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Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
arpuprius Clan inn Sfilpber.

Spr eleperlle peo Saatngs Sfolc |
ariitianio bar ser forlcoen arralt-
gcret SfircnO / SS~eggcbuaet. Sron-
pria Olop ocltog / Rcnbet og bapbe
lPngite itaaenbe Sop / lin alasic,
men IaIot bespprre / anoen Smgang,
oilers piIoe ban bare iaaet lite
Er9mie.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Gn Wano brGbt peo Esfaloanlra.

get. Glperum, zoe 6ebr. en- ing
lllpffe bGnbte igaar peo S~siolban.
lpaget, ioct en- % Mar ganmeI Hrbei-
Der. Slai Solbcra, blep orGbt unoer
Seilenrbeibct. Sammen meb enbel
andre 4rbeioere por ban beifiRitigci
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Hiffclpruonftiuncn.

rifles gtiffelpcrf itanicoc Trobuftio-
men peo Smeltebptten fprIeocn poa
8rlr1o al aofantnnael. ga Der moa
regneS meb Grportiorbltb paa Niffel,
pil 0riftcn pco HingcrifeS NiffcI-
perfa Smeltebnttc ncppe bIioc aicn.
.optaget lrnber arigen. @%rilbebriiten
ocrimob fortipttes. 4rbcibsltanien
nllfatter ca. SO Waft6.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
st iuupt ecucite> n,oo Nornberoe

Soan | SfiaGf Ereltcglelb pGrc. ior.
tGacr "Silehammcr Silif.". : 1917
par her ialt 8 Sebaialo. Naar mo
toaea ct lioct, 10 Mars aammcl Barn,
iom omfom pco CT llIpffeatilirlhc.
bopbc DC onorc 5 tiliommcn ell gllocr
al 652 Mar. @ienncmlniiaulocrcll
Tor &c 5 blep nItlnu ST y Mar. )
@opcbioanct iinbc9 Ser onina mango
aonIc. NJ Dem, iom aiqif pco Cohen
/ 1917, uor eli ihp. &u2mano Grit
Sllen S0tcrcn - life millorc enc
961a 9lur.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Vrnmo / %Nurnluocr.

%ominr. SEPARATES pcO TO (i0ul
opltoo Scr >&l0 / Stotcu2 SornluQcr
/ @lpc, Get mar mrullN Tor Sprpl
tcrnc Al uorcttc lloGct, oN oucr 1900
(cnocr Mig bIcp leo glcuuemirUuQt
AZ Nea % &ono. al oc CT blcpct ibru.
qeliAc I'll Nicmclfeisoc. Sc&uocn
cocIoNoc1 cn0eI 6oocrfoacr on @ieo
ntn9a'tof'c. &locn option / Storm
REORGANIZATION.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
IS paa Suanciiur6cn

Zoe Jebruor. Get Ter trllen0c no Tor
belle tn0rc og porc So9n. Sicn lig.
ger ira Sfioloen iii 2prool, 90 am.
Iarool, SGrool, Soqnbol o9 Sirr-
lonoSfioroen er tilbpffct. 9liper her
life Soranorin9 / Geirct, or bclc
SomiGroielen ltrirgt. Bno inc Stc-
Der or Sien nllercoe % CONNER inf.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
st Manbbus fur Erammcn. Granr

men. tSoe 6ebr. Som Cont for ct
&aooblla for Grommcil bcIIlttteoc
9pitpret ioitcn at inbfiebc Ell Glen
Dom peo Srogcrneatoruct ior 10000
&rpncr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05

