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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
Vernon Center People Are
Taking Part In Event
TWO ACCIDENTS ON TAB
News Notes and Gossip OF Per-
sonaI and Social Nature
Gathered
Especial to Free Press

From Saturdays Daily.
Vernon Center, April 27.-Every-
body will follow the trail that leads
to the Ceresco town hall Monday aft
ernoon, April 20, when a big Red
Cross auction will be held for the
Vernon Center Red Cross. Ceresco
people always go over the top in
everything they undertake and this
will be no exception. There will be
large amount of salab1e articles rang
ing from canned fruit to live stock.
A. c. Gray, cashier of the Farmers
State bank, and gentleman from
Madelia will be the auctiOneers so we
are assured every article will be sold
for it's value and then some. A big
dance and box social will be a fitting
close Everyone of the 400 ladies
who will be present are requested to
bring box containing lunch for two.
Entire proceeds go to the Vernon
Center Red Cross.
Mrs. L. Rev was called to Mankato
Wednesday to see her sister, Miss
Frances Pepper who is very sick suf-
fering from the effects OF an opera
ton for the removal of her tonsils.
Friday afternoon Messrs. B. e,
Berry, R. E. Fate and Vernon Lewis
were driving toward Garden City in
the formers car which Mr.. Berry had
recently purchased and when crossing
the railroad track north of town near
the Ed Annis home, something went
wrong with the car and it turned over
couple of times throwing the three
men out when it turned over first.
Mr.. Fate and Lewis escaped with
slight bruises but Mr.. Berry was
seriously hurt He was rendered UNI
conscious. Mr.. Annis took the men
back to town in his car and Mr. Ber-
ry was taken into the F. H. Barnes
residence and DR.. ]. E. Merrill was
summoned. Though painfully hurt
and bruised, no bones were broken
and it is thought that he is not hurt
internally. 1t was miraculous es-
cape from what might have been a
fatal accident. Mrs. Berry is in
Window at the present time.
Ed. Mertersdorf, while in lumber
wagon on his farm north of town
Thursday forenoon, had to deal with
an unmanageable team. The line
broke and the team ran away, throw
ing Mr.. Merterdorf out He was
badly bruised and both arms broken.
DIR. Merrill reduced the fracture and
he is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gates and little
son from Watonwan were guests at
the c. NJ Warren home the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Lucis Crane and son
of Garden City motored to Vernon
Sunday where they spent the day
with James Lowell and family.
Hugh Francis, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Barnes and Mrs. Ed Washburn made
up an auto party yesterday and drove
to Mankato.
Mrs. Carlson and Miss Karn Carl
son went to st. James Thursday for
an over Sunday visit with the formers
daughter and family.
b. E. Berry was business visitor
in Window this week
Mrs. Ellen Porter, VINO spent the
past winter with her daughter at
Redwood Falls, returned home Tues
day. She will see to the planting of
her garden
Mrs. Laura Coffman is visiting at
the home of her niece, Mrs. Bert
Stratton in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
LETTERS FROM BOYS
IN THE ARMY CAMPS
From Mondax,a Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
r. K. Williams of Lake Crystal has
received the following letter from his
son Clyde now in France.
Somewhere in France, April l, 1918.
Dear Father and All: Received moth
er's letter dated March 3 few days
ago. Glad TO hear that you are all
quite well as it leaves me at present.
Everything is going along nicely
with us, railroading is quite different
ever here but it only took a short time
to get used to their equipment They
call cars over here wagons, in fact
they are not much bigger than one,
automatic couplings are unknown in
stead they use a hook and chain
which is very unhandy. At first we
were using French engines but they
were soon replaced by some of our
American engines which seem to be a
wonder to the Frenchmen. The road
we operate is a military one supply
ing the front with food and ammuni-
ton and other needs.
The country we are in is chiefly
farming, but is rather run down. Not
long ago the Germans held this
ground Nearly all the towns and
villages are partly if not all destroyed.
Slowly the French are moving back
into them rebuilding them as best
they can.
The farmers in France nearly all
live in little villages. Very seldom do
you find a long farm house usually
about five or six families together.
Some of them live two and three
miles from their land. l don't know
the reason unless they like company.
The French are great on eating.
They have breakfast at six, lunch at
9 o'clock which consists of bread and
wine in fact they never eat meal
without wine, dinner at eleven, lunch
at four, then supper at seven and be-
lieve me they eat right on the minute
no matter whether they are working
or not.
There is quite bit of timber land
around us which are full of wild
boars. That's one big sport hunting
them which must be done at night.
They are very fine eating but l am
here to say they are hard to get.
Well I have about run out of news
sc think l shall say good by. | want
you to read good story regarding
us, get copy of Golfers Weekly
magazine for February and read
sThou shall not pass" Hope this
finds you all well and write once in
while. Best regards to all, your
son, Clyde Williams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
From Saturdays Daily.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Kruse return
ed today from Fargo where they nave
been looking after business matters
the past few days.
Donald Roderick, son-in-law OF MI
and Mrs. l. N. Tompkins, who has
been 'andsman in the navy, ma
chia;st's maze, first class, has re
ceived flying orders on the seaplanes.
Mr. Roderick is stationed in Massa-
chusetts.
Postmaster Frank Griffin of Good
Thunder was in Mankato last even
ing. He was feeling quite elated over
the success of the Liberty loan drive
in that village. He stated that Good
Thunder has every reason to feel
proud of it's record.
Mrs s G. Ferl.c wife of Rev. Fer
ris, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Morton, is visiting with MI.
and Mrs. p. II. Kelly and other rei;.-
tives in this CITY for few daJ;s.
Mrs. Scott Dodge, Mesdames San
defer and Dee and Miss Carlson of
Mapleton we're business callers in the
city today.
Donovan Haislett, son of Herman
Haislett, editor of The st. James In
dependent, was in Mankato yesterday.
While here he enlisted in the United
States army, taking the cavalry
branch of Uncle Sans fighting force.
Young Haislett has been a member
of the ST. James battery of the Sec
ond Field artillery, but ne is tired Of
waiting until that unit is taken into
the service, if ever it will be. So I'd
Mankato he came and enlisted. He
is about eighteen years of age and a
fine, manly fellow and permeated
with the spirit of genuine American
ism that is inspiring. He was not
reared in an atmosphere of mother
did not raise her boy to be soldier"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
GARDEN CITY EVENTS
LOYALTY day affair
Splendid Program Was Carried
Out There Yesterday
ADDRESS BY C. H. COOPER
G. N. Palmer Spoke Also; Auc-
ton Sale and Dinner; Base.
Ball Game
Especial to Free Press.l
from SATURDAYS Dailv.

