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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
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Miss Ellenora Groh returned Tues
day from a few days visit with Man
kato relatives.
Miss Ruth Hurst spent the week
emf at the Albert Lurth home near
Lake Washington
Mrs. S. G. Holden returned to hel
home at Stacy Wednesday after
spending two weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. b. Hurst.
Miss Retta Smith spent the week
end with Miss Clara Hart
Miss Emily Denker of Kasota
spent Sunday with Luella HalUiman.
Miss Celia Hermel entertained the
Misses Ruth Shultis and Ruth Hurst
at six o'clock dinner Wednesday
last
Mrs. G.. L. Cheadle, ST., left Mon
day on ten days visit with her
daugher, Mrs. Rudolph jaeger and
family at Dent, Mimi.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Korn and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. /. w. Watt and
daughter LoZina and Mrs. S. G.
Holden were entertained at the Fl.
H. Ponwith home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Davis and
daughter, Orabelle motored TO Fair
fax Saturday and visited at the j.
l.. Chambers home until Monday
Mrs. Henry Goldsmith and two
daughters returned to Minneapolis
Monday after spending a week with
relatives here. :
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Carr OF Pet
tbs called on friends here Wednes-
day.
I. w. Watt spent Sunday at the c.
B. Hurst home.
LoZina Watt spent Wednesday last
with Annabelle Cheadle.
Mrs. Jessie Kenion of Owatonna
spent the fore part of the week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hartman.
Mrs. S. G.. Holden spent Monday
afternoon at the Henry Stotz home.
Mrs. Shultis of Reedsburg. Wis. is
spending the week ! with her son
Frank and family.
Mr. and Mrs Martin Flowers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Rogers zau daugh-
ter spent Sunday at the G. l.. Chea-
ole, Jr., home
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
PROUD OF JAMES BAKER
Minneapolis Newspaper Refers to Re-
cent Honor Bestowed On Him.


Minneapolis Tribune: Two expert
ences have come to The Tribune in
the last few days which have en-
phasized more keenly than the food
program or the labor situation or the
draft process that it is in the war
experiences other institutional fami-
lies are having in Minneapolis and
elsewhere throughout the land that
make for kinship of spirit
Word came that the first of it's 100
men serving their country on the
land, on the sea or in the air had
given his life for the cause and that
another of the 100, first to be so hon
cred, had been decorated with the
war cross of an ally for bravery un-
der fire. a
Lieutenant Yale Squire ofsthe Unit
cd States aviation service was not
yet twenty four years old when
death took him in the crashing of his
plane the high minded, light heart
cd, carefree, gen arous Yale Squire,
the first of all The Tribune men to
enter the service Months before
America entered the war he joined
the Norton Harjes ambulance service
in France and had seen much active
duty when it was disbanded. He step
ped into the aviation branch of the
American Expeditionary Forces and
won a commission readily. No one
who knew him doubts that in that
fall in an uncomfortable ma
chino he met death bravely. On The
Tribune service flag on this page his
place is marked with white star.
James Baker, too, joined the Nor
ton Harjes service From it he went
to the American Red Cross ambulance
with the Italian armies, for his i'm
paired vision prevented his acceptance
into our army. The son of a famous
soldier, publicist, historian
and man of letters, General James H.
Baker, he proved the fiber that was
in him. Dispatches state the Italian
war coss has been awarded him for
excellent conduct in the great
Austrian offensive in June. Details
are lacking, but no one who knows
James Baker doubts that he drove his
ear to the rescue of broken, wounded
men with a knightly chivalry that
knew no fear and had no thought of
self
The Tribune is proud of these men,
proud of their dauntless spirit, and
thankful. 1t knows they represent
hundreds of thousands of other such
men in the armies of America whose
devotion and sacrifice will see this
hing through
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
'Rapidan:

Minnie Peterson left Friday for
Minnesota Lake to visit old friends
for a couple of weeks.
Paul Just of Minneapolis spent a
few days at home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Draper, Miss
Marie Musser and Mr.. Morgan of
Mankato spent Sunday afternoon at
the Garrett home
Misses Mable and Myrtle Erickson
entertained their cousins from Man
kato for few days last week.
Mrs. Charles Hiberg and daughter
and two sons of st. Paul are calling
on old friends in this vicinity Mrs
Hiberg will be remembered as Miss
Cassie Lloyd who formerly lived here,
her old home being the Bartlett home
Miss Marie Musser of Mankato has
been engaged to teach the school at
the dam, as Miss Russell who had
been hired for the coming term of
school was obliged to give it up on
account of illness. School will begin
Monday, September 9.
A new heating system has been
purchased for the. school house and
will be installed soon.
The continued rainy weather is do
ing considerable damage to small
grain in the shock and very little of
the grain has been stacked yet
Guy Mendenhall, who has been en-
ployed at the dam by the Northern
States Power company, has given up
his job and is now working with the
Naylor threshing machine.
Agnes Thilgen has returned to ST.
Peter after spending a few days here
with her sisters.
Minnie Peterson has been engaged
to teach school near Mapleton'
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cents a piece for some yesterday. BY
using citric acid we can stretch it
out so as to sell the lemonade at five
cents a glass.
/ read an interesting article in the
June Literary Digest. It contained
a picture Of the major who was kill
ed here in an aeroplane fight just the
week before we came up. ] saw some
kodak pictures of the wrecked planes
which one of the boys had. There is
story OF his life in the back of the
magazine too
About twenty boche planes passed:
over here last night. We can hear
the motors almost as distinctly as an
automobile passing by but, We cannot
see the planes at night. They make
peculiar sound like vous- vous which
means you you. / am the most blase
person ABOUT air raids. I used to be
all excited if | heard there was a
plane within hearing. Now 1 wake up
at night, hear the planes going over,
listen few minutes to the barrage
nre. then turn over and go to sleep.
They do so little damage. Night be-
fore last they dropped at least twen-
ty bombs /bout four kilometers from
here. Not one even touched a build
ing. We are all wild about the news
this week. We get The New York
Herald (Paris edition) every day. At
four o'clock each afternoon we get
the radio from Eifel Tower. In be-
tween we get radio from Lyon, Ber-
lin and other stations. It comes in
French or German and the bows
translate it for us and we tack it On
the bulletin board We get more news
that way then we do through the pa
per.
One of the F'reeburg boys from West
Mankato is stationed near here. +
have done pretty well in soaring I'D
boys from home. / have lost track
OF Clarence Dodds now | do not
know just where he is I wish you
would send me some kodak pictures.
Haven't you some of the children TAX
en- this summer? Howard Shook gave
me some Free Presses for June. Don't
forget to tell rs. Shook that | saw
him. I never subscribed for the pa
per here because while first class
mail comes fairly regular, newspa-
pers and magazines are distributed
without much regard for the person
they were sent to. 1t takes about
three weeks for your letters to come
across. With love to- all, Marguerite.
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||M1lgf'. fKeroe'

The rain has delayed threshing and
the Shocks are very wet. Many have
gone to stacking their grain.
Mrs. Frazier and children of Pal
mer, Iowa, are visiting at the Busby
home. Monday Beulah Busy enter
tanned a party of children in honor
OF her nieces Maxine and Harriet
Jane Frazier. The children enter
tanned were Ruth Mclaughlin. Doro-
thy Fay Cain and Lawrence Cain of
Mankato. f''f7'S-ftf y
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Childs and
children of Garden City spent last
week "Wednesday with. MI and Mrs.
Elmer Burnett.
News came last week from Harry
Evenson of Camp Grant, Ill, and
from Earl Burnett in New York.
Florence Hanson has been spend
ing the past two weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Eli Michels.
Andrew Swanson of Judson is help
ing Charlie Severance stacking grain.
Eugenia Whitcomb visited Pearl
Parsons last week.
Mrs. Sharp and daughters spent
Tuesday with the Ballard family at
Good Thunder. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stats and children
of North Mankato, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bronson of Minneapolis an. Mrs.
Hjerpe and son Arthur spent an
evening last week with Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Severance.
Carrie Busby has completed her
work at Commercial college and tbis
week is working in S. B. Wilson,
office, Mankato.
Rev. A. 3. Bell, wife and children,
took supper with Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Hanson Monday evening.
Naomi Randall called on Beulah
Busby Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Severance and sons drove to
Frank Louck's. farm Friday and Wis
tied until Saturday afternoon. James
Loucks accompanied them home and
stayed until Monday.
Arthur Sharp and family. Paul
Sharp and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Grice spent Sunday at the Sharp
home in North Mankato.
Will Schuman helped Herman
Heise. Monday they will build
porch for J. p. Michels.
The Aid society will hold its an
nual meeting at the home of Mrs.
H. Parry next week Thursday, Au-
gust 20. At this meeting there will
be election of officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lind ard fam
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Friday, August %, 1918.