Sposialo. Stoospcicr 8. Nieiitoo.
Sanuar, or aigaoet peo Ssoen, rs
Nar gnmmel.
8o~arbrouger ears SlrntIuno,
N%lclmclono, or n'aaact uco Go0cn.
90 Mar gnmmcl. Ndn pnr ell itrGu.
iom % ilitti0 @oorbruQcr.
TN tlerlot % unImluocli1 al
bol0t Game. 6rli Morlc Ecoericu,
@%oQtrpffcr Teoerieus Nilitrll, Sficu,
or ntgonet PED 9pocn.
Sneofcr anlIt 2ocaoaro / Sri
%ltinneiulto er oi9aoei pc0 Ieocn. -
9Inr gammcl. Som NenitrcS HcprG
~icitant bar han liooct / Nnlprct /
Here Tcriobcr.
SoronIor aoroliuc Sfcoamo /
@slono CT ni9aaet neO Ge6eu. Ii6t
oper 50 Mar. Sun bar pirfct / so.
lun6 | mango Anr % diort Jig luPrt
orholot az Solf ocroppe.
@ltIlif @lIltficn Maq3tpeot.
@aronl. err oeo, S3Nlor aommcl. Non
booze hos lin Con @ulif poa 9etnc.
goarocn. iom ifnI bope ppret gGt-
tens GiC belt ira 1880. N~upatpcot
bar Qienncm 8ioernc lnoehuut ON.
trent aQe DC fomntlunolc (|iuloshperr.
en- gpgb bar.
Gbu. Station2mciter pcO @el
lauo Stotlon Carl 2rrepao er al
Qaaet pco 2eoen / en- Nloer al s.
gar. ) line pngrc Gage PAR ban
Sanoelsmano. Giterot ,SG0erbunCIr
par fouumet / Grin blcu han ouiut
ION Statiousmcitcr uco NrlIano Eta.
tion. en- Stiuing iom ban iusehuuoc
/ mango Nar.
- Tn / uioc arcoie aiholot OF
ugtet Game, Gnfeiru Glen G~nuot}ou.
err oigaoet ueo 0soeu / lin 6eoebu
ariitlarsiumO / ocn heie 9locr Al -
Nar. Sum tiIhsrtc Den QamIc &om@-
oul$ileqt Soailu5 og nor Gtlt meo
aoniul @illiam anuOtjon, iom oeoe
1852. Nun par I'll ilolie Stnno lc-
0emlig og aanoelig ralt og rert9, le'
uenoc intereaieret / oet iom ioreaif.
9ireftsr Nils RlI2ien. Hol.
aaaro, or aigaact PED Gsoeu, CD Nar
aommel. Girefter Nil3ien par Sen
al Granddaughter al Aalguar0s ll!o.
uareiabrifcr. bpis Seoer ban bleu
citer lin ISaoers 100. lirettsr Nils.
fen uar ell 6oreaanqsmano m0en nj
Sag on leocoe De Itorc HulGn mco
uoprpget lpgtigbco. : 1911 trut
bon Tia tllbnqe % ouerlo6 Scoclicn
Ill Ell az line Senner.
- Sberit YaIentln gllguit Glib.
bern er aigaaet pe0 Isoen. beupeo
10 Mar carmel. Sberit Sibberrl
par en- parmt Interesicret YiilitPr %
en- lin. elifuProig NerionIigbeo. 0pl
blep Siiicer / 1868. Sberit / 1898,
Il 5ioen 1902-1903 bar ban aau-
manoant paa 6reorifsitao IGimina.
san tog ailfeo / 1908. i 1885 oper'
tug han iom Gneeier DETERIORATION
&qrne aloilcr % beholot Den III
1906, bn Den bieu iolgt I'll Den mUG'
rcnoc Ger, Snesar Sunet.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Spurlsit ipripnnpct. ariitionsiono

g., t9be Sebr.: @n 59+oarlg %o9ter
pco 60 SinDsingeoipl bar pGrct Tor
im,nbet iiben 12te Sebruor; ban bar
forgiGpes ppret efteriegt al Toliti %
Soloater. Sou bapoe ti%cncltgiort
peo Ga / 80 Iar.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
&icQcitab 8rna iulat. aieaeitai

Srl,g % ct tort Iarti INT Semmcr
Ell al Tor @nn iolgt til ct aoniortium
ira 6rcorifsitoo for ct @eleb, iom
orcicr zig ON iIere @unbrebc 5licn
aroner. 9lsnot aiebcrnc nGpnes
IS. Sacobicu, 6rebrifsitao, % 81.
Sier, ifriper "EorSgruno5 9agbl."
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Tif 1Spoen liOt af.

