davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Machine Taken From Garage of Roy
lusk, North Mankato.

Roy Lusk lost his Ford touring car.
A THIEF stole the machine from North
Mankato Saturday night sometime
near midnight, and although authori-
ties had been warned to be on the
lockout for the machine no trace of
it. has been found yet. Mr.. Lusk was
OF the opinion at first that the car
had been taken as joke and the
Mankato police were not notified that
it was missing until Sunday evening.
1t was then too late to call any
neighboring towns.
The Ford has Minnesota license
rrmber 704S8 and motor number
2324461. The car had yellow wheels,
demountable rims, black body and
there was hole torn in the top. A
tall and a short man are suspected of
having taken the car. A reward of
$50 is oeffred for, the recovery of the
machine, and cards. bearing des.
cription of the Ford have been sent
out by Sheriff Olson Of Nicollet
county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Butternut Valley

Paul Meyer returned Sunday from
Iowa where he has been threshing
Hog cholera was the topic at the
Farmers club Friday. County
agent Benedict gave a comprehen.
sive talk on this disease and LEFT
many practical suggestions in fight
ing it.
Mrs. Arthur Cordell and chi'drer
of Pipestone are visiting parents
Ole Thompson and wife.
Mrs. H. Rosenberg is back from
Rochester greatly improved in health
Miss Emma Johnson is spending
the week here with her folks. She
has been accepted in the Army
Trained Nurses corps and will leave
about October /.
A large delegation went to Man
kato last Thursday to interview the
county board in regard to opening
the Lincoln town line road as petit
toned for recently. The matter is
still hanging fire.
William Johnson has made a new
well on the old Erickson farm and
will build a barn forthwith. The place
will be occupied by w. E. Dane.
Oliver Christensen of Lake Crystal
has rented the M. Halvorsen farm
and will move IN this week.
The Liberty loan committee has
been working every evening of late
to get things ready for the drive on
Saturday. The allotment for the
town is much larger this time and
subscribers must anticipate accord
fngly. There is no question about
the result--we're going over.
Mrs. Emma Olson of Minneapolis is
visiting with Miss Nellie Thompson.
F. w. Blakely and wife, accom- :
panied by Dwight Callister and
mother of Plentywood, Montana, cal
led Sunday at the Jense Johnson
home
Sophus Gedde sold his ninety
eight acre farm to Ole Osten of
Lake Crystal Tuesday. Considera-
ton, $4,000. Possession given in a
month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Young Man In Troop Train Wrecked
in Missouri.

Mrs. John Othoudt of Minneopa has
received letter from her son, Les :
ter Otnoudt, who is in an aviation
camp in Texas, in which he tells of
the wreck, of the United States troop
train which ran into the rear of a
freight train in Missouri. He was
in. one of the wrecked coaches but
vas not injured. Twenty Ave SOL
idiers were killed and sixty injured in
the smashup. Private Othoudt states
that the coach he was in stood almost
perpendicular when the crash was
over. 1t was fortunate that more men
did not suffer serious injury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

years established by the railway com
pany for retirement, these two con-
ductors made formal request to be re-
lieved of their duties. Saturday
their requests were granted and the
announcement that they had retired
was a topic of much interest among
the railroad men.
Oldest Men On This Division.
The Winona Independent Sunday
morning said that Mr.. Morgan, when
he stepped from the passenger train
No. 6 at 6:15 o'clock Saturday evening
after the run from Mankato, ended
forty eight years of service and went
on the pension list. Mr. Scripture
will arrive here on his last run tonight
at 10:45 o'clock in charge of passen-
ger train, No. 412.
Mr.. Morgan was the oldest con
ductor on the division His rank was
No. 1. Mr.. Scripture is the second
Oldest and ranks No. q With the re-
tirement of these two men, Conduc-
tor Louis Kitzman will become No. /
and S. M. Gage will be No. 2.
Began on Old st. Peter.
On the old st. Peter Railroad, the
rails of which were first to stretch
west across the state of Minnesota
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Scripture beSen
their railroad service, the former a
native born Winonan while Mr.. Scrip
ture came from New York state. They
took up work as freight brakemen and
were advanced until they became
passenger conductors, having remain
ed in the employ of the company
when it was absorbed by the North
western
Popular Across the State.
Conductors Morgan and Scripture
are popular among the railroad men
and are well known by residents in
every city and village along the line
between Winona and WATERFOWL, s
d, Both know every inch of the line
between the two terminals of the
Minnesota division.
Neither has announced his plans fol
the future but it is probable they will
spend the winter in a summer climate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Girls Go On Strike.