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same hereby is, limited to six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that Friday the 21st day of February,
1919, at ten o'clock q. M, in the Pro-
bate Court Rooms at the Court
House at Mankato, in said County,
be, and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination,
adjustment and allowance of such
claims as shall be presented within
the time aforesaid
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication Of this order in The Man
kato Free Press rs provided by law.
Dated August 20, 1913
probate SeaD EVAN HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
Jean A. Flittie,
Attorney.
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lily spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Cole.
Naomi Randall of North Mankato
is visiting at the home of her broth
er. Willis
Earl Crisp and Reuben Peterson
are helping F. e. Budde stack grain.
Will Keen and nephew are helping
Oscar Door stack grain.
Ned Rist of Mankato was out to
bis farm Monday and found his wheat
shocks in poor condition.
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august $3.50 September g.
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF
Blue Earth, In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Laura
A. French, Decedent.
Letters Testamsntary this day hav-
ing been granted to John W. An
drews.
1t is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
her estate in this court. be. and the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
TAX OF So ON WHIsKEY
r1rnited Press 1,isnatch. ]

washington, August ia tax OF
So gallon on all whiskey and strong
liquors was today placed by the sem
ate ways and means committee. The
tax at present is $500 The committee
reserved the right to raise the price
at any time they see fit.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
DALI Y hARkE!

These are the market quotations
which prevailed today. The
Free Press cannot guarantee
that these same figures will pre-
vail tomorrow. The markets are
corrected daily with a desire to
have them as accurate as HUI
man endeavor can make them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23

The decrease In the majority for the
orys is due to the fact that the vote in
Pleasant Mound was transposed in the
columns when the figures were added.
This made a difference of over hundred
votes and SLIGHT errors in the counting
accounts for the remaining votes which
boosted the dry majority on the first
count to 783.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
WHEAT GLUTEN SEIZED
Over One Million Pounds Was Des
tined For GERMANY

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
New York, August 20.-The gov
eminent has seized over a million
pounds of wheat gluten ready for
shipment to Germany via Switzerland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
S[Nt0FF|cAL RETURNS
FROM OPTION ELECTION

he following returns nave been turned
m ano checked at the office of the coun.
and will meet but slight chances when
counted by the canvassing board ton,or-
row: a He
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-23
Differs From Won Hintze.
L HniAol IOic..a, Is,

IUnIted PrcSS IUSpa Oh.
Amsterdam, August 21.-Dr. Heffrich,
German ambassador to Russia it is I'M
derstood will remain in Germany and
not return to his post. 1t is said that
he differs violently from Won Hintze in
regard to the Russian policy and has
refused to serve as ambassador
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-10-31

Of illness in his family, was laid up
for ten days with muscaler rheuma-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
ROAD :
BUILDING
ROYAL LINE IN A DEMOCRACY
"Roads Rule the WorId-Not Kings or
Congresses, Not Courts, Nor Con-
stables or SoIdiers."

In an argument for good roads some
wise man, whose name has been lost,
made use Of the following: "Roads
rule the world-not kings, nor con-
crosses, nor courts, nor constables,
not ships nor soldiers. The road Is
the only royal line In democracy, the
only legislature that never changes,
the only court that never sleeps, the
only army that never quits, the first
aid to the redemption of any nation,
the exodus from stagnation In any So
ciety, the call from savagery In any
tribe, the high priest Of prosperity,
after the order of Melchisedec, with
out beginning of days or end of life.
The road is umpire In every war, and
when the new map Is made, 1t simply
pushes on it's great campaign OF help,
hope, brotherhood, efficiency and
peace"
The value of good roads may be
better understood when 1t Is known
that the average cost to farmers Of
the United States. to transport produce
to market Is more than 90 cents per
ton per mile. These figures do not in
clude the cost Of breakage Of harness
or vehicles. The cost per ton per
mile over hard-surfaced roads Is less
than half tho present average.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
GAMER BY IMPROVED ROADS
Careful Analysis Shows Greatest
Gain Over Present Conditions Is
Man on Branch Road.