TTotu saturdays 'SdiIy.
Garden City, April 27.-Excellent
weather. patriotic spirit and a
crowd of people made Friday, April
26, a high spot in Garden City. 1t
was Loyalty Day. Early in the fore
noon people from the surrounding
districts began to gather. Pupils from
a number OF schools came out in
force, all assembling at the school
house to participate in parade. The
Sterling Center band was on hand
and played numerous selections dur
ing the day. Uncle Sam in his glad
rags, led the parade, carrying a flag
and was followed by the band which
in turn was followed by the students
of the various schools The line or
march was east to the postoffice,
south to the Christian church, west to
Calls store then back to the church
where splendid program was car
ried out. The Garden City pupils had
a part and an address was made by
President C. H. Cooper of the Man
kato state normal who brought ac-
curate information about inside con-
ditions in Germany.
The Joint Dinner.
The joint dinner in the basement
was next on the docket when about
$50 people had hearty meal. Gross
proceeds of the dinner were over $40.
The band was heard at intervals dur
ing the visit at the church. After
dinner another line of march was
formed like the first and led the way
to the county fair grounds where the
students gave number of exercises.
Miss Meyer of the Traverse school
gave two readings that were we'll re-
ceived The address given at this
time by G. M. Palmer of Mankato was
up to the standard of his work and
was much enjoyed.
Tickets were sold at 25 cents each
at dinner time for a quilt pieced and
donated to the Red Cross by Mrs. E.
Masters. The tickets sale amounted
to $23. Mrs. S. H. Thurston was
presented with the quilt and she i'm
mediately ordered the quilt sold at
auction, Uncle Sam, acting the part of
Colonel Fitch, auctioneer, as best he
could The bids reached SO the first
time. Inc quit was SOlu d HunuDeI VI
times bringing in all SAT, total $40
which goes to the Red Cross. Secre-
tary H. A. Bixby of the Garden City
Creamery association also had the
association marked down for check
for $40 for the local chapter. The
band closed the program.
Final Event Is Baseball.
The final event was seven inning
ball game between two pickup teams
which caused much pleasure. People
came for miles to this celebration of
Loyalty Day and found that Garden
City can put on the stunts when she
undertakes it. The Uncle Sam cos
tune was stretched over the lank
form of the local preacer who acted
as master of ceremonies during the
day. If you missed Friday in this
little town you are shy great big
heap of entertainment and inspiration.
Everyone is glad he helped in at least
some degree to secure the success of
the day and is proud to be live
citizen Of Good Old America. Garden
City was the only place in Blue Earth
county that observed the Liberty day
with an appropriate program.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
FOOD JOKER is ARRESTED
Prussian Artist Is Taken In BY Stern
Authorities

