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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

shipped them to Stanberry the lat
ter part of December. Everybody
will be sorry to hear of Rex's hard
luck
Mrs. Leafie Warren returned home
from Rochester Thursday evening
Everybody will be glad to know that
the doctors at the Mayo clinic after
most thorough examination which
lasted nearly three weeks including
,hree Xray examinations, could find
nothing the mater with her broth
er, Bert Wilson. His illness during
the past winter may have been ulcers
of the stomach, if so there were no
symptoms of ulcers now nor did they
think he would be troubled again.
w. d. Willard Of Mankato was a
business caller at the C. M. Warren
home Thursday evening en- route to
Amboy where he was taking Fred
rick Osten Sacken who spoke at the
opera house in the interest of the
Third Liberty loan campaign.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
NORTH SIDE AUCTION
AFFAIR WAS SUCCESS
Rain Did Not Dalnpen Ardor
OF the Enthusiasts
HELP FOR RED CROSS
Splendid Demonstration Was
Made In Village This
Afternoon
From Saturdays Daily.

from saturdays 'iaiiy.
Damp rainy weather failed to com
pletely dampen the patriotic order of
North Mankato citizens and faithful
friends in Mankato and the country
surrounding in both counties Of Blue
Earth ad Nicollet. The cold rain
, which fell during the morning, how
ever undoubtedly kept many people
away from the Red Cross auction who
would otherwise have attended
About noon the rain ceased, and al
though the weather was cold and
cloudy, the goods which had been do
mated for the Red Cross auction was
taken to the auction grounds and ar
ranged on the platforms. The Man
kato Sandon band, and Company c.
marched from the city to the auction
grounds about one o'clock, and the
music of the band and martial ap-
pearance of the company attracted
, admiring comment and drew a num-
Der Of people to the auction. Father
Moran of st. Peter, chairman of the
Nicollet county Red Cross, and George
NJ. Palmer, chairman of the Mankato
and Blue Earth county Red Cross,
Mayor c. q. Ball of North Mankato
Henry Robel, A. Anderson, and other
prominent men of the village were
present, and everyone was ready to
/ lend a helping hand. Jack Martin
the Irish auctiOneer, arrived on the
scene early, ready to auction off the
good with his ever ready Irish wit.
After playing a couple Of selections
at the auction grounds the band and
Company c marched Up Belgrade
avenue, then crossed to Nicollet ave-
! nue., and back until they arrived at
the auction grounds again, where the
band played another selection, aft
er which the bad and company re-
turned to Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
TITLE Girl. KILLED
Gladys Hasa Was in an Auto That
Ran Into Ditch

Jackson, Mimi. April S.-Gladys
Hasa, three years old was killed and
four others severely injured when the
car Louis Jacobson was driving ran
into a ditch.
The accident occurred nine milee
south of Jackson, While Jacobson and
his three daughters, and grandchild
Gladys Hasa, were on their way 10
Reverse Mimi. The steering gear
went wrong and Jacobson lost con-
troll Jacobson resides at Walline
Fort, MINI.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
Harold Rath was home from Dul

woody institute to spend Sunday with
relatives and friends. Mr.. Rath has
been studying at the institute since
enlisting in the United States navy.
The Central W. C. T. U. will meet
Tuesday afternoon at three, in the
assembly room of the Y M. c. A,
building. The. state president, Miss
Rosetta Hendricks, will speak and
there will be special music. All ladies
are invited to attend.
Judge w. L. Comstock went to st.
James this morning to hold court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
Goes to Fort Leavenworth

Charlss III, Pendleton of Mapleton, be-
longing to class one. left today for Fort
Ieaveaworth, Kan. by specal Induction.
He goes into SIGNAL corps work The lc-
cal exemption board warns farmers of
the affdavits required by the govern
ment, If they want to keep their farm
help.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

Obert Pluto has returned to resume
his studies at the high school after
spending a few days visiting friends
and relatives at st. Peter
Miss Hattie VIII of jordan left
yesterday to resume her school work
at Wilmont after spending the week
end with Miss Ella Neubert of this
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
CARPENTER WAS KILLED