st. Peter, Mimi, September 30
The eleven girl employers of John
SON & Co.. shirt manufacturers. are
out on strike and have refused the
company's offer of thirty per cent
increase in wages and are holding
out their original demands of a forty
per cent raise. The company says il
is unable to meet the demands.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

OLDEST men Retire
LEAVING RAIL SERVICE
FRED MORGAN AND BIB. SCRIP
TURE ON PENSION ROLL
They Have Been in the Employ
OF Chicago and Northwest
ern Half Century

The two oldest passenger ccnduc-
tors on the Minnesota division of the
northwestern railway have had their
names written into the honor rolls of
that company they having retired,
each after nearly half a century of
service. They are Fred Morgan and
B. B. Scripture.
In the northwestern. probably; no
railroad men 4; have wider acquaint-
anceS. 49,
Several days ago, although neither
has reached the age limit of seventy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Those In Waseca County Have Or
ganized An Association.

What will be known as the Waseca
County Advertising association has
been organized 1t will advertise the
resources of Waseca county, particu
larly the soil. The officers of the
association are: President J. d. Lew
er, ,Waseca; secretary and manager
M. j, Frederick, Waseca; treasurer
R. P. Ward, Waseca; directors, Ray
mond Doyle, Waldorf; Herman Bath
Ike, Waseca; M. E. Gardner, FWaseca
Thos. Carmody, New Richland; Mar
tin Mcguire, Waseca; L. ]. Sheldon
Waseea; Frank Wood. Waseea and F
d. Scholljegerdes, Waseca.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Minnesota Men Made Second Lieuten-
ant BY War Department.

Washington September 30.-Arthur
E. Knudson, st. Paul, has been COM
missioned second lieutenant in the
Tank corps, the war department an
nounced Other Minnesota men given
army appointments follow:
George H Cary. Blue Earth; Merrill
K. Franklin, Minneapolis; Charles w.
,Healy. Marshall: Ernest A. 'Horrebin.
Austin; Lester Johnson, Duluth; Hugh
E. McAllister, Minneapolis, and Clar-
ence D. Morrow. Du nth. sacosi \
tenants, Tank CorU~ G7o~'-o Y To-.
lor. Excelsio:', second lieutenant, air
service.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
THE ARMY LIFE
Harry Frsnch Writes Charac.
teristic Letter To The Grand
Theatre Employees

Washington, D. C. September %,
1918.-Grand Theatre Employees, My
Dear Friends: In order to get mail
/ see it is necessary to do little OF
the writing myself but when it comes
/, to being busy none of you have any
thing on me.
First of all want to tell you
how good they are to you in the army
First of all in order that you don't
miss anything they get (up) you
up long before the sun rises. That
Is one of the early morning sights.
Then to keep idle hands out of mis-
chief they give you gun to play
with and to make it more interesting
they show you how to play with it.
guess they have no lawn mowers
here and they depend on the soldiers
to march all over a forty acre tract
a thousands, times day. Well I'll
say that quack grass couldn't live
one day on the drill grounds.
mustn't forget to tell you we wit
ness the beautiful sunset also. Never
the-less | can truthfully say it is
much better than / had anticipated
and l like it tip top.
This regiment, the 472nd Engj-
neers, is composed of nearly all col
lege graduates. Everyone is trying
for a commission so. as you can ina
CINE, competition is pretty keen.
am plugging along doing my level
best and will take advantage of
every opportunity that comes my
way. a
There are LOIS of things to see
here in Washington, and tomorrow
Sunday am going to call at the
White House tout in 'front.' of course
if Woodrow insists i will go in of
course and perhaps take dinner with
him.
If any of you fellows plan on get
ting into the service for heavens
sake get all the drilling you can for
it surely helps. If l had had the
manual of arms l could be SER
geant by this time. Your advance
lnent here al depends on your knowl-
edge of military experience, SO hop
to it and get everything you can
along those lines.
! hope everything is going nicely at
the theatre do get lonesome for
the place and will be glad when this
war is over SO can get back to
the movies and my Mankato friends
again e
You see more officers in Wash
ington than you do privates and one
certainly can realize that the coun-
try is at war, for all you hear is war
from morning until night. Big
searchlights are played on the sky
all night long and no Hun aeroplane
could get by even if it did manage to
get across the pond.
have seen Erv. Hartman and AL
Kircher. They are getting along fine
and like the army game finer than
ever
/ get The Free Press so / keep
well posted on the happenings of Man
kato and vicinity.
/ will be mighty glad to hear from
each of you any time you have a few
minutes to spare and of course the
three cents also. Here's my address:
Private Harry B. French, 472nd En-
gineers, Sixth and B Streets, N. w.
Washington, D. C. Best wishes to
you all. Cub"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

