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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
Mapieton

The first event of the Bonspie.
closed Wednesday evening with Nc
Donald's rink of Winnebago defeating
the Schulz rink of Mapleton. This is
the First National bank trophy. The
second event was begun Thursday and
finished Thursday afternoon when
Schulz rink defeated McDonald's rink.
winning the State Bank trophy. The
Business Mems trophy was next in
order to be played for.
The Kinks from Mankato are doing
good work but of course they expect
to win all the games next week. Two
teams from Winnebago are here.
Mankato has two Kinks, Mapleton
three, Grapeland one and Old Maple
ton one. Among those from out of
town are: e. Hart, G. Dobie, J. Foley,
William Mcdonald, Winnebago: j.
Nyquist, F. Gabler, Ed. Nyquist, DR.. c.
H. Nerbovig, Sam McCullen, A. =.
Ness, Roy Allison, Mankato; Charles
Guarnesy of Winnebago umpire. New
eli has the good natured rivalry run
higher or been more spirited, and
both hosts and guests are enjoying this
relaxation from regular routine i'm
mensely.
Wood slabs have been used in the
stove in the waiting room at the rink
in order to conserve coal.
Norman and Joseph Dobie, Jr., spent
day at home and departed Wednes-
day in answer to the summons to re-
port for training in the quartermas-
ter's department for which they en-
listed.
Ross B. Johnston surprised his
friends by arriving Unexpectedly on
Tuesday evening after he had sent
word he could not come. His furlough
of fourteen days leaves to him but a
week at home on account of the slow
travelling nowadays.
Professor E. r. Moses drove from
Mankato Sunday to be with his moth
er, having filled a chautauqua en-
gagement eflroute
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
Butternut Valley

Ed Nicholson and family of Linden
township visited with Mrs. J. Hustoft
Sunday.
Ole Hansen is down with the grip.
Emil Gedde of Kasota. Mimi,
visited with his brother, Sophus and
family, over the weekend.
Remember the Red Cross and can
torment social Friday evening.
Ed. R. Bowen and Ludwig Hansen
hauled wheat to Madelia last week.
Amanda Thorstad is assisting at
the Henry Fox home in Lake Crys-
tai.
The Farmers club meeting Friday
evening was well attended consider
ing the severe cold weather. The seed
corn situation was discussed and
members urged to make test before
next meeting. Peter Nicholson gave
a recitation and the pupils of Miss
Lillian Hellekson's school entertained
with a patriotic song and a dialogue
entitled "The Patriot"
Directors meetings of the Lake
Shore creamery and Lake Shore Mer-
camille company were held Thursday
and Saturday respectively. Annual
reports and recommendation to
stockholders meetings in the near flu
ture were considered. Owing to pre-
vailing high prices the volume OF
business set new records as will ap-
pear later. The creamery company
closed the 1917 season by paying sixty
cents for December butter fat.
Tom Nelson is preparing to leave
this community and move upon his
land in the northern part Of the
state. He will have a sale in the near
future. o. H. Evenson will succeed
him as tenant of the Mrs. Charles
Johnson farm and Ole Hellekson of
Lake Crystal will operate his own
farm again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
Young Man Living Near Nor
gan Ended His Life
0UESTIONNAIRE'S DELAY
This Caused Him to Become
Very Much Agitated; Shot
Self In Head
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Morgan, January 25.-The Messen-
ger publishes this story: Leyert
Gushing Hale, a young man about
Twenty-Five years of age, who made
his home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Hale on the August Mel
Ike farm in Eden township, committed
suicide Saturday morning by shooting
himself through the head with shot
gun.
Worry because he failed to fill out
his QUESTIONABLE within the allotted
time appears to have been the cause
of him taking his own life.
On account of an error in mailing
the papers were delivered to the farm
er where the young man was employed
at the time Of registration on June
9th last. Later on he secured them at
the postoffice in Sleepy Eye and had
an attorney assist him in filling them
out. The attorney assured him that
the government would condone any
unavoidable delay as his case was but
the young man was greatly disturbed
lest he be sent to the penitentiary.
The brothers of the young man had
secured their questionnaires at the
expected time and hurried to fill them
out without unnecessary delay, and
there was more or less commotion and
discussion over the affair and the Sc
we're penalties for not returning the
questionnaires as per schedule were
talked of but "Cush" did not secure
his papers when the other boys did
and as the days went by he anxiously
awaited the visit of the mail carrier
and the delay depressed and agitated
him very much and the further delay
in securing some Of the affidavits for
the QUESTIONABLE only aggravated the
mental strain.
On his first visit to the attorney he
was unable to complete the question
naire as to some of the agriculture
features and on Saturday morning he
and his brothers were going to town
to see the attorney and complete the
papers with an affidavit of Carl Belts
from whom the young man had rent
ed a piece of ground for next sea-
son. AS his brothers were getting
the auto ready for trip to town young
Hale took up a loaded shot gun and
stepped outside the kitchen door a
few PAGES, where he fired shot into
his forehead producing instant death.
DR.. G. F. Reineke, of New Ulm,
coroner of Brown county, was notified
but as it was a plain case of suicide
no inquest was held. X. M. Jensen,
the Morgan undertaken, was then
called to take charge of the body.
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tKasota
From Fridays Daily.