The development of sentiment
for issuing bonds to build permanent
roads has brought to the surface many
questions which require careful con-
sideration and demand clearly stated
and convincing replies. OF these, the
one recurring most frequently is:
"What advantage Is there in bond is
sue for the farmer who lives several
miles from one Of the improved
rOadsw
At first glance It would seem that
the man living directly upon the i'm
proved road obtains the greatest bene-
fits, but careful analysis proves that
the greatest gain over present condi-
lions Is the man on the side road.
With the limited road and bridge
funds usually available in any town.
ship and the necessity Of keeping the
main highways at least. in passable
condition, little or nothing is left for
working upon the less travelled roads.
AS repair expense practically ceases
when permanent roads are built, the
road and bridge funds formerly spent
on main roads will be released for use
upon the side roads.
In addition, money spent upon these
side roads will go FIVE times as far,
or do five times as much work, as
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Commissioner Notice.

In the matter Of the estate OF Thomas
Buck, deceased.
We. the undersigned, having been appointed
by the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge OF Probate
In and for the County OF Shiawassee, State of
Michigan, commissioners to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands OF ali per.
sons against said estate do hereby give notice
that we will meet at the office of Gustav r.
Friegel In the City OF Owosso In said County.on
Friday, the 9th day OF July, a. ID. 1918, AT
ten O'Clock In the forenoon of each of said DAYS
for the purpose OF receiving and adjusting All
claims against said estate and that four months
from the h day OF March. A. ID 1918, are
allowed to creditors to present their claims TO
said Commissions RS for adjustment and allow.
ance.
Dated the 4th day of March. A. D. 1918.
GUSTAV F FRIEGEL,
FRANK r. FoRsrsR,
Commissioners.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Queen Of
Roses
n
By HortenseW orthinston

Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union
He was tired out, world weary; he
was young, but he felt old, with 1t all,
however. there was feeling relaxa-
ton, of hopeful anticipation, of rest
and peace and enjoyment, for Percy
Hull had just sold out his business
for fifty thousand dollars cash, and
that amount to him, who loved work
more than money, was abundance.
1t was no marvel that the letting
down from business activity caused
queer emotions. Somehow body and
spirit seemed floating In a vague at
mosphere. He had crowded twenty
years into ten, for sole thought had
filled his mind-success. He had
reached the goal. What Of the future
"Any orders, sir?" inquired the
young man who had been his messen-
ger boy for FIVE or six years, his
stenographer for the same period of
time.
"Yes, Barclay" nodded Hull, "clean
out my desk, will you? Any papers
referring to the business put In the
top drawer; any personal stuff In the
waste basket. / don't think there is
anything there of mine worth preserv-
ing. You have been loyal companion,
Barclay. Please do little errand for
me, as a friend"
Certainly, Mr.. Hull"
"My successor will be here in the
morning. 1 shall not. Here is some
money" and he extended a five-dollar
bank note go to the florist I direct
you to and tell him to send q neat
assortment Of flowers for the occasion,
will you? Here is his card. / de-
clare!" and Hull vainly ransacked his
pockets. II picked up his card only an
hour ago, / must have lost 1t. Oh,
well--you can locate the place. Fifth
street, just beyond the opera house."
81 know the place, sir. l will have
the flowers here in the morning." prom
ised Barclay.
"And see me before I leave-don't
forget"
Percy Hull made his last visit the
next morning to the establishment he
had so long dominated. He saw that
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
SheriHs Sale.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of
writ OF heri facas, dated the Ssh day of March
A ID. 1918 issued out of the Circuit Court for
the County OF Shawassee. in favor of George
). dickson and against the goods and chattIes
and real estate OF William Fuller In said coun
ty 10 me directed and delivered did on the 5th
day OF March. A. D. 1918, levy upon and take
al the right. title and interest OF tue said Will
lam Fuller In and TO the following described
real estate that is to say all that certain pieces
and parcels OF land situated In the CITY OF
Owcsso, County of Shiawsssee, State of Mich.
gan, described as Lots "a, s5 &c. 81, Ss 80, 30
ana Al. In Block 30 OF George II Abrey's Wood
lawn PARK Addition to the City OF Owosso, &C.
cording 10 the re corded plat thereof.
All OF which I shall expnse for sale at public
auction or vendue to the highest bidder at the
'front.' door OF the Court House In the CITY OF
Corunna In said County OF Shiawassee that
being the place OF no cling the Circuit curt in
sa County. on Saturday the 20 b day of April
A. d. 1918, AT len O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated. the 9th day OF March, A. ID. 1918.
BERT s. GRIFFIN,
Sheriff OF Shawassee County, Michigan
ny JOSEPH SPROULE,
WARREN PIERPONT Under Sheriff.
Attorney for Plaiutin.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05