Washington, September 30.-Stand-
ing blindfolded amidst a large crowd
in the senate office building today
President Wilson drew the first cap
sule in the new great draft lottery
that is to determine the order OF
service of some 100000 Americana
The first Number drawn was 322
Vice President Marshall drew the
second number which was 1921 and
Senator Salisbury OF Delaware drew
the third number, this being 670S.
Champ Clark. speaker of the house,
drew the fourth which was 1927 and
Secretary Daniels drew the fifth
number, 1859. Acting Secretary of
War Crowell drew the sixth 1866 and
Senator Chamberlain the seventh.
1856. Chief of Staff March drew
number $3.50.
Other numbers were drawn in the
following order:
,S22 Edward j. Englerth. Eagle Lake.
I027 Jesse L. STORES. Amboy.
1877 Friedrich Fl. Wrightson. Lake Crys-
27S1 Eric Carlson. South Fourth
aS6 Albert j. Anderson, Madison Lake.
s9a Alfred A. Hoffman. Eagle Lake
1873 Herman r, Reinhardt, Amboy
1910 Harry A. Reedstrom Good Thunder
Isn7 Charles j. Laube, Lake Crystal
1913 Carl A. Lander, 124 Mimi.
~ Harry Q. Grimes, Minnesota Lake.
i255 Ole Knutsen Burger, Rapidan.
2l32 Ole T. Rue. Madelia.
3235 Monty c. Throdahl 623 Second.
lS9 Francis Maloney, Napoleon.
9aS Shas. G. flasher, Minnesota Lake.
2i9 George w. O'Brien. St Clair.
90 Anton Penhiter, Mapleton.
oaS John B. Stack. Minnesota Lake
SSz Bernard p Mates. Mankato
o6 6sa James r. Getty, Mapleton.
2sI9 w. fl. Bienapf1, 214 F. Mulberry.
3505 Joseph CalIager 31n w Secnnd
S4s Charley Peterson, Eagle Lake
- George f. Klaus. Minnesota Lake
134 Franklin A. Olsen ManJaton
1876 John Bozin. Eagle Lake
657 George A Seifermann ,Jon,ato,,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
German Methodist Conference Adopt
ed Patriotic Resolution.

Rev. Carl Kruger has returned
from attending the North German
Methodist Episcopal conference in
Woodbury. church near st. Paul. Rev
Kruger will continue to be pastor OF
Methodist church here. The following
resolutions were adopted by the con
ference on September =.
RESOLUTIONS.
North German Methodist Episcopal
Conference.
"The present world crisis calls for
clear vision, stout heart and un-
sWerving loyalty to every cause and
undertaking that makes for righteous
ness, justice and freedom. We are
pleased to register our convictions
that our masterful leader, President
Wilson, is a man who, under the
providence of God, has been called in
to high position at this hour for the
purpose of formulating humanity's
highest ideals. and leading on
ward the hosts of God in
a conquest destined to secure
to all the earth the blessings of a
democracy controlled by the princi :
pies and the spirit of Christ. Our
heart is all with him. Our memberN
ship of but little over five thousand
has furnished contribution of nearly
$2O, 100000 for war purposes; we are
sending forth our three deaconesses
into Red Cross work; and our thirty
seven service flags contain one Red
Cross. 307 blue, and two gold stars
an indication of the redblooded Amer
! icanism that throbs in our veins. We
here renew our pledge of fealty and
loyalty to Almighty God and His
chosen servants, the president of the
United States, in the complete pa
triotic program of the government
until the forces of aristocracy shall
have been crushed and permanent
peace is secured on the basis of right :
eousness."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
This Gallant Officer Has Reached
Land Where He Can FIGHT.