zoe GSebrllur. Gn triit lllnffe bGnbte
inat pmboro pan 9ompifibet "Nou-
ma. Sect Sfibet ifuIoc lGgGc til
aaien / Sssiunb, tit Ell al Ntatroierne
lin enc 200 iuo / Staalpircn meO Den
.sSelgc at Sobcn blep belt aiIliot.
"Nauma", iom bar paa Hciic ipoouer,
ntaottc gan tilbaac iii Namaoa meo
ben nlpffeIigc, iom bleu inOlogt pna
Spgebns.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05

meh at beiic OF cnoeI ltcrc Stcrc.
Ntnn bnpbe inoct Stencn ct aoht
Stnffe op, "a ben clap, % Solber1
iif ct Slaa / Mopeoet al Nciieipcipcn.
Sloget par loo poloiont, at Seocn
%illotroaotc libt eitcr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Talpt osb p,n. Srcbrifsitoo, Soc

3ebr. aommanoeriergeant Sobon
Siperien / gitre Sreorif@itao er
ieoor pGiioielia ofgauet pco 0eocn.
Son fom meo Sernbanen ira ct Sc
isa pan acnaSberg, % "a BON og
Gattcr off gienncm &oloporten, iolOt
ban oeo ON.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Np Spiunaiirrc. 0isbcn

IN Splunnttrrc. Mlpbcnh1nL /
6cbr. Get trptfcr % til en- I'M Spi.
onot'Gre / Ho0bu. Tn 6orllfrin19.
rcprGlcniant Snlling er blcpct orre.
'tcrct, citcr al ban / upQen 5lo hur
ophol0t iiN / Hsobp. hoor ban mopiitt
en- puniolocnbc Sutcrc@lc Tor lroiitcl
pou Gltcrilecn. llnocr 1T Cpboll
mootoQ ban cutcltc @orpc Nripa q.
en- nrulti'f Game. - Sans Sad ri.
III bliuc lnOcrisgt uc0 arimlinol
rcttcn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
&nnbeifnN.

G~aabeifnb. SEQ Sonabcrg5 &c
f%pitningcr pon @aaecn CT ell ing
Sianaliit, Grnit &unicn ira Sorpit,
fulioct orGbt pcb Sfitb. Oton pco
life, bporlcoc5 llIpffcn or torcgaact.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Zen iibitc I~ipspariec @inrct.

2ongsberg, IS. 0ebrlar. GtfefrlI
Sbora 5orberg er o%f9oact peo 0eben,
10 gar aommel. Sun ~inbebaooe Den
itbItc lipsporiac 9inret, iom bltn bar
uospet til oct iioitc, o9 Tom oltioo M
inloer bort.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Gn Sjort. Eaa Ell @oaro / Ioro

UT 'EJVFF NUN1 Ut VUUtU 7 9EUIO-
fioro bleu iorleoen inoiongct Ell
Short, iom piaig Loo Jig tage. !(nta.
9elig bar Den ieat ncb til Sp9bet,
foroi De ipprc SnemlGngoer / Sfogell
bar bitbret ben ira al iinoc Mob.
Wtun gap ben EIaOS iltDc / en- @pc,
bpor Den iaar Silholo til ,Sorboloenc
bebres iaopiot at Den igien fan fom.
nle tilifoas.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Sil 0uubsapmnaiict.

1Sbc Sebr. iii Sano9gpnnaItct 1
Gtbapolo cr Der iorilben DC tiOligcrc
nGpntc @iorag teanct: SoIano aom-
mime 1000, Serum 2OOO, Slroal
1000 og Srnofitub 1000.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Nrnfnct.