from fridays Daily.
Miss Mabel Gripp visited relatives
in Belgrade over the week end The
faculty paid Superintendent and Mrs.
White a surprise visit last Friday
evening. The evening was spent in a
social way and nice refreshments were
served
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Anderson and
family visited relatives at Minneopa
last Sunday.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
contributed $14 for the Armenian and
Syrian sufferers last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson visited
friends in st. Peter last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Swenson have
returned to Urbana, ILL.,, after visit
of several weeks with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Gertrude Johnson of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson
A son was born January 16, to Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Chester of Faribault
Mrs. Chester is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. c. Mason.
R. l.. Bradshaw was confined to the
house by illness the first of the week.
The Young Peoples society of the
Congregational church enjoyed a
sleighride party to Mankato last Mon
day evening and called on Rev. Strom
and wife.
Andrew McConkey of Cordova is
doing carpenter work for Ira Pettis
The third number of the lecture
course will be given in the hall Sat
urday evening, January 26, it is to be
an entertainment by Frank Ducrot, a
magician and novelty entertainer and
promises to be good.
The stores and meat markets were
closed Monday afternoon and evening
also hardware store. The latter place
will close every evening at $50 ex-
cept Wednesday and Saturday even
ings. This is done for the conserva-
ton of fuel.
AT the annual business meeting of
the Presbyterian aid society held
last Thursday afternoon the follow
ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year, Mrs. G. w. Babcock, pres
ident; Mrs. d. S. Turrittin, vice presi-
ident; Mrs. Charles Aim, secretary
Mrs. A. J. Lamberton, treasurer.
J. Gardner left Thursday for Cali
fornia to spend the remainder of the
winter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
JOKE WAS ALL NICELY
FIXED UP BY YOUTHS

Two women left town last night
after one received $11 and the other
$3.50. This closed the incident of the
hold-up joke by two youths of Man
kato. All four of the participants in
the affair were in the office of the
county attorney yesterday. There the
youth who presented the unloaded
weapon and took money from the
women for joke insisted that he
only got Sc, but one of the women de-
clared that $22 was taken from her
and the other said $25 was what she
lost.
you knew it was all a Joke; you
TOLD your friend to hit him over the
head because it was all a put-up job"
cried one of the youths, and the wom-
an laughed. They at least had sus-
picion that something of the kind was
going to be pulled off, for it developed
that one of them made remark about
it sorae time before it happened.
The boy who played the bandit had
been going around day or two be-
fore, telling his friends that he was
going to get the pocket book and
money of one of those women. He
was with her in a restaurant the day
before, and she dropped her pocket
book At that time he loosely threat
ened to get it away from her. Fol
that reason, when the two women en-
tered their complaint at the police
station last Wednesday night, there
were plenty of young fellows who
could trace down the perpetrator from
the kiddish boasting he had done.
The problem to be settled was how
much the boys were to pay back to
the women. Their stories did not
agree as to how much was taken. Ac-
cording to the youth who did the mock
robbing, he got Sc, in four bills, two
ones and two twos. why they still
have the odor of the powder that you
put on yourselves" he exclaimed.
At last the matter was settled by
the women agreeing to accept half Of
their respective claims.
,,- When the mock robbery took place
the two women and one of the young
men were in an automobile on the st
Peter road at the top of Front street
hill. The other youth darted from un-
der cover and held the party up with
an empty revolver. One of the WON
en- remembered that she heard the
pistol snap, but no cartridge exploded
The supposed robber was masked.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01

