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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
DR.. A. G. Long Has Accepted Position
With State University.

DR.. A. G. Long, bacterologist at the
Mankato branch of the State Labora-
tory on the second floor of the Ma
tional Citizens bank building for the
past two years, has resigned his po-
sition with the state board to accept
a very responsible position with the
University of North Dakota, in Uni
yersity City, near Grand Forks. DR..
Long will be assistant bacterologist
and pathologist in the university, and
director of the state board of health of
North Dakota, having three branches
of work under his supervision, which
will require trips over the state at
regular intervals. DR.. Long will leave
tomorrow noon to take up his new du-
ties, and the laboratory in the Ma
tional Citizens Bank building will re-
main closed until the state board of
health secures new man to place in
charge.
People were coming to the labora
tory today in the hope of securing
with the new influenza
vaccine, but the supply of serum which
was expected had not yet arrived The
work of vaccination will he carried on
at the Mankato Clinic as soon as the
serum arrives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
John Oman of Iowa.

John Oman of Rock Rapids, Iowa
who was taken to Emmanuel hospi-
tai yesterday under the belief by the
police department that he was suffer
ing from delirium tremens, died there
this morning. He was suffering from
lobar pneumonia. instead of delirium
tremens. Nothing is known of him
in this city. Officer Thilgren brought
him into the police station yesterday
under the belief that he had been
drinking, and also thought that he
might possibly be the man Sullivan
who disappeared very strangely from
Belle PLANE several days ago.
The man gave his name and ad :
dress, but was not able to say any
thing more. He was we'll dressed
middle aged, and evidently he was in
very bad condition when at the po-
lice station. His relatives were mott
fled of his death, and a brother, L.
Oman, of Carroll, Iowa, stated that
he would arrive in the city today to
take charge of the remains.
Charles Pranue
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
THIS ESTIMABLE LADY PASSED
AWAY LAST EVENING

Mrs. May Daniels, wife of Homer
Daniels, 21S Marshall street, died al
her home at six O'Clock last evening
her sudden death coming as sorrow :
full shock to her relatives and many
friends in the city. Mrs. Daniels
death was made more sad by the fact
that between one and two O'Clock yes
terday Afternoon she had given birth
to twin children, a son and daughter
weighing respectively eight and eight
and a half pounds, and both in excel
lent health, these babies being now
bereft of their mother. Mrs. Daniels
was an estimable and popular woman
and made many friends. She was an
active member of the Sunshine Club
of the Methodist church, and held the
office of treasurer for several years.
She was also member of the RebekaE
lodge and of the Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church. Deceas-
ed would have been forty years of age
next March. Her maiden name was
May Owen, and she was born in Osh;-
kosh, Wisconsin, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. IT, Owen About ten years
ago she came to MankatO to make hef
home with her grand mother, Mrs
Fred Roberts, and lived with her fol-
five years, until she died Deceased
was married to Mr. Daniels in Manka
to six years ago next June, and they
continued to make their home here
Surviving relatives are the widoweI
and twin children; the parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. Owen of Oshkosh, Wis. !;
and the following brothers and sisters
Mrs. Alice Williams of Fessenden
North Dakota; Mrs. D. E. Evans, Wesr
Front street, Mankato; Dan owen
Fessenden, North Dakota; Tom Evans
Paris, Mont; Misses Kathryn and
Edith Owen, Oshkosh, Wis; Miss Floy
Owen, Los Angeles, California; and an
uncle, ]. D. Owen of Tracy, MINI
Funeral services will be private.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Pneumonia Follows An Attack of In
fIuenza at Detention HOSPITAL

Sister Laurentira, aged twenty
three years, of the Sisters of the
Scrrowful Mother, ST. Joseph's
Catholic hospital, died at Bethany
detention hospital yesterday morn
ming, death being caused by pneu-
monia following an illness with in
fuenza Private funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon, Sister
Laurentina may truly be said to have
sacrificed her life for humanity. With
the helpful spirit of true devotion and
a willingness to go wherever duty
called here, Sister Laurentina was the
1irSt sister from st. Joseph's hospital
to volunteer for service at Bethany
hospital when the epidemic first
broke out. All nurses who enter
Bethany do SO with the full know
ledge that they are likely to contract
the disease, and this well known fact
is an undeniable proof of their brave
ness and their love for humanity.
Many of the nurses have contracted
the disease, and some have been very
seriously ILL 1t was hoped by all that
Sister Laurentina would survive her
illness, but it was not so willed, and
her death was the first death of a
nurse at the hospital Sister Lauren
tina was born in Germany a sister.
also of the Order of the Sorrowful
Mother, survives, and is at Wichita.
Kansas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Mrs. Catherine scherer.