). +. Reynolds is in receipt of a
card stating that Major o. J. Duane of
the Fourth A. A. M. G.. B. has arrived
safely overseas Major Duane is one
OF the proprietors of The st. Peter
Horud. He was soldier in the
Spanish American war, served dur
ing the Indian troubles in Northern
Minnesota and was under fire. He
was one of the best officers in the
Old Second Minnesota and The Free
Press has no hesitancy in saving
that Major Duane will show his yalor
In the fight against autocracy. He is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Duane of
this city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
They viii Continue AS At Present.
Says Association.

Owing to the fact that Hon. John
f. MCGEE, federal fuel administrator
minneapolis, Mimi, is out or Tile city
on other business and therefore not
In position to. reply to our letter
regarding the hours o, opening and
closing the stores, the present hours
VIII serve until further notice.
Retail Merchants association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
TWO decisions Handed Down.

Judge W. L. Comstock handed down
two decisions in the district court
Saturday afternoon. In the case of
William NJ. Williams versus F. e.
THOMPSON a motion for new trial
was denied. In the case of Charles o.
John Logan and George Kirscnmaum
the court ruled that judgment be
entered against the garnishee for
5000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
American Collier Sunk.

An Atlantic Port, September 81
An American collier was sunk today
by German submarine reports state.
A British steamer bearing 455 of the
crew and passengers has arrived in
port.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Machine Stuck In. Sand.

An auto party driving through Sib
ley park last night ran into the big
sandbar near the river and the ma
chine became stuck in the sand. 1t re
NAMED there all night and was re-
moved with difficulty this morning
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

D. M. Jones Growing Weaker
d. M. Jones, who has been criti-
cally i'll and receiving treatment at
st. Joseph's hospital, was reported
this afternoon as growing weaker.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

Edward J. Englerth of Eagle
Lake is the holder of the lucky
number 322 in Blue Earth county.
Mr.. Englerth is anxious to get
into the service. He has a brother
in the marines and he would
be we'll pleased with that branch
o! the fighting arm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
Chile Ordered Authorities To Take
informed Vessels.

(. ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Santiago, September 27.-Chile has
ordered the naval authorities to seize
all the interned German ships.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

Conductor Lawrence Kuntz of Man
kato, who has charge of the Great
Western pile driver. was in the city
for visit few days last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04
EAGLE lake RESIDENT
HOLDS LUCKY NUMBER
EDWARD ENGLERTH DRAWN
IN NEW DRAFT TODAY
Other Blue Earth County Men
Come From Mankato
Vicinity

Washington, September 3d.
President Wilson drew the first
number opening the ceremony for,
drafting 100000 men. He drew
number 322. The next nine num-
bers were over one thousand.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

Miss Edna Cole of Lake Crystal
was calling on friends in the city
yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-04

Eagle Lake is certainly on the
map. In the first draft, Andrew
jacobson of that village drew the
lucky number. His figure was 258.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-09
PRESIDENT BACKS
PLAN TO MOBILIZE
WAR GARDEN ARMY