Washington, D. c., January Is
This warning by the United StatcT
department of agriculture is being
sent to the farmers of number of
states for which a serious scarcity of
seed corn for spring planting in 1918
has been noted. These states include,
in whole or part, New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Il
linois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, North Dakota and South
Dakota.
Little corn of the 1916 crop is
available and adapted seed can not
be had from other sections. In this
emergency the seed stocks COM
mittee of the United States depart
ment of agriculture urges farmers
not to overlook any possible source of
supply. 1t points out that on many
farms in the states where seed corn
is scarce, it is still possible to find
some sound ears which should be saved
for seed In some cases, however, this
sound corn is being fed because the
owners do not realize it's value nor
the need for it. They have been ac-
customed to planting much better
corn and have not stopped to con-
slider that every bushel of seed corn
they feed now would, if planted,
produce a hundred or even two hun
dred bushels next year.
Select Sound Ears for Use as Seed.
Under ordinary conditions, it pays
to select seed corn in the field and to
cure it carefully, but seed so selected
and cured is not available for much
of the corn acreage to be planted next
spring. 1t will be necessary, therefore,
the specialists emphasize, to use the
very best seed that is available. Past
experience shows that it is better to
plant seed of an adapted variety, even
though it is poor in termination, than
to plant much better seed of an un-
adapted variety. For this reason, the
seed stocks committee urges farmers
to pick over their corn and select
the sound ears for possible use as
seed. If more is saved than is needed,
there will be ready market for it
next spring.
Guard Seed Corn from Damage.
This emergency seed should be
separated from the immature or moldy
corn Immediately, to prevent further
damage to it's vitality. If it is not al
ready by it should be dried at once and
kept at as uniform temperature as
possible. From six to ten kernels from
different parts of each ear should be
taken and tested for termination. The
ears which show all or nearly all
dead kernels should be discarded The
remaining ears should then be shelled
by hand and the grain from each ear
carefully examined, discarding all
kernels in which the germs appear to
be dead In this way it should be posi-
BILE for many farmers to get seed corn
which will terminate from SO to 80
per cent. This seed can then be planted
thickly enough next spring to produce
stand.
Those who are not familiar with
making single-ear termination tests
of corn can get information on how
to make the test from their county
agent, from the state experiment sta
ton, or by sending to the United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D.. c., for copy of Far
mers' Bulletin 253.
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Petitions And Letters Are Being Re-
ceived Daily BY The State Pub
Iic Safety Commission.

st. Paul, January 25.-Letters urg-
ing the closing of all saloons and
breweries in Minnesota during the
war again today made up the bulk of
mail received at the offices of the
State Public Safety commission in
the capitol. The first delivery today
brought twenty-five letters urging
the commission to pass an order to
make Minnesota bone dry" as long
as the war continues.
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Orders affirmed.
Berquist of Mankato was g

]. A. Berquist of Mankato was a
visitor between trains Wednesday.
Mrs. Edwin Davis of Tracy, a sis
ter of F. M. Granger, died at st
Peter Wednesday morning after a
brief illness.
Mrs. John Boyle of st. Paul and
Miss Mary Hanson of Mountain Lake
spent Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week at the home of s. M. Gran
ger and family.
A large number of the w. o. W.
lodge members attended meeting OF
that order in MankatO Wednesday
evening. They made the trip in
sleighs with the following drivers
from the country, Ira Pettis, Bert
French and G. A. Miller.
Miss Mabel Gripp returned to Wal
nut Grove the last of the week to
resume her teaching after vacation
of several weeks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
President Cancelled Engagement.
UNITED Press Dispatch. I

Washington, January 25.-President
Wilson cancelled all engagements in
Guiding cabinet meeting, today and
remained in his office in the White
House. There were no indications
whether International situation or the
congressional attacks on the war de-
,artment was the cause.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01
Declared Packers Menace.