Srnfnct. 6reorifaitao, lite 6cbr.
@oncuo9ter NnOcricu pco Snlaolena-
banen cr lopnct iibcn @erooq, bo man
peb t1-3i0en on Nitcncn lan ell
Wtono oriifnc ubcnior cit al @rp0-
gcrnc / 6rcbrifsitoo % ionot Glnoer-
lens Sat paa 9rpggcu, nlltngcr man,
at Def or 9onepogtreell, ionI or ON
fomlnct poo ocnllc Wiaooe.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05

SrGffnslcne. 5 &aroonaer bar
man bapt Oct ieritc @eis1 al Mug.
Den. Stpren paatrGiiea uGria1t
oucralt, ug liaeiaa bar Sroiten Here
Stcoer mcIot lit aomme. Nnli9 bIep
baa0c Croft oa StPr icet % bort /
Sfogplantninaernc omtring Snen,
iortpIlcr "@ergcna IitcnbIob" Den
16oc 6ebrllar.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Snnoitaliifcrnc

Snnotfdlltfcrnc. NlepcllpQ0ll, 10.
Scbr. Get 9huner AZ Suuoifullit.
blaoet. iom ioaa er uOtommct. moe
holocr DC uoI0iomitc Iruoiler moo
Oct bcitdncnoe Sumnm0. Sla0et blep
u0oelt inat pan aQe 0uber % loa9
pad ale Nrbeiosplaoie. SesrIoen er
mat meo ariot blepet ifrepet paa Ms.
iaItcn / 9otaniif &aue iorifieQige
Srioi!er, lom man mener hammer
ira Spnoifaliiterne. al. q. Ell Tor.
blommet Sruoiel ON al iprpnge
9ombuiet / Suiten. Gnooloere hoo
ser, "Se Hige har bamItret 6eoe'
porcr. men nj tar bamltrct Gpnamit,
o. nj tan mualtc fommc III at Alerc
en- Nnttchuloel. Se6. Nab % Sor.
b%aHoelic oucr sc siige. Eolytl % Gp.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Sra Uoroe.
Trnfnet.

Trufnet. en ing NrbeiOcr ira
0oaQoo, %obull Scrget, er npIig
orllfnet unocr Irbeibe ueo SpsIcfal.
oene. @au or life 9%iennrnocn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Talof ubfur Eicloct.

6ebr. Gn llIpffc inotrai iDo9 pon
Riltfan. gnoel ltnge @lltter bar
gooet ct Stpffe op / Sieloct. - Gn
13.9laring CLEO ubfor og falot opbt
neo / Stenuren. Man fanot BAN
liaaenoe oeo nteo Sopeoet fnuIt.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
eripenbc Gin. TrcbrifSitob, 1SDc

5cbr. 2iqcnc al TO tpifc 0rlooSmo-
t%roicr er i9oar % ioag flnoct In
bcnbe / Siecn al militGrc %oQtpo'tcr
pcb Soalcr og bill SnSbug bIipc be-
qropet poo Den tpife @rupplaoa /
0itre SreorifSitao.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
mems Nann.

Nrntlltcflo NnnI. lruIIIIIICII, 10.
1cbrltur. Spltprct pe6tog iaften Den
Nauneplon, iom cr u~0orbcioct al
Granddaughter YtabSeng o9 GiItrifta-
inoenter Sorpb. Ylonen3 lloferclic
or beregnet til of folte II 0tilioncr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
Ncitcnc inter ihieI.

&anlar. ) Den ienerc Sio bar 6or.
mar9eIeu giort liz itertt ~1iGlhcnoe
her / 9pen % Ssl9en er bit. at Sc.
ltenc bar iultct. 5 Ssbet al Den iioite
ll9c er 9 @eite oeoe al Suit. Goa
ioor life 9pen itror llogcn lilicricl
AZ Sober Ter oct LENT ub Tor &citebc,
itan0en.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
, Wuttcr brufnet.

3 Wnftcr brufnet. Nrnlnmen, Is.
Gebr. SEQ @jettbua fnlOt iba0 ,
Gutter urber Seq pna Sicn / Chen
"a orufneoc. 9igenc blcp ntnoct
ienerc. Strpmmcr bapoc brcnet Dem
ct qoot Stpffc ncoopcr UNDER Sicn.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
0nithnrc Sritr

auitbarc Scitc. Gen bcfirnotc Sc.
it%eoporptter Nils GIitao / Rinncbll
bar ioIgt Ell a 9lors &inait til StatS.
foniltlcnt Morictb, S%ronobienn, Tor
$4,000 &roner ioruoiat al Den ioar
2bcn YrGmic pan SiQcbammeruoitil.
lingen. Tioere bar Nr. @litao iolgt
til Stotafonillenten Ell , Mars Nul2.
hoppe Tor 1000 AronCr.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05