Scaffolding Gave Way and Adolph
DrebIeau is the Victim.
An accident occurred at Blue Earth
Saturday resulting in the death of
Adolph Drebleau, carpenter, and Sc
verely injuring his assistant, Cornell
us Hoffman.
The men were engaged in shingl-
ing a tall building, when~ the scat
folding on which they were standing
gave way, and they fell more than
twenty feet landing on cement side
walk
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
FUNERAL OF N. |. HURST
Services Were Held in Minneapolis
During the Forenoon

During the Forenoon.
The funeral of the late Norman L.
Hurst was held this morning at ten
O'Clock from the house, on Emerson
avenue, and at 1890 from the Church
Of the Incarnation in Minneapolis,
Rev. Father Cleary officiating
Mr.. HUrst's mother and brother did
not arrive there from the east in time
for the funeral, their train being
delayed SO the interment will be to-
morrow
The pallbearers were F. TT. Plum
mer, w. A. Meacham, E. V. Bloom
quist, Mr. Mulvehill, P. H. Kelly, AK
81 Eberhart, l. N. Tompkins and B.
L. English.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12

my "Sht loI the young girls, between
sixteen and twenty years of age, they
were the ones to suffer- Let me tell
you If the Germans ever win this war,
the girls. the young girls of this coun-
try will suffer, the same way. That is
what it will mean to the young girls of
this country. if the Germans win this
war.
@. Did you find in your experience as
nurse at the front that many young boys
had been unsexed by the Germans?
A. Yes: There were many, many in
stances of that. There were some that
and was well-known to the doctors and
others at the front that This was true.
Then. know that the soldiers We're I'M
sexed by the Germans, while they were
lying wounded on the field, or after they
true. OF course so many of their SOL
diers are infected with svphillus germs
and they would take the women and
girls against their will and when they
got through with them, they would be
so near dead that there was no use in
trving to do ANYTHING for them.
have seen little boys and girls from
the Belgian OccEpiad territory with their
little hands and feet cut off, some of
them too with their ears and noses The
girls. women and men also were MANNED
in that wav. 1t was common talk among
the medical people that the methods
used by the Germans to MAIN the chill
had been captured. | witnessed victims
of that atrocity
Vile Disease Spread.
@. Did you come in contact with
women and Young girls who had been
jnnoculated, with vile diseases by the
Germans? With syphillus
Is A. Yes. did. 1 viii say that that is
,dren, was for the purpose of depopulat-
ing the occupied territory.
Deed of Dastardy Officer.
I remember wnen I was ri Lille when
the GermenS were driving the Dopulafion
nut of the town ahead of them. They
lad herded all of the little children and
women and were driving them like
so many sheep and there was one little
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
MANY REALTY TRANSFERS.
Twenty-SiX Pieces of Property change
 Hands During Present Week.

Thus far this week there have been 26 property transfers registered in the city clerks office Among the following is that of Erasmo Perretta, now awaiting a hearing on a charge of murder, who has transferred land on Cherry street to Tony Naples: Bodwe}l Land Co., to Arthur F. Fay Tor, ct al land on Tulip street: Joseph Balita to Teoil Boucek ct al, land and building on Putnam and Oak; BodWell Land Co to Anna Fa- tina, land on Brighton street; N B.
 Real Estate &: Title Co. to John L.
 MalOney, ct al, land and building; John Hudak, ct al. to Geo Papacs, ct al, land and building on West street; Frank H. Afford to Marcala Crivat- chin land and building on Hartford Avenue; Jos. Battaglio to Pansey A.
 Donahue, land on Highway; Nicola Laraia to Aug. HaslIbarth, ct al land and building at Seymour Park: Bod well Land Co. to Michael Koziot, land on RoXbury Road; Phoenix Realty Co. to Robert Kramer, ct al. City Avenue land and building; Geo. K, Macauley to Morris Cohn land and building on Stanley street; Henry T.
 Bray to Amelia Petso, Glendale, land; Thos. F. Storey, ct al to Luis A. Gar cia, land and building on Hart street: Morris Appell to Nunzio Lucent, Myrtle street, land and building: Michael Brophy to Jacob Wosczzyna ct al, land and building on Union street: Bodwell Land Go. to Prospero Francolino land, Allen street: Daniel J. Crawley to Harry A. Basson, ct al
 land and building on North street; Edna J. Sperry to Ira S. Kendreu.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