Mrs. Catherine Correl Scherer
died last night at ia South Second
street after lingering illness with
dropsy and complications due to
advancing years. During her last
hours she was surrounded by the
members OF ner family, who had
been her devoted attendants for
some time. DeceaseS was born in
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on
April 9, 1888. When still small
child she moved to Indiana with her
parents. On August 80, 1856, she
was married to Luther Scherer of
Hendricks county, Indiana. They
moved to minnesota in the spring of
1857. Out of family of four sons
and two daughters born to them
three sons survive, as follows
John E. Sherer, Candy, Mimi; J.
Frank Scherer Lake Crystal, MINI. !;
Oscar A. Scherer, Mankato. A daugh-
ter, Flora, died in infancy, and a
daughter Ada, died in 1910, at Lake
Crystal. Archie H. Scherer died in
Mankato in 1912. Surviving relatives
are the three sons; three sisters and
a brother in Indiana, and eleven
grandchildren. The husband, Luther
Scherer, died on April 80, 1912. De-
ceased was member of the Pres
byterian church. Jnterment will be
made in the cemetery at Lake Crystal
tomorrow
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Madison Lake Residents Collecting
Money For That Purpose.

Residents of Madison Lake and
vicinity are taking steps to improve
the fishing in that beautiful lake, by
raising money with which to put in
screen at the outlet, SO as to keep
in fish that have reached certain
size. In times of high water in the
past, thousands of fish have gone out
of the lake through the outlet, and
the fishing has been affected in this
way 1t is understood that property
owners all around the lake are favor
able to the move, and the owners of
summer cottages on the lake have
assisted in raising sufficient money
After the screen has been placed in,
efforts will be made to restock the
lake with game fish. The present
move is a very good one. If the
fishing can be kept up, the future of
the lake as a popular summer resort
is assured.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Each Mankato Resident Is to
Figure From 4 to 5 per cent
Of His Loan Allotment

Minnesota must add from twenty
five to fifty per cent to her quota in
the United War Fund drive" This is
the word that comes from state
headquarters to the Blue Earth coun-
ty United War Work Campaign COM
mittee.
The work conducted by the Y. M. c.
A. and the six other organizations
which are united in this campaign
New Stamp Circulated BY The
American Defense Society.
New York, November, 4.-"Re-
member! Use Nothing German
These words appear on a new
stamp, resembling postage stamp
being circulated by the American
Defense society.
The stamps are sold, and profits go
to the Fatherless Children of France,
a society OF which Marshal Joffre is
president.
On the stamp appears a design
painted by E. Fl. Blashfield, New
York 1t represents Humanity
shielding her eyes from the sight OF
the sinking Lusitania, and Justice
with sword drawn in vengeance.
The society reports receiving
thousands of signatures to it's pledge
to use no German made goods after
the war
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
attorney General Rules That Cross
Not necessary After Sucker.

A voters intention is shown when
a name is written in the blank space
on an election ballot or sticker is
used, Attorney General Hilton ruled
late yesterday, and generally, it is
unnecessary to put an HX" opposite
the Sticker or written name
The intention of the voter governs,
he added, and election judges should
disregard mispelling or abbrevations
of the names of candidates if it can
be clearly ascertained from the bal
lot for whom it was intended
Any candidate or other person, ex-
cept election judges, can legally lis
tribute stickers on election day, but
not within 100 feet of the polls and
the voter may take the sticker into
the booth and put it on the ballot if
he chooses.
The opinion was addressed to JUL l.
us A. Schmahl, secretary of that state
who forwarded copies to county au-
ditors for distribution among cleo
ton judges in districts where stickers
may be widely used Notable among
the districts is the Fifty fifth legis
lative district.
Richard Hamer, Mora, became a
candidate for the senate there
against Fay Cravens, after the re-
cent death of Senator R. c. Dunn of
Princeton, and his supporters must
use stickers or write his name on
their ballots.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Walter Ernest Brown an Advocate of
the Knockout

