afterward was Joined by his wife
They came to Minnesota, and settled
on a farm about five miles from town
in Belgrade township, where they
made their home for many years. The
surviving relatives are the widow;
two daughters, Mrs. j. A. Anderson
228 Lewis street; Mrs. Victor c.
Lund of North Mankato, and -four
grandchildren. Funeral services will
be held Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock, from the Lund home, 731 Park
avenue, North Mankato, Rev. p. A
Strom, pastor of the Swedish Con-
gregational church, officiating.
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February II, 191S.-My Dear Folks at
Home: The weeks are passing fast and
here we are at Sunday again. Don was
taken to the hospital with mumps several
days ago and l am under quarantine for
twelve days. So l will have to stay in
the billet for while | am allowed to
go out walking but cannot mingle with
the other fellows. My meals are brought
to me, and yesterday neon | had a happy
surprise One of the fellows came in
with an arm full of mail for me. About
fifteen letters, two packages and
bunch of magazines and home papers
They could not have come at a better
time. l have re-read the letters several
times, also read some of the magazines
and papers. 1 am feeling fine and an
happy since receiving mail from home
again. 1t sure makes a fellow feel ter
times better when he can read letters
from home. Here they are. things that
make all the difference in the world. \
letter from -, a real soap, and hot
water bath. a real shave. dry feet, Amer
lean tobacco, good work from the skip
per. A home town paper less than 6
month old. coffee when it is made right
and ray dav. 1 will have lots of timt
to get caught up on my letters now.
cot five letters from mother. one from
Raymond, one from Billie one from Mr.
Tomplsins. ore from Fred Force, one
from Roy Allison, one from r. F. Paw
three from Hazel, one from Node. OF
yes and one from Aunt Nancy. | gn
the finest Red Cross sweater and he'll
met to match J ever saw from Hazel
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Two Hearts United.

Judge Evan Hughes of the probate
court today united in marriage Adolph
F. Paegel, Jr., and Gladys Irene Lewis,
both of Mankato.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
SOLDIERS
 ARE HERE: TO GUARD
 PROPERTY

Nominally to guard government property in Seward, but incidentally to put a stop to many acts of seditjoR reported to the city and federal offi- cialS, a detachment of the 14th Infant ny arrived on he Admiral Watson this morning from Fort Liscum. The ae7 tachment is in charge of, Lieut.. Long and there are 22 men in the command scnt here.
 Today the boys are Quartered at the Hotel Sexton, and Lieut.. Long, wife and two children registered at the Hotel Seward.
 Permanent quarters for the detaCh- ment of soldiers will be in the gov ernment cottages on Third avenue, north of Lowell creek.
 It is understood that a strict guard will be maintained at the Seward dock and along the govenment-right-ot- way, besides all other property owned by the government in this locality. This guard will be established just as ,oon as the detachment is fitted up in headquarters. Supplies were brought aere on the Admiral Watson and trans 'erring of them to the government cottages will begin undoubtedly early tomorrow. ..r...
 The men, from Lieut.. Long right down the line are fine looking bunch of fellows and their presence will be appreciated.
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NAVAL BATTLE IS
 FOUGHT--- ---GERMANS
 LOSE FOUR BOATS

LONDON, March 2l. - Five Brit ssh and French dcstroyers engaged T
 lotila or Cemau destroyers and tor ucdo boa-s off" Dmkirk early this fore aocn and for half an hour a terrific battle was fought Two German des- troyers and two torpedo boats were suuk 5y the allied coast patrol in the cngagcmant. One British destroyer was damaged by a bursting sheli but none of the Allied vessels were sunk. Previous to the engagement the Ger man boats had bombarded Dunkirk but the engagement lasted only ten minut,s before the Allied fleet ,Tas at inc scene. The German boats not sunk escaped to the north in mist winch hung over the channel at that time.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
JUNEAU UNION NOT IN DIRTY
 POLITICAL DEAL

JUNEAU, March q. - Photographic reports sent out to .he effect that the Alaska Labor Union of Juneau had passed resolutions endorsing Gov. Strong and protesting the confrna- tion of Thomas Riggs, Jr., are abso- lutely false. At meeting of the Alaska Labor Union here last night called especially for the purpose, former secretary Harrison and Terri torial Senator Frank Aldrich, both who signed the report of the protests, were called on the carpet and given fearful grilling. Today secretary Walter Johnson issued a statement. an official one, that the union never en- dorsed or protested the appointment of any one and the union was not in politics and did not intend to be in politics. Harrison is a candidate on the Maloney ticket for senator from this division.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
WATSON BRINGS
 MANY ID PORT
 FRO 4 THE SOUTH

Steamer Admiral Watson, Capt. Jensen, arrived at 5:3O o'clock this morning from the south with good list of passengers and 5S tons of freight. The steamer sailed for Kodiak and other westward points at 10 o'clock and will be back in Seward, southbound, next Sunday. George Banbury is now purser on the Watson.
 Capt. Jensen reports exceedingly windy weather at Valdez and Fort Liscum and at both places he made three attempts before he finally made landing and tie-up.
 The passengers arriving on the Admiral Watson were: pr. O.J. Keat- ing, Miss Elva Truex, Mrs. H. c. De Line, Sam Baker, M. c. Rugg, w. k. McRae, Art Mikal, A. R. Anderson, Belle Mack, J. P. Doran, H. E. John son, John Santima, Lieut.. J. H. Long, wife, and two children, p soldiers from Fort Liscum and five steerage passengers. Those sailing for the westward were W. P. Lass, John Col lias and P. E. Cummings.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
BAKER INCLUDES HIS
 INSPECTION AT FRONT