class of 1918 was the first prize winner in the advanced High school group and Miss Harriett F. Flagg of the class of 1920 was second prize winner.
 The winners in the first year High school group were the Misses Doris Stpek and Sadie Bloomberg, both of the class of 1921.
 The accompanying cuts illustrate the taste of the poster designers.
 Art education in the city schools is under the direction of Joseph WiseI- tier and he was in charge of the competition. Work of the pupils has advanced most satisfactorily with the result that artcraft is seriously taken up by pupils in the city schools One of a class of eleven specializing in art has passed her examinations for admission to Pratt Institute and others will follow art work. Three of the young women are to become teachers and are giving special at tention to the stuly.
 Most of the advertising of school entertainments and other notices are designed by pupils of the school and by this way practical work which carries with it a value is accom- plished.
 Pupils take a keen interest in the work.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
FEW MILL IN OPERATION.
of Stanley Works Addition I.
 Now in Use.

|e new hot rolling mill at the ley Works plant is partly in btion. The open hearths, where Eteel is melted before being made billets preparatory to passing |lgh the hot rolling machines, are Be.
 kports have been current that tmen in hot rolling mills require as a beverage while working and the Stanley Works would have |,rnish it. A factory representa- said this morning that the day beer is required by hot rolling workmen has passed. He said
 In some of the big plants, such |fhe Carnegie, Bethlehem and
 estead plants, no men who inn will be employed.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

kensington street, land and building; Alexander Bentz to Felyska Bartz,
 F interest in lands and building on Clark street: James P. Lawton to Gennaro Palmicri. land and build ing on East street; Cedar Hill Dairy Co. to New Britain Machine Co. land on South street; Estate Josephine Guettler or Greeley to Anna Greet Icy Gattung, et al. land on Barrett and Austin streets
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
CITY ITEMS

aul Busceri of IT Broad street
 the police yesterday that his e recently lost a purse containing Is. He learned that two boys hd such a purse and woman hg in the neighborhood claimed it hers. She gave the boys 50 cents h.
 heron Wolcott Hart, of Prospect 1st, who recently enlisted in the By Signal Corps. has been notified |eport at Fort Leavenworth, Kas., fune 25.
 l tonel c. willys is home from the fy on a furlough.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
AMATEUR THEATRICALs.

|ttle Meadow Players Club Give ertainment for Children's Home. he Shuttle Meadow Players club a pleasing entertainment last hing at the bungalow, the pro- Is from which will go to the ben |of the Children's Home. Follow Is the program that was carried Election by orchestra; Hummer Griswold in My Uncle's Will"; hardson and Gumprecht in musi- |selections; Walthers and Doerr, J aesthetic dancers; Mrs. Stewart pn. singing; Attorney A. w. Up- Tour Minutes speaker; Pictures hose Doing Their Bit; '"The
 of New York;" Written by Hurl- Griswold and Hazel Downey.
 playlet in acts and scenes:
 Cast of Characters.
 A.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
MORE LAND AVAH,ARTE

Owing to a number of canccl1a tions by holders of plots of the home gar dens, the committee is able to care for applicants again. It is estimated that about 60 plots are available besides four acres of land at the Tracey farm in Stanley Quarter. The ground has all been plowed and narrowed and IS ready to be planted
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
STEEL FOR JAPAN,

Washington, June 15.-One hun dred and fifty thousand tons of steel have been allocated to the Japanese government by the war industries board. completing the first step in the reciprocal agreement entered into whereby Japan will build ships for the United States. The steel is being rushed to seaboard for quick trans nOrtntiOn in ships.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
MEKIDEN PAINTERS STRIKE.