cgiaa ben snmlc &%aatinssial ital
M flnttes 10 iii 6olfcmlicet paa
9pQoe. Den aamlc @ngnina, Der
airfeocportcmentct bar bolbt I'll, ltal
ncmlig MI riuca neo.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1918-04-05
era Odnmdrf.
Salpetcr ira Hornc. 81

loo 6ebr. Ntuu pcntcr M, at Horae
pco ocu iorcitnacuoe TorcliopcrIirg
oil tlulnc u'ltua $4,000 Cor. Sal.
peter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
CHICKEN THIEVES ARE
ROUNDED UP QUlCkt
Confession Said To Have Be
Extracted From One of the
PiIferers

What is believed to be the luz
catch of some chicken thieves v
have, it is said, long annoyed farm
Of certain part of this county. t.
place the other night. Chickens, t
keys and other property had for so
time been disappearing from varif
farms. A certain neighbor was J
ticed always to have a full chicl
coop. He and another man had Il
been suspected, but there was
positive proof on which to arr
either of them.
But the other night, one of
farmers was appraised of the fact t
somebody was at his chicken co
He caught sight of the intruders &
went after them with his shot-g
firing several times. The men I
and drove off hastily with their !
Nothing was stolen, but the owl
of this place was determined to ro,
up the would-be thieves if he col
He used his telephone and thus pa
ed the alarm around among the nei,
bors. The information got to pl;
where there was a gathering e.fol
Red Cross auction an6 supper. O.
a number of men formed a pc
here and got on the trail of the wa
ed men.
The posse was greatly aided by
fact that there had long been a s.
picion as to who those were y
were doing the chicken stealing. Z
result was that the suspected pers,
were visited right at their own pla
1t is claimed that one of them M;
a confession, that he went to
chicken coop of another farmer t,
night, intending to steal chicke
With this statement made, in
presence of witnesses, it is report
the searchers were satisfied, and W,
determined to find out what co
be done in the way of bringing !
man to justice.
A farmer of that same neighb,
hood was in Mankato last Saturd
seeking information as to what co
be done, with such facts as had be
secured. He was advised to get
warrant, charging attempt at tn,
The attempted theft took place
the farm of Fred Hainka, not
from the village of Mapleton. A W;
rant has been issued for Carl Mem
and one Lee, charging them with
tempting to steal. The warrant v
today placed in the hands of She
Osten.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22