london. October 1-[By MALL
Walter Ernest Brown, an Australian
infantry corporal, is a strenuous ad-
yocate of the knockout"
When a group of enemy snipers
stared picking off some "Aussies,"
Brown, acting on his own initiative
crept out along the shallow trench
and made dash towards the Hur
post
With a grenade in his hand. he
stood at the door of the dugout ant
called on the Germans to surrender.
One of the enemy rushed out, and
Brown knocked him cold with his fist,
retaining his grenade for the others.
Loud cries of "Kamerad!" were
heard, and from the dugout an officer
and eleven Heinies appeared. Brown
brought the entire lot back, and re-
Gently was given the Victoria cross
for his exploit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
American Casualties

Washington, D. c., October 81
The war department issued 4 casual
ty list today in which TSP casualties
We're reported. The Minnesota men
are as follows:
Killed in action, Private Carl C.
Minnick, Lamberton; Private Otto
M. Johnson, Milan.
Died of disease, Private George J.
Stahl, Wykoff
Wounded severely, Private Clar-
ence Hogenson, Fertile; Private
Frederick H. Eue, lie Sueur; Private
James e. Ford, Preston
Wounded, degree undetermined
Private Roy A. Hanson, Litchfield;
Lieutenant Lisle Daniel Tucker, St
Paul: Private Edward A. Anderson,
Minneapolis; Private Sever Johnson,
st. Paul; Private John O'Brien, Degref;
Private Thomas r. Redican, st. Paul !;
Private Ralph H. Weisgerber, St
Peter.
Wounded Slightly, Corporal Emil
Bladine, Minneapolis; Private Henry
Hill, Owatonna; Private c. William
Anderson, Minneapolis; Private
Monty Loosemore, Candy.
Missing in action, Private William
u. Beattie, Minneapolis; Private Fred
Up. NOrd, Rothsay.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Parcels For Soldiers and How The,
Should Be Wrapped.

One parcel will be accepted by the
war department through the Red
Cross for each soldier overseas.
Each soldiers will be provided with
one Christmas parcel label. This
label will be forwarded by him to the
person in the United States from
whom he wishes to receive his Christ
mas package, Packages that do not
bar this label will not be accepted
by the Red Cross for delivery to the
postoffice authorities. Labels that
are lost will not be duplicated.
Christmas parcels must be placed
in cardboard boxes, three by four by
nine inches in size, These boxes will
be provided, to holders of labels, by
the American Red Cross. They may
be obtained at Red Cross chapters or
branches after November /.
With each box will be given com
plete instruction regarding the arti
Giles which may be sent, and a list of
articles which are barred by the
postal authorities. Study these in
|structions ands avoid mistakes. No
message or written material of am
kind will be allowed to go in the
boxes. When the boxes are packed,
but unwrapEed they must not weigh
more than two pounds fifteen ounces
If the parcel is overweight, some art :
icle must be removed
Do not put perishable food, soft
candy, liquids, or anything in glass
containers in the package if you wish
1T to reach It's destination with the
ether contents unspoiled
Do not mail the box yourself.
When packed, the box should be
taken to the nearest collection sta
ton designated by the Red Cross, un-
sealed, and unwrapped, ready for in
spection. Red Cross representatives
are authorized to remove objection
able articles from parcels. Shippers
will then affix sufficient postage on
their parcels to carry them to Hobo
ken, N. ]. Parcel post zone rates
will be charged. The parcels are to
remain in custody of the Red Cross
until delivered to the postal authori-
ties.
No Christmas parcel will be ac-
cepted by the Red Cross for ship
ment after November 20 Keep this
fact in mind when planning a Merry
Christmas for the boys "over there. y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Attempted to Steal Base:

In the next inning Feinman of the
Triple AS got as far troisieme and then
tried to steal plaque de but. But the
attrapeur caught him four metres from
the plate.
One of the features of the game
was the sensational catch by Dick of
the Triple AS. He was playing
troisieme when a high one that
promised to go clear into champ de
gauche came along. Dick jumped
high into the air and speared it,
Sherbodny, pitching for the Triple
AS, had the enemy tanning like
windmillS. They came up a la bat
tie and went away without connect
ing
The Triple AS won, treize to deux,
or thirteen to two.
But even the compliers of the
Code Simplifie" admit that it is far
from complete. 1t contains no eqiv-
alents for such indispensable words
as Kill tn big stiff, Bust i'm in the
jaw" or Alta boy, alta boy"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Those Taken Sick En- Route To Camp
HAVING Best of Care

Massena, Iowa, October 20, 1913
G. A. Cahoon, Centenary Methodist
church, Mankato, MINI. Dear Sir:
Remembering the warm welcome you
gave me and our boys | am asking
YOU to perform further service. |
left the following men sick along the
way and wish you would notify their
people. The draft board at Mankato
will know if they have already had ad-
vice about it, Arthur William West
Chal of GAINESVILLE was left at Nc
Pherson, Kansas, care of Dr. w. C.
Haston. All the following are from
Mankato and were left at Pratt, Kan
sas: Garvin Zieske, Ed Ore, Ferd.
Heinzman, Leo Lunkenheimer, Carl
ton Lentz and all were left in care of
Dr.. G. A. Cochran. / returned through
Pratt Sunday night and found the Red
Cross had rented new house and in
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08

muddy and tramped underfoot. We
counted six pianos that we could see
smashed under tons of rock from
fallen falls. | picked up little blue
vase and then threw it away and
picked up piece of tile for a tea pot
rest-and threw that away, but / did
keep smell etching which l hope I'll
be able to get home We wandered
into the ruins of wonderful, old ca :
thedral, which looked as if it might
have been carved out of solid granite
and marble. One end of the roof had
been caved in by single shell and all
of the stained glass, loaded windows
were shattered. The alter, which
was a huge affair with four immense,
twisted pillars carved out of solid
marble, was near the centre of the
main archway and protected, after a
fashion, by sand bags. Most of the
paintings, the largest l have ever
seen, had been taken down and were
piled up at one end, but few of
them were still up and badly cut by
flying shrapnel. Some of the carved
facades were wonderful, almost like
fine old lace and it must have taken
years and years and years OF work.
Someone told me the main building
was started in 500 How true this is
don't know, but l do know the archi
lecture is of the Louis the Fourteenth
period and that it is ruined beyond
repair.
Paul, (my bunkie, you know was
in recaptured French town yester-
day, within twenty-four hours of the
time the Huns evacuated. The tales
he tells make me wild to get up
there. He said the German dugouts
and machine gun nests were made OF
solid concrete as though they ex-
pected to live there from now on.
Well, they have had three years to
build them, but they had to move.
Most time for "scroff" and I'm
powerful hungry. You know you
mentioned green corn, fresh from the
garden, in your last letter, and at
meal time | can think of nothing else.
Don't worry, for am tanned and
awfully well and glad to be here Pm
sending all the love in the world and
a prayer for your appiness.-Wallace
E. Sterling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Suggestions Made To Remedy
Various His of the Flesh;
Freak Ideas