United Press DlSpHICI.J
Washington, January 25.-Experts
attending the resumed hearings in the
packing business investigation here
today testified that the packers had
reorganized and now welded power
that was a menace to the commercial
welfare of the country.
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Attorney Maybury Dying.

U OHIteu FTESS D1SpatCh.J
st. Paul, Mimi, January 25.-At-
torney James Maybury, famous as a
Splinter. is dying here at, st. Johns
hospital He graduated in 1899 from
the University of Wisconsin. He es-
tablished a new world record for
sprinting, making the 100-yard dash
in 8 45 seconds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01

Luverne Herald: Mrs. Eva How
ard and son, Chester, of Mankato, ar
rived Wednesday for a visit with
Landlord and Mrs. Parsons, of the
Hardwick hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01

Mrs M. Kremer of Minnesota Lake
was a business caller in the city yes
terday.
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MAKE sure OF seed
|. CORN FOR THE Spring
Farmers Warned By Aggie
Department
MUST SAVE THE GRAIN
Little of 1916 Crop Is Available;
Select Sound Ears For
Planting
From Fridays Daily.
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The seed corn scarcity will.
not take care of itself.
Farmers, to be sure Of seed for
planting in the spring, must
save it this winter. Unless they
do save it they or other farmers
will be without seed corn in
the spring. The only choice is
between making sure nom or
causing scarcity in the plant
ing season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-02-01

Private Thompson Killed in Action.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Washington, January 25.-Private
Fred Thompson, Georgetown, ILL.,, was
killed in action, General Pershing re-
ported.
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Miss Kroeger of Rapidan was
shopping in the city yesterday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11

y gauH havitr hs,n msae in the conditions
of "A certain rortrarc mace ay Vcrna r.
iced and Amanda T.td. .8s wife, to jane
Cri-peI dated the i-.n day of Aueus' A. D.
1911. AND recorded in the Office of the REGISTER
0i Deeds for tin. county ol Cratiot and state
Of Michigan on the i7ta duy of Au4u-t- A.
D. 1911. In Iiber IA of MORTGAGE GA page
f47. OIL which moot .aoe th re SIS claimed To- d.
due at Tie date of this nc-.ct for principal
and interest the sum 6f Four hundred siSty-
81. and 81 700 dollars. and an attorney fet 81
Thirty-Rv, dallaf-. a. provided for iu said
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11
WHEELER Y. {. r. L.

The annual meeting Of the Wheeler
". C. T. L. was held on March %,
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Street.
The attendance was large and ex-
ceeded all former meetings, there be-
ing about 80 present.
Election Of officers resulted in the
following selections
pres.-Mrs Slice Maxson
Vice Pres Mrs Anna Dunbar
Secretary Mrs. Eva Barnes
Tfeasurer-Mrs Maud Selen
Delegates to the county convention
were appointed after which the meet
ing was turned over to the program
committee
Short talks were given by Rev.
Brown and Rev. Hawkins and princi-
pal Of school, Mr. Saulsberry Vocal
solos were rendered by Misses lncz
Mccoy and Ethel Street Miss Gillie
pave an interesting talk on college
life with reference to W. G. r. L.
Mrs. Nudge OF St. Louis gave a short
talk on "The Danger Signal" After
adjournment refreshments were
served and everybody united in a
general visit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11
NOTICE or A SPECIAL MEETING.

Notice of special meeting Of the
qualified electors OF the School Dis
trict No. |, Fractional Of Arcadia and
Pine River Townships of the City OF
Alma. Gratiot County, Michigan.
TO the qualified electors or Said
School District:
Please take notice that special
meeting Of the qualified electors Of
said School District will be held in
the High School Auditorium in said
School District on the 18Th day OF
April, 1913, for the purpose Of sub
hitting the pronosition of whether or
not said School District shall borrow
the sum of Forty-hvc Thou&ndtSl
OOOl Dollars. and issue the bonds Of
said School District therefor, for the
purpose OF erecting and furnishing
new school building in said School
District; said bonds to mature twelve
years from date OF issuance and to-
bear interest at the rate OF five per
cent 90 per annum, payable annu-
ally
The polls Of said Special District
Meeting viii h. open from O'Clock
y. m. until 10 o'clock p. III, on said
18th day Of April 1918.
Take notice that the Board OF Ed
ucttion Of said School Distr.st No /,
Fractional, 81 ArcaIa asa Pine Riv-
cr townships, has estimated the eN-
pense OF erecting and furnishing a
new school building therein at Forty
five tS15,00o) Thousand Dollars
This notice is given by order Of
the Board Of Education of said School
District, No. /, Fractional, Of Area
da and Pine River Townships, of the
City Of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich
igan.
Dated School District, No. + Frac-
ticnal, of Arcadia and Pine River
Townships, this 9TH day Of April, 1913
OTTO SANDERHOFF.
President
ALBERT j. ARCHER,
Secretary
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11
SCHOOL REPORT