Jacksonville. Fla. 1t is on exhibition
at the bank.
. Fgs j.. Lloyd left Sunday for La
Crosse, Wis, to attend tractors
meeting.
| Joseph Ballman. Sr., and family
spent Sunday at the Henry Stotz
home.
, Misses Mary and Dorothy jaeger,
Irene Dickie and Marcia Perkins
returned to Mankato Monday from a
| ten day vacation.
F. J. Lloyd attended the tractor
p! school at Mankato the fore part of
last week.
/ Miss Lou Diller has surgical
dressing class on Thursday after
/ noon at sewing room at the school
house and class of high school
girls Saturday afternoons. Anyone
wishing to join either of these class
es notify Miss Dil!er.
! Mrs. Olive Groh of Mankato spent
Monday with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Ransom and o.
L. Ransom left Sunday for Mans
| field, Ohio, being called there by the
serious illness of Mrs. Ransom's
mother, Mrs. Schafer.
Mrs. Charles Block entertained in
! honor of her birthday Mrs. Kate
Hermel, Mrs. John Davis and Mrs.
Henry Laue
Mrs. Catherine Sapp or lie Sueur
! Center is spending the week with
Mrs. E. E. Smith.
! Mrs. Henry StotZ entertained a
company of friends Monday evening
in honor of Mr.. Stotz' birthday.
| Mrs. L.. A. Hermel spent Friday
at Mankato.
II. H. Flowers was business call :
er in the cities Wednesday,
! Miss Mary Ballman spent Monday
with her sister, Mrs. l.. A. Hermel.
! Miss Ruth Ely visited over Sunday
with Miss Ruth Hartman.
| A daughter was born to Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Sherman Ely Monday, March IS.
! The Christian Endeavor of the
! Christian church will hold a Sun
/ Rise meeting Easter Sunday March
81, at 5:45 a. m. Special music is
being planned for. Miss Ruth Hurst
will lead the meeting. Everyone is
invited to attend. sa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
Danviile
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Miss Marie Bentley who is working
in the hospital at Rochester returned
home Friday for several days visit
with her parents, Nj. and Mrs.
George Bentley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson
spent Sunday evening at Charles
Bolinger's.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Minks and Mrs.
Charles Preim spent Sunday at the
home. of Robert Dagner.
Mrs. Mike McCardle and son Henry
left Saturday for few days visit
with relatives in Madison Lake.
i Walter Beske and Earl Bolinger
spent Sunday in Minnesota Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Nelson of Hi
nois are visiting at the Eward Thomp-
son home this week
The Danville Red Cross will meet
at the home of Mrs. George Richie
next Wednesday afternoon, March 20.
Mrs. Charles Bolinger and children
and VIII Wilkens left Wednesday
March IS, for visit with their sis
ter, Mrs. A. j. Clapshaw in Minneap-
oils.
Little Gladys Thompson has been
i'll for several days with pneumonia
There will be q program and box
social in the Latourell school next
Friday evening, March %. The money
from the sale of the boxes will go to
buy flag for the school and to or
ganize Junior Red Cross.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
Vernon Center
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. Fred r. Lowell was a passen-
ger on the early train Sunday for
Mankato where she went to help her
granddaughter, Stella Porter, cele-
brate her twelfth birthday and to
visit over the week end with her
daughter, Mrs. Miles Porter.
Avison, Florence and Lyle Koch,
Florence Biggs, Marie Petrich,
Frances Tyrrill, Larence Warren and
Velma Frances are attending Amboy
high school. They are taken to and
from the school by Fred Annis who
is paid by the district
Miss Erickson has so far recovered
from her serious illness to return to
her home in the northern part of the
state. Miss Kichennapp, the trained
nurse who has been carrying for her,
accompanied her as far as Mime
apolis where she was met by her sis
ter who attended her the rest of the
way.
Mrs. F. Leslie Cooper returned
hc;ne Saturday afternoon after
spending week with her brothers
and sisters at the old Sterling home
stead
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
West Vernon are rejoicing over the
arrival of a baby daughter at their
home Monday morning. Congratula-
tons.
0. j. Randall is confined to his
bed suffering with heart disease. DIR.
~. e. Merrill is in attendance. Al
though realizing the serious condi-
ton of Mr.. Randall his many friends
/ are optimistic over the outcome and
believe he will be up and around
again
H. c. Kraus and Jams Peterson
, drove to Lake Crystal Sunday to
catch the flier for Sioux City where
they go to purchase several carloads
of feeders which will hep out the
soft corn problem.
Kenneth Koch who is attending
high school in Medford spent the
week end holiday and Sunday with the
home folks at the Methodist Episco-
pal parsonage
| District Superintendent Stout filed
the Methodist Episcopal pulpit Sun
day morning and evening. In the
drive for Parker college which is
now on, DR.. Stout said, up to date
the Mankato district was in the lead
and Vernon Center had raised the
, most of any town in the district
Rev. B. f. Koch went to Wadena
Saturday afternoon and will spend
week in conducting the Parker
college campaign in that locality.
c.. M. Warren received Saturday
the sad news announcing the death
of Miss Cora Nicholson, who had
suddenly passed away. Miss Nichol-
sens home was in Wankeshe, Wis,
! and was well known to many here
who will be grieved to hear of her
death.
| Mrs. N. M. Wilson is spending a
! few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gales
1 in Watonwan.
Miss Lodia Warren spent the week
end with Mankato friends.
| Mrs Fowler who has been the
high school substitute for several
weeks, has returned to her home in
! WinnebagO
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From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays pailv.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Dagan have beer
enjoying visit from their grand.
daughter Gladys since Friday.
Abbie Thielman is spending weeks
vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Smith returned
Monday from Delavan where they
had been visiting their daughter
Frances since Friday. While there
they attended play given by the
school where their daughter is teach.
ing.
Miss Kate Thurmus who has beer
assisting her cousin, Mrs. Arthur
Diokey this winter, returned to hel
hone at Hampton last week.
Messrs. Huginun and Schulty made
trip to the cities last week to make
their spring purchases for their up
to-date store.
Richard Myers, who joined the av-
iation section of the army and is 10
Gated at Vancouver camp. is in the
hospital there very low with inflam-
matory rheumatism.
The Lutheran aid will meet witt
Mrs. Will Prail Thursday afternoon
A number of young boys have
formed Lone Scouts society. The,
have at present six members but five
more have sent in their pledge cards
The following officers were elected
Leo Smith, captain; Oscar Lubke
treasurer: Kenneth Golmer, secretary
Bradley Leo, assistant captain.
j., J>I r.
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lynn
who was very ill.
The great demand Father O'Connel
receives for his students shows thu
esteem that the business men tina
have had the pleasure of coming IL
contact with his pupils in a business
way is held. Duane Chase a short
time ago finished his course in lum.
bering and through Father O'Connel
secured a position in New Richland
for which place he left Tuesday
Mrs. Frank Chase who accompanied
her son to New Richland returned
A sleighload of our young people
supplied with fruit and candy drove
to the home Of Mr.. Frank Chase las
Sunday evening. It was farewell
surprise on Duane. The evening was
very pleasantly spent with variou:
amusements.
Miss Amanda Gerlach who is teach
ing at Good Thunder spent a few
days with her sister, Mrs. Paul Phil
lips of this place.
Dr. G. J. Holman of Mankato wa:
called to the home of Mr.. Paul Phil
Inns this week to give medical aid tt
Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. Phillips at frs
had severe case of tonsilitis ant
before she had fully recovered from
this the measles made their appear.
ance followed by rheumatism. She |!
now on the gain.
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MEETINGS FOR FARMERS
Food Situation to Be Presented
BY Number of Patriotic
Speakers