London, March 20.-[By Mail. i
The artist who designed the new
Prussian fifty pfennig notes has been
arrested. Upon close examination of
the design of the notes it was found
that he had inscribed in very small let
tiers above three turnips the words
This is how we live" Under the
picture of ham he had engraved the
words "Tender longing sweet hope.'
The unhumorous authorities thought
it was no joke.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
farmer KILLED HIS WIFE
Thomas f. Armstrong, Living
Near Rochester. Being Sought
BY Home Guards
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

Rochester, Mimi, April 26-Thomas
F. Armstrong, farmer, living six miles
south of Rochester, yesterday shot
and killed his wife and severely
wounded mis- thirteen year old step
son. Armstrong made his escape to
the woods. The home guards are
securing the woods to capture him.
Family troubles are said to have
caused the tragedy.
Armstrong was formerly city as
SCISSOR of Rochester.
He might have killed others if it
had not been for his son John who
wrested the revolver from him.
1t is suspected that Armstrong is
insane.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
SUFFERED NO RELAPSE
Statement Issued in Regard to Condi
ton of Archbishop ireland.

limited Press DlSpatcnJ
st. Paul, Mimi, April 26.-On ac-
count of the rumors that Archbishop
John Ireland had suffered a relapse,
his private secretary, Rev. e. Welsh,
today gave out the following state
ment:
"The archbishop has not suffered a
relapse. He is no worse than he has
been for some months past. He was
somewhat fatigued by his journey
back from Florida, but he is in better
condition now than on his return. He
does some studying and sundry other
duties each day. He is like a car,
guaranteed to go 5000 miles, that has
already gone $500. He may live and
labor for years yet, or he may go at
any moment"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
HUBER RAlHLE.

Miss Irene B. Huber, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huber of LIE
Sueur Center, and Harry o. Raihle,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Raihle of
this city were united in marriage Fri
day, April 26, at 1880 in Minneapolis
at the home of Rev. Trapert. The
bride wore a black silk suit with hat
to match and carried corsage bou-
quet of roses. Mrs. Raihle is a pop
ular young lady of LIE Sueur Center
with a host of friends. Mr.. Raihle
is a sterling young man and until re-
Gently has been employed as book
keeper with Armour e Co. He will
leave this evening with the selected
men of this city for Camp Dodge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
CONFERENCE AT LAMBERTON
Evangelical Association Will Hold
Session in That Place.

The Minnesota conference OF the
Evangelical association will meet in
the Emmanuel church at Lamberton
for it's annual session next Wednes-
day at two p. m. Bishop S. c. Brui-
fogel D. D., l.. L. D., of Reading,
Penn, will be chairman. About ninety
ministers and delegates will attend.
The preliminary meeting of the con-
ference society will be held Tuesday
and Wednesday forenoon. Rev. H.
Plantikow presiding elder of the
Mankato district, and Rev. E. Podoll,
local pastor, will attend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