Meriden, June 15.-Union employes of the hcusepainters here went on strike yesterday, demanding a flat day wage of $5. They have been receiy- ing from $3.75 10 s4.25. The request for more wages was made some weeks ago with the suggestion that 1t be granted and made effective July l.
 The men, some 50. now say the master painters have made no reply
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
SECOND PRIZE, FIRST YEAR.
 By Sadie BIoo,nbcrg, '21.

ginning in September. Photographs were made of the exhibits and they have been made into cuts and printed at the, High school. The sets are on sale and to date over 150 sets have been disposed of
 Miss Ethel l.. Anderson of the
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

tries representing all the grades in the city schools and also the High school were represented From the number entered the teachers selected 600 designs and upon them judges passed and selected 100 and these received honorable mention and were chosen for tho exhibit
 The display at the Levitt block
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
FIRST PRIZE, FIRST YEAR.
 By Doris StipecIx '21.

and the ability shown by the pupils received very favorable comment.
 National publicity will be given to the work of the pupils through an article or series of articles to appear in the "School Arts magazine, be-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15
GOIdbero'S Funny Pictures.

in Sundays New York American,-- Don't miss the full page in colors in troducing Boob McNutt, ("He has 8, good heart, but seems skimpy in the bean"), in the famous Colored Comic Section of Sundays New York Ameri- Can-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

POSTER CONTEST IS
 A GREAT SUCCESS
5000 Designs Submitted and 100 Chosen for Honorable Mention

The art poster contest in the city schools in connection with the Third Liberty Loan and War Saving stamp campaign was a great success and at tracted a great deal of interest out side New Britain. About 5000 en-
New Britain herald., 1918-06-15

on the corner of Elm and Main streets excited the admiration of the thousands who visited the place.
 Many came from neighboring cities
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-05-24
suck y Il
ly-anI placed his left anee

suck "
ly-an1 placed his left anee
He managed to reach the cup 'oal'
where he kept his dishes, and took own
a bottle Of liniment and a box of car
bolized vaseline which he happercd to
have. He was near the two biz Yin"
water pals which he had filleG ,hat
morning just to show Buck Olne, ht v
cool he was over his capture, an he
lethought him that water was going to
be precious in the next few weeks.
He lifted down one pail and swung
it forward as far as he could and set
1t on the floor ahead of him. Then he
swung the other pail beside it. Pain.
fully he hitched his chair alongside,
lifted the pals and set them forward
again. He did that twice and got them
beside his bunk, lie went back and in
speCted the tedkettle. found it half full
and carried that also beside the bunk
Then he rested awhile.
Bandages! Well, there was a new
-four sack hanging on IA nail. He stood
up, leaned and got it, and while he
was standing he reached for the cigar
IVA, WiiSi III N'iI HIS btCHelOT SeWlHS
Outfit-two spoois OK very coarse thread,
some large eyed needles to carry it, an
assortment of buttons and a pair OF
scissors. He cut the -four sack into
strips and sewed the strips together;
his stitches were heater than you might
think.
When the bandaee was long enough
he rolled it as he had seen doctors do,
and tshed some pins out of the cigar
box and laid them where he could get
his fingers on them quickly. He stood
up again, reached across to a box Of
canned milk and pried oil the lid. I'm
liable to need you, too" he muttered
to the rows of cans, and pulled the box
close. He took Buck Olney's knife and
whitfield some very c%reditable Splints
from the thin boards and rummaged in
his "warbag" under the bunk for hand
kerchiefs with which to wrap the
splints.
When he had done all that he could
do to prepare for the long siege of pain
and helplessness ahead of him he NOV.
ed along the bunk until he was Sittin.
near the head of it with his broken leg
extended before him and took a last
look to make sure that everything was
ready. He felt his gun at his hip, re.
moved belt and all and threw II back
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-05-24