the flowers were placed upon the desk
Of the new manager. As he stepped
through the doorway Barclay ap-
preached him.
II have something to speak to you
about, Mr.. Hull" he said.
"Oh, yes, that reminds me-" inter-
rupted Hull, with pleasant smile.
'sThink of me once In a while, Barclay.
That will help buy some new things for
the baby"
"Oh, sir. really!" gasped Barclay,
as he read, "two hundred dollars" on
the check placed In his hand.
"You are glad, see," observed Hull.
~And 80 am I. Good-by."
81 have something to show you, Mr..
Hull" grasping his hand. Barclay said,
'I cleaned out the desk as you request
ed. I found this way back In one Of
the drawers. It's nothing of value, sir,
but It was so old thought I'd show
Il to you" and he handed Hull a
small dust-covered parcel tied around
with a torn shred of a string.
Hull united this and removed the
paper. A fiat stone pierced with two
holes going clear through showed, upon
the surface was scratched two initials
--"W. R."
III declare I" calculated Hull, and his
usually somber face broke into the mer-
REST, most agreeable smile. He peck
eted the stone. "Thank you, Barclay"
he added and left the place with a
brisk step. That queer stone had act
ed like a tonic to his jaded mind. 1t
carried his mind back ten years or
more. 1t revived an incident In his
life that instantly created a series OF
pictures vivid as panorama.
"W. R."--Winston Revere, his fides
Achates of boyhood. the chum who had
shared his joys and sorrows, who had
helped him fight his Juvenile battles
and had been to him as brother. The
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05

when 1t was spent upon the roads
where heavy travel quickly wiped out
every trace of the Improvement. A
reasonable amount Of road and bridge
money used in ditching and dragging
side roads will place them in condition
to carry the comparatively light traffic
that passes over them to the main
highway. The man on the side road
will have, In place Of a continuous
haul through the mud from farm to
town, a much-improved surface from
farm to the main highway and high
ly improved road. maintained at much
less expense to the township or coun-
ty, the remainder Of the way to his
town or market.-Farm Engineering.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Notice.

VOICE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN-The Circuit Court
for the County of Shiawassee, In Chan
Gerry.
Emma Wells,
VS..
Charles c. Wells,
Defendant
At session of said Court held at the City
OF Corunna in said County upon the 25th day
OF February A. D., 1918.
Present, Hon. Joseph H. Collins Circuit
Judge.
On filing the annexed affidavit stating thar
the above named defendant is not a resident
OF the State of Michigan, and that his where
abouts is unknown but that his last address
was ST. Louis. Missouri, 1t Is Ordered that
the above named defendant Charles c.. Wells,
enter. or cause to be entered. his appearance
in this cause within three months from,
and after the date hereof. and that this order
be published each week for six weeks
in succession in the Owosso Times, one of tn.
newspapers of said County or that personal
service be had upon the said defendant not
less than fifteen days before the expiration
thereof.
JOSEPH H. COLLINS,
Circuit Judge.
Seth Q. Puiver, Attorney for Plaintiff
Business Address: Owosso. Mich.