The following are letters received in
Mankato from J. W. Mayer, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Mayer:
U. S. S. Florida On Foreign
Service. April 4, 1918. Dear Father
and Mother: l received your letter
this morning and will answer it now
before | let it go too long. Yes Dad
| received all six of those packages
and l thank you very much for the
same but l never have heard from
Griebl since l have been in the
service ] receive the papers regular
and after | finish them | give them
to McHugh or Timm arman, they both
enjoy reading them. Thanks to the
boys at the house for sending their
regard and good wishes. Well Dad
will close now hoping / will hear
from you and see you all soon, From
you son, ]. w. Mayer.
Mrs. William Cleaves: Dear Sister:
received your most welcome letter
couple of days ago and was sure
glad to hear from you. The reason
could not answer them right away
was because we coaled ship and had
field day the same day. | sure did
feel sorry for little Sonny when |
heard about him. | also read in the
papers about Dr. Denman undergoing
that operation. He showed his
patriotism by doing that l have
so far received six boxes and l
thanked father very much but have
not received a sweater or nothing so
far from the Red Cross. Well Sis
will have to close now for this
time, hoping to hear from you and
see you soon. From your brother, J.
w Mayer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
Medo

The Liberty measles are making
calls around the neighborhood as
the Richard and Bucholtz children
are just recovering from them.
Ernest Gundmeir has been sick
with rheumatism.
Mr.. Salisbury was business caller
at Mankato Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Bucholtz has been sick
with tonsilitis.
Friends of Arthur Murphy are sorry
to learn of his serious illness al
Rochester.
Miss Burke, teacher in district 81
was a business visitor at Austin last
Saturday.
Maysel and Myron Ward were
pleasant callers at John Grol's Sun
day evening.
Willie Groll has returned home
from his school at Austin and will
leave for Camp Dodge next Monday
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03

Attorney C. o. Daley spent the day
at st. Peter attending to business
matters.
Rudolph Hager, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Hager of 324 More1and avenue
who has enlisted in the United States
army, will leave for Jefferson Bar
racks Tuesday evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
HoEEMAN.WAGNER.

Miss Ella Hoffman, daughter of G..
Hoffman of Minneapolis, and Mr..
William Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
w. Wagner of this city, were united
in marriage this afternoon at 2:30 at
the home of the BRIDES father in
Minneapolis. Mr.. Wagner is one Of
the selected men who will leave for
Camp Dodge Monday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Wagner are both popular
young people of this city with host
of friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner will
return to this city Sunday evening
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03

Mrs. J. E. Stevens of Garden City
was here Saturday visiting friends.
Mrs. A. K. Anderson of Elmore,
Mimi, was in the city on business
last Saturday.
F.. A. III. Willmert of Blue Earth
was in the city last week, attending
the tractor convention.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03

Miss Kate Callaghan of Minot, N.
Oak, spent Sunday visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Mamie Persons.
Mrs. l. N. Griffiths returned Satur-
day from st. Paul, where she visited
her sister, Mrs. Evan Roberts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
Struck by an Automobile.

Little William Manderfeld, four
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Manderfeld, III South Broad street,
was struck by an automobile at Wal
nut and Second streets Saturday aft
ernoon. One wheel of the auto ran
over his leg. He was not seriously
hurt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03

Matt Ehresmann of st. Martin,
Mimi, arrived yesterday for short
visit with relatives before going to
Camp Dodge, Ia, tonight, with the
selected men from Blue Earth county.
Harold Rath and Clifford Thronson,
two Mankato boys who enlisted in
the United States naval reserve and
who took up radio at Dunwoody in
stitute, have completed their work
there and left Saturday evening for
Harvard university where they will
continue their studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Mayer and
daughter, Miss Isabel, and Miss Flor
ence Sandschult of Bancroft, Ia, mo-
tored to Mankato Saturday and Wis
tied friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
Again Bombing Paris.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.

IlASSOCIdttU TI6SS IJISpdICIl.I
Paris, April 26.-Long range bonn
bardmont of Paris was resumed last
night but latest reports showed no
casualties and not much damage.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03
Liberty Loan Total.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Washington, April 26.-The Liberty
loan totals well over nineteen hun
dred millions and it is expected to
pass the two billions before tonight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-05-03