WITH THE AMERICANS, March 2l. - Secretary of War Baker con cluded today his inspection of the American military zones with a trip which took him from Verdun to the Great Headquarters of the Allies. Secretary Baker told the Americans that they were the point of the wedge which the American people were driv- inc into tho ranks of the enemy.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
SOLDIER BOYS TONIGHT
 INVITED TO THE MOVIE

The management of the Liberty theatre this afternoon sent an invita- ton to the detachment of the 14th In
 'antry now in Seward to be the guests of the theatre tonight and wit ness George NJ. Conan in Broadway Jones" a production that tickled the 'arge audience last night on the first shOwinp.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
COMMISSION
 MAN ARRESTED
 AT ANCHORAGE
Trusted Employee of the Government Railroad Is Charged With the
 Ewbez2lement of Large ... Sun Telegraph Tolls
COVERED UP HIS DEFALCATI0N

Claud, T. Boylcs, since May, 19lG, accountant of the telegraph and tele- phone department of the Alaskan En. gineeline Commission at Anchorage, mas been arrested on the charge of having embedded $4,759.07 of the commissions funds, according to ad- vices received in Seward. Boyles is held in .he Anchorage jail.
 Aceording to John H. Robinson, spe-' ~ial investigator for the Alaskan En- gineering commission, who arrested 3oyles, the prisoner admitted having embedded the commissions fandS, re- ceipts of both the telegraph anu Jele. phone department, and the lightin" department, but was not certain as to the amount of his peculations,
 The money, it is said, was taken in 5undry amounts since August, 1916, the first defaIcation for less than $1OC occurring about three months after Boylcs had come here from Valdez to take the accountancy position. Now that his accounts have been accurate ly checked, it is declared that they show he pilfered almost every month, the thefls ranging in sums from as low as $50 monthly to as high as $1,- 200 monthly.
 His manner 2f living in Anchorage w!iIe not notrccarly cX'lavaGart, was nevertheless sufficiently beyond his salary of $ZO0 a month as accountant 10 explain his detalcations. He was rot addicted to dlinking Qr gambling. dc smoked cigars costing 25 cents each anu cigarettes of unusually high price. Before hls marriage '4st Nov ember he entertained friends at din- ner in the restaurants quite often.
 His bride of last November was Miss Nell E. McIneny, of Chicag %. She went to Anchorage last spring and was for a time employed in q large commercial establishment. She left there in January to visit her pa rents in Chicago. At the time of her departure her husband gave her $500 to defr " her travelling eXpe' ses. H" has sent her no money since, and neither did he give her any presents of costly nature before their mar liage.
 R.l,tives Mt NI lfed.
 Neither she nor the prisoners pa rents, who live in Roanoke, Va, have yet been Hotifed of his t'nul le
 Boyles, by false bookkeeping entries so cleverly concealed his peculations that no suspicion attached to him un- til his annual report submitted last January was subjected to careful scrutiny and checked with his cash accounts under the direction of B. H. 3arndollar, examiner of accounts for the Alaskan Engineering commission.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
MILITARY LAW
 NOW NECESSARY
 FOR MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE. March 2l. - Chair man Bloodgood, of the Council of the Defense, issued a statement today tba, he intends to have Mayor Hoan, Socialist, indicted. HOan's reelection assures the people. said Chairman Bloodgood, that the city must be placed under military law as the So- cialists have already started most se- ditious acts.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
PRESIDENT SIGNS
 THE RAILROAD BILL

WASHINGTON. March -21 --- ," 8 President Wilson this forenoon. signed the bill permitting the government to operate the Gail- a roads of the United States for s twenty. one months after the eno ga of the present war. c sssS SREs '
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
WARSHIPS
 HIT..-FOUR
 MEN DEAD

WASHINGTON, March -l. -LlCIt Commander Richard Elliott and three ner wer. killed this forenoon W1cr :. depth charge aboard the American desttoyc. Man5ey exploded when the Manley col,ided with 9 British wa ship in the war zone. A number or American sailors .vcra injured. Both vessels were badly damaged. This is the official statement issued by the Navy Department today.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
HUNS TO RETALIATE

LONDON, March 2l. - The Ger man Foreign Office has directed the Spanish and Swiss ambassadors to notify the American government that Germany will proceed with measures against American property in Ger many in the same proportion as action taken against German property in America.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
WESTERN LINE HATTACkED BY
 HUNS--ROAR HEARD IN ENGLAND
TEUT0NS BEGIN ATTACK
 AGAINST THE ENTENTES

LONDON, March 21-Apparently the long expected German offensive has begun but to what extent will be Waged iS unknown. The Germans early this morning be- gan bombardng heavily with long range guns wide sec ton of the British front The bombardment was plainly heard at all coast sections of England The official nouncement from the front received at noon says that desperate attack has been made upon the British lines by the TeutOn forces
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
Terrific Bombardment.

PARIS, March 21. - The German guns opened a terrific bombardment ln front approximately fifty miles ong in Northern France this morn ng. The long heralded German otfen- we may now be said to be under way. The front under attack stretches from he river Scarpe, near Aras, to Ven ,deuil which Is southeast of St. Quen- ten. The British forces hold all of this line.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-21
CAPT. GLASSCCCK
 HELD SHAMELESS
 IN HITTING REEF

JUNEAU, March 21. - Captain C.. A. Glasscock, oi the steamer Admiral Evans, was today eXonecated from the recent accident to that steamer by hit ting reef m Hawk Inlet, by the U. $. Inspectors. Not only had a buoy shifted from the effects of the wine and tide but the reef struck was an unchartcd one.