School children of the country are
TO have an opportunity to do their
bit" toward winning the war through
q volunteer war garden army.
Expressing the hope that every
school have a regiment in this army
TO raise half a billion dollars worth
OF food, President Wilson today
strongly Endorsed a plan being work
ed out by Secretary Lane of the In
terror Department to organize 100000
school children into a home garden
army.
Il sincerely hope" President Will
son wrote Secretary Lane, that you
NAV be successful through the Bureau
of Education in arousing the interest
of teachers and children in the schools
OF the United States in the cultiva-
ton OF home gardens. Every boy and
girl who really sees what the home
garden may mean will, l am sure, en-
ter into the purpose with high spirits,
because 1 am sure they would all like
to feel that they are in fact lighting
in France by Joining the home garden
army. They know that America has
undertaken to send meat and -four and
wheat and other foods for the sup
port of the soldiers who are doing
the fighting, for the men and women
who are making the munitions, and
for the boys and girls of western
Europe, and that we must also feed
ourselves while we are carrying on
this war. The movement to establish
gardens, therefore, and to have the
children work in them is just as real
and patriotic as the building of ships
or the firing OF cannon. 1 hope that
this spring every school will have a
regiment In the Volunteer War Gar
den Army"
Secretary Lanes plan, being work
ed out through Commissioner Claxton.
OF the Bureau of Education, is to or
ganize the school children, approx
mately 5.OO0.O in every city, town,
and village Of the country, to be
contained by 10000 teachers, and have
them raise all the vegetables. eggs,
HHd small fruits needed for home con-
sumption.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-09
President Praises
Mother of Five Boys
Serving Their Country

One American Spartan mother"
is happy today in the receipt OF
Letter from the Chief Executive of
the nation, President Wilson. CON
graduating her on the part her
five sons are taking in the war.
President Wilson has today
sent the following letter to Mrs.
Joseph Orient, of Lee. Mass.
my dear Mrs. Orient: Rep
resentative Treadway has brought
to my attention the part which
your five sons are taking in the
military and naval service and
wish to extend to you my heart
lest congratulations.
The spirit of patriotism dis
played by your sons is most graft
flying.
Cordially and sincerely.
WOODROW WILSON"
The five sons of Mrs. Orient
volunteered at the outbreak of the
war. Three of the Ave are now
in service overseas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-09
LABOR SHORTAGE
ON FARMS CAUSES
ALARM AT CAPITOL

Members OF Congress from the great
farming States OF the midCle West
and central section Of the country are
seeking further legislation to relieve
the serious shortage in farm labor
that they declare is threatening a
calamitous shortage of food during
the next year.
The passage yesterday of the act
permitting farm hands to return to
The farms from military training
camps on the furlough during the
planting and harvesting seasons
greatly remedied conditions so far as
this years grain crop is concerned,
hut II still leaves the average farmer
and dairyman without much relief.
The new act was passed just in time
20 release drafted farm workers for
planting the spring wheat crop, but
rs soon as the seeds for that and the
other grain crops are in the soil. they
must return to the cantonments, until
time for harvesting.
Diversified farmers who raise q
variety Of crops, run dAiries, and raise
cattle and hogs, are complaining, how
ever, TO their Congressman that
whereas the new act provides suf-
hcient labor for the enormous wheat
and corn farms. where the men are
badly needed only during the plant
ing and harvesting seasons, It gives
them little relief.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-09
CLEAN COAL ORDER
WILL Be ENFORCED
BYU. S. INSPECTORS

To protect consumers against the
waste and loss from unclean coal that
was widespread during the present
coal year. the Fuel Administration has
ORGANIZED an inspection system to en-
force the mining of clean coal
Orders were issued today fixing a
penalty Of so cents a ton on all oper-
ators who ship coal that has an I'M
due amount OF dirt. slate or slack that
lowers the efficiency OF the coal.
Inspectors are to be appointed in all
mining districts, whose duty II will
be to bring the coal output up to the
pre-war standard.
Work OF inspectors.
The inspectors will work at the
mines, passing upon all coal, whether
in railroad cars or not, and will have
authority to reject impure coal on
approval of the District Fuel Admin
istrRtors. When impure coal is al
lowed to pass by the Fuel AdminIsIra-
tor a deduction Of 80 cents d ton
will be made.
The order establishing this inspec-
ton system confer" power on the
District representatives TO close mines
altogether that have consistently
been mining a poor quality Of coal
and gives authority to the inspectors
10 order reinstatement Of slate pick
ers and coal cleaners at the mines
in order that a good product be put
on the market.
Reason For Order.
One OF the many reasons advanced
by the Fuel Administration for the
establishment of the inspection sys-
TEN is that the poor grade OF coal
last winter caused q great many Of
the heating difficulties and made
more difficult Of solution the trans
pOrtation problem.
All fuel contracts. states the Fuel
Administration. shall be made here
after with the provision that il the
coal il not OF a good quality, the
deduction Of 50 cents ton shall be
made.