Chicago-Place an onion at the
bedpost, draw out the fever of Span
ish influenza, point the index finger
of the left hand at the moon and
make wish. Then go to work as
usual next day.
This and scores of equally ridicu-
lous remedies have been swapping
health authorities and physicians of
the Middle West during the last few
days. They come from correspon-
dents in all walks of life and are
based on home treatment, witch
craft and voodooism
Lieutenant Commodore Owen J.
Mink, medical corps, senior medical
officer at the Great Lakes naval train
ing station, has been tipped many
times to the great secret Some cor
respondents guarantee to stop the ep-
idemic in ten minutes others in three
days. The water in a certain well, one
writer informed Lieutenant Mink,
would bring instant cure. Another
writer told him that Indian tobacco,
sprinkled on the victims breast
through perforated baking powder
can, was a sure cure.
Negro voodooism Urged.
Health authorities in some dis
tricts have been told of the famous
negro voodOoism cures, not only for
influenza, but for all ailments.
For instance, under the negro prac-
tee, night sweats can be cured by
placing a rusty ak edge under the
bed. For malariel chills, dip string
in turpentine and tie it around the
waist, or tie a strand of yarn on the
top button of the coat. If this should
fail, hang a horseshoe in a peach
tree.
For collie have a person who has
never seen his father blow his
breath in the child's mouth very
early in the morning, and for
measles, battle the eruption in the
blood of black hen For hiccough,
drink water out of brass bell while
looking at new moon
Cures Offered For All Ills.
Under negro voodooism treatment
fits can be cured by giving the pa
tlent one drop of his own blood
drawn from the tip of the little finger
of the left hand, and nosebleed
stopped by tying a string around the
little finger. Pick a wart until is
bleeds, touch it with nine grains of
corn, throw the corn to the chickens
and the wart will disappear.
For rheumatism, heat pan of
grease, put nine live frogs in the pan,
stir down to an ointment and rub
joints well, and according to the
voodooisni practice, permanent cure
will follow
With the medical profession of the
country fighting the epidemic with
all the tools Of modern science, the
freak suggestions have furnished
some relaxation for idle hours, lead
ing physicians here. say.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Some of the Terms Diamond
Players Gould Use in Gay
Old Paree
WEBB MILLER

Paris, October 6.-lBy Mail. j
With the French army adopting base
ball and the poilus picking it up rap
idly, the day of the real world series
may to be far off.
Although the French learn the
principles of the game easily and
like it for it's 81 eed and excitement,
they have found American baseball
terms very difficult. A poilu simply
can't wrap his tongue around such
words as catcher" base hit" and
umpire
So the Soldiers and Sailors club of
Paris has prepared and issued a
rencers the tongue twisting An,eri-
can phrases into French. The Code
Simplifie" was first put into use re-
Code Simplifie du Baseball which
Gently at a game in the Bots de Bou-
logne between the American Signal
Disbursing team and the Triple AS.
The Code was distributed to the
French speaking spectators.
According to The Code.
According to the "Code Simplifie"
the game went like this: The arbi-
tire, Lieutenant McCosh, walked out
and busted off the plaque de but with
his ohapeau, just as Silk O'LCughlin
used to do, and announced les bat
teries. Sherbondy was lanceur for
Triple As We Bryne received.
Jones hurled for the Signel boys and
Durkin was the attrepeur. The Ian
ceur wound up and grooved three
over the plaque de but, but Smith
failed to connect Then Goldman of
the signal outfit promenaded up and
leaned on one and smashed it clear
into the extra champ. He passed
premiere base and second almost
spiked the bloqueur who was playing
up close to second At troisieme
Gedm an slowed up and saw that the
champ du gauche had thrown the bell
to second. So he galloped in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
PRINTER IS ON SICK LIST
). c. Demuth, An OIdTime Compost
tor Is Very ILL.,

j. c. Demuth was taken to the st.
Joseph's hospital last exening Jack"
Demuth, one of the printers employ
ed at the Free Press who has not
been feeling himself for some time
past, left his work one day last week
saying that he had bad cold and
thought he would go to his room
Some of the members of the Man
kato Typographical Union No. 1872
were anxious to see how he was get
ting along and called at his rooming
place where they were informed that
he had been sick but was considerable
better at present. Later on, however,
word was received that the patient
was getting worse and at once
preparations were made by the
union to have their fellow member
takn to the hospital, where under the
care of a physician it is hoped that
Jack" will soon be in shape to take
up his work at the job stand again
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-11-08
Work On Poor Farm Road Bridge viii
Be BEGUN Next Week.

The steel for the concrete culvert
at the foot of the poor farm hill has
at last been secured, and work on the
.culvert will probably begin next week
1t is thought that Lundeen Bros, will
be able to build it in week or two,
SO that the new road out of the city
can be used 1t will leave the present
road at the sign board, and will avoid
the sharp curve that the present road
makes near the present culvert There
is still 1000 yards of earth to be
moved from the point OF the hill where
J. E. Swartout and his force of men
are at work 1t is expected that the
entire Improvement, will be completed
before winter sets in. The poor farm
read will then be far easier to travel
than it ever has been in the past.