Cookson Subscribed For Bonds.
]. H. Cookson of Vernon Center has
subscribed for 5000 worth of Liberty
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Roads and bridge building and re-
pairing cost Iowa more than $15,000,-
900 last year according to the official
figures issued by the Iowa State High
way Commission.
Roads-county and township-cost
$7,72S,670 and bridges and culverts
cost S7,446,7 97--making total of
SIS ,195,467.
Nearly one-third of this amount was
work that will last for years and years
such as cutting down hills, making
fills, building grades and establishing
drainage districts.
Last years expenditures were big
ger by sS2S,420 than 1916 and nearly
one-third bigger than three years ago.
Possibly the most surprising and
unexpected development is the fact
that of the total of $4,140,340.00 spent
on township roads, 12.4 per cent or
S47S,771.00, nearly half a million dol
lars, went for strictly permanent
work, while an additional l7.6 per
cent or s683,370.0O, more than two
thirds of a million dollars more, went
Cor equipment and unused material,
and for filling bridges and culverts
expenditures of more or less per-
manent and satisfactory nature.
An additional 1928 per cent or $780,
751.00 was expended almost entirely
for blade grader work, putting the
road to standard cross section, but
the natural grade line, with no cuts
and fills.
No class OF road work shows
greater or more satisfactory results
for the money expended.
Thus can be said with absolute fair
ness that 42.9 per cent of the town
ship expenditures went for work of
more or less permanent character
and of a very satisfactory nature.
1t is not too much to expect, judg-
ing from the increasing favorable at
titude. of the township trustees to-
ward larger expenditures for more
permanent types of work, that the
season of 1918 may see this proper
ton raised to at least fifty per cent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
AL IOWA BUYING.

Iowa-the reserve districts honor
state-still keeps on crowding the war
loan barometer.
"Over the top several days ago,
here was the record yesterday:
Oversubscription about $50 per
cent.
Each of the ninety-nine counties
over its minimum quota.
Twenty counties registering over
200 per cent.
Twelve counties with percentages
between 200 and SIS per cent.
Number of subscribers to date two
and one-half times that of those of
the second war loan.
map in the Office of c. H. Me-
Nider, Iowa loan sales manager, dec
GRATED with stars, indicates hourly
the states progress. A red sticker
means 100 per cent, blue one 200
per cent and a gold one between 200
and 500 per cent
Davis county, which subscribed rs
per cent of its quota on the second
loan, is the banner county, having
taken SIS per cent. II was scheduled
to take 100000, and so far has sub
scribed 100000. Taylor county, run
ming second. was supposed to take
100000, and has invested $3.50, 900.
1t took 43 per cent of it's minimum
on the second loan.
Ringgold county which took IL per
cent of it's minimum in the second
loan, now has taken 125 per cent of
its quota.
There hasn't been a single yellow
card used in Iowa so far" Mr.. Nc
Nider said yesterday. Every resi-
dent of the state is registered and he
is supposed to subscribe around 2
per cent of what he is worth to Uncle
Sans bonds. We had. arranged a
yellow card to enroll in our files any
person who refused to buy. But we
haven't any use for them Every,
one. in Iowa is buying"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-04-25
STORE AND USE IOWA COAL.

The coal situation in Iowa is serious
and commands the attention of all
our people at this time. The demands
of the state from March to March APP
proximate fourteen million tons of
coal Last year, the Iowa mines, run
ming almost full time and fully man
ned, produced only nine million tons.
The federal government has insti-
tuted the coming system. so that we
will be dependent largely, upon coal
from Iowa mines. Not 10 exceed four
million tons can be shipped in from
the outside. There are approximate
ly fifteen thousand miners in the
state. Nearly ten percent of these
skilled men have left the state, due to
the fact that since March l, the
mines of Iowa have been idle great
portion of the time
This idleness is largely due to the
fact that our people are not buying
and storing Iowa COAL" says Governor
Harding THE idle time already gone
and the loss of miners means that we
are facting coal famine for next win
ter that is vital to the peace, happiness
and prosperity of the people of the
state. II we are short Of coal next
winter, 1t means shorter hours in
schools, If not their closing. shorter
business hours. factories running on
short time or closed, and great incon.
venience and discomfort in many
homes
TO keep up the morale and the
productive efficiency of our people, itl
IS the plain. patriotic duty Of every
citizen. SO far as he can. 10 place his
order for Iowa coal now for immedi-
ate delivery"
Therefore Governor Harding justly
calls upon every user Of coal in the |
state to buy and store Iowa coal with
out further delay.