!, NJ. A. Benedict, county agricultural
agent, has received a telegram from
the government department at St
Paul, stating that the federal govern
ment asks that series of big pat
riotic meetings for farmers be held
these mass meetings being for the
purpose of presenting an intimate
view of the world food situation.
Hon. A. J. Glover, special repre-
sentative of the United States de-
partment, will be the principal
speaker at the meetings, and will
be accompanied by an agricultural
posed, beginning about March 25, to
be held in Mankato. Marshall Will
mar, st. Cloud Fergus Falls, and
Crookston.
At business meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Blue Earth
County Farm bureau, held with Mr.
Benedict at county headquarters in
the Mankato State bank building this
morning, the committee took action
on the telegram and voted to handle
the meeting. Mr. Benedict will go to
st. Paul tomorrow to make arrange
ments with the department for the
meeting in Mankato George Austin
of Lake Crystal, president of the
bureau, presided at the meeting this
morning. At 1880 o'clock this after
noon big general meeting of all
members of the bureau and others
interested, was held in the high
school assembly room.
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ATTACK ON RED CROSS
HELD TO BE DISLOY!
Ruling Made BY Judge Tiff
Case of Charles H.
Hartung

Fairmont, March 18.-An attack
John F. Bernhagen and Alfred
Gausewitz, Minneapolis attorneys, |
On application of the Minnesota Ar
disloyal statute to persons voic
hostility to the Red Cross was {
feated here Saturday when Judge
NJ Tiff in district court overruled
demurrer to two indictments agai
Charles H. Hartung, a Welco
resident of German extraction. 7
ruling is important to the ent
state as similar prosecutions
pending.
Hartung is charged in the indi
ment with telling Red Cross sole
ors that the United States "had
business bothering Germany" :
that he had no money with which
commit murder. He was prosecu
under Chapter 463 of the Laws
1917, which forbids interference "
the military politics of the state /;
nation.
Bernhagen argued that the !.
Cross is not an organization desigl
to assist the United States in
war but is relief society that S
cors victims of earthquakes and OF
disasters as well as wounded soldi'
He also contended that Hartung ]
merely expressed an opinion and
not "teach and advocate" sedition
defined by the statute