The Ely school reports as follows
for the month ending March 29th
20 days taught ~ pupils enrolled.
32 was The average attendance. 1871
was the average per centage Of at
tendance.
We enjoyed visits during the month
from Mrs. Alfred Nestle, Esther
Struble. Elsic Struble, Edna Han
ford,and Clare Beard These visits
are appreciated by us. and the parents
especially are urged to come and see
what thier children are doing
Mary Ianford received the prize
for missing the least words in the
spelling contest
Mary, Guy and Velma Hanford,
Howard, Gladys aud Ralph Duck
worth, Elda and Mary Simunek, Roy
Nestle. Frank Parkhurst and Dorothy
Cranz came the whole month and
were not tardy.
Francie Beard
Teacher
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11
MOTHER

Who is mother? Do we stop to think
as the days roll steadily on,
And blend themselves into weeks and
months and years that are past and
gone?
Is there anyone in this great, wide
world nearer and dearer than she
Who chershes her child above all on
earth
Is there? There ought not to be.
Who has dried our tears, and Gained
our fears and cooled our burning
brow?
Mother has done it in years gone by,
and mother will do it now.
Who is most glad when we succeed
in one way or another!
Itis the one who has given US the life
we have and has helped us to live
it. It's motherl
Let us thank God for mother one and
all. and strive to repay her love
BY living on earth as she would have
Us live, that we may meet her in
heaven above.
ID. a. ID.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-11
LEGAL NOTICES
MORTGAGE SALE


Whereas. default has been made In the pay
ment oi moneys secured b. "A certain mortgage
dated November 30. 1911. executed by Chester
" Barton and his wife. Anna b. Barton. 20
iniothy Il. Chapman. which MORTGAGE duly
recorded m the Office 81 thc Rcci.tcr az Deeds
FOR the county of Graiot and state Of Michigan
on the Both day of November A. ID. 1914. in
Liber 10! OF MORTGAGES on pnfo 2i3;
And whereas the amount claimed 20 be due
on said mortgage Nucludlng taxes and FIRE
insurance premium laid IN January. l9ls.) is
the sum of Three thousand ffty-Cnc and S2-i00
foreclosure aud an attorney fec Of Ihirty-htt
Dollars as prov Gcd by law. and no suit or pro-
cccdinr, having been instituted az law 90 re-
cover the debt secured by aid moftga G.. or
any part thereof. whereby the power Of sale
contained IN said mortgagc has become opera
tive.
Now. therefore. notice IS hereby given that by
virtue Of the power OF sale contained in said
mortyage and in pursuance Of the statute in
such case made and provided. the said mort
gave viii be foreclosCd by sale OF the premis IS
therein described TO satisfy said debt to-
including the attorney fee above stated. 70
the highest bidder az the north front 'oor ~
the Court House ut the Village of ithaca. III
said County ~ Crat0t. State 81 Michigan. 0u
Saturday. April 2T. i9l8.at one O'Clock in the
afternoon. and which said premises are To-
Gated IN thc Township 81 Lafayette, County
Of Gratiot and described follows The east
half 81 tho west haif of the southcast quar-
ter Of Section Thirtr-siX. and also the west
half ~ the west half Of the southeast quar-
ter Of section tiirty-sy. an in Township
Eleven CD north OF range one 90 west
Stato Of MICHIGAN
Dated January -. lgls.
TIMOTHY -. CHAPMAN. Moftgagee.
u. L. JOHNSON. Attorney for Mortgaree.
business addre Alma. Mich 27-l3-c