upon the bed. Then he turEed his heaa
and stared, frowning, at the black butt
Where it protruded from the holster
suggestively ready to his hand. He
rccched out and tool the gun, turned II
over and hesitated. No telling i'll.
sane impulse fever might bring upon
him-and still-no telling what Suck
Olney might do when he discovered
that he was not in any immediate dan
ger of hanging.
Then he removed his boots by the
simple method of Sitting the legs with
Bucks knife, barred his broken leg in
the same manner braced himself men
tally and physically, gritted his teeth
and went d~oggedly to work.
A man never knows just how much
he can endure or what he a do until
lie is making his last stand in the tight
for self preservation. Ward had no
mind to lie there and die of blood pol
soning, for instance, and broken homes
do not set themselves. So, sweating
and swearing with the agony of IT, he
set his leg and bound the splints IN
place and thanked the Lord it was a
straight. clean break and that the flesh
was not torn.
Then he dropped back upon the bed
and didn't care whether he lived or not
Followed days of fever, through which
Ward lived crafty and lost count of the
hours as they passed. Days when ht
: nceued good nursing and did not get
t so much as n drink of water except
I through pain and effort. Hours whei
< he cursed Buck Olney and Thought III
had him hound To the chair in the cab
I in. Hours when he watched for hHm
gun in hand, through the window be
side the bunk.
3 He had made a final trip To Hardul
two weeks before and had brought haci
c supplies for the winter. And hecaus'
his pay streak of gravel bank had yield
$ ed II fair harvest ne had not Stlnte'
himself on the things he liked To eat
+ He lay looking over the piled hoNe
@ AGAINST the farther wall and wondered
t r. he could reach the box of cracker
o and ara. it up beside the Junk III
was weak. and to move his leg wa
d agony, Well. there was a dish of prune
q OIL the window sill.
Il Ward ate IA dozen or SO, but he wan
j. ed the crackers. He leaned as Far IA
Il he could from the bed, and the box wa
d stif two feet from his outstretched iii
gers. He lay and considered how b
~ might bring the box within reach.
Is At the head of the bunk stood th
Is case Of peaches and beneath that tn
h case Of canned tomatoes. the W form
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-05-24

death, screaming until he was so
hoarse he could only whisper, scream
ing because he had not seen Ward take
his knife and slice the rope upon the
limb so that it would not have held the
weight of a rabbit.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-05-24

eacI it~t mat hard, str- med " a
Us eyes still. LET him holler awhiler'
he gritted. do him good. hang him.
Until distance and the intervening
hills set a wall of silence between
Ward heard Buck screaming in fear Of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
II. +. d. No. ;.

The farm house occupied by Bry-
an Axes and sister was burned Sun
day night about l a. m. Cause un-
known.
Mrs. Vera Brothers and son Rob
ert departed for Kansas City Sunday
20 visit her husband.
The recent rains have partially
raved the corn crop. There will be
two-tbirds of a crop or better.
Hank Brannon has sold his crop
and stock and moved to Davis City.
A good many people will camp at
he Davis City reunion from these
parts.
A good many people are getting
sick from eating roasting ears. 1t
-houId be carefully examined before
icing cooked.
We attended a sale south of Da-
lis City last Saturday. Stock hogs
sold from 25 to so cents a pound
There is lot of county bridges
in these parts that are dangerous.
Some cannot be crossed at night.
It might pay the members of the
board to take trip over the roads as
many people travel over them.
Sherm Turpen and family. from
-ruskeego. visited at Dow Parkers,
last week.
Frank Cox has bought a mann
moth Jack, Skeno,. at a fancy price.
Gfank believes in buying the best.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15
Orphan Ridge.

George Leahy had business at Da-
Wis City SATURDAY..
d. T. Manchester and Alva Durell
went to Des Moines Thursday on
business.
c. NJ. Axes commenced the cree
west of Blockley The barn will be
built on the same plan that his
home barn is built just west Of
Leon, and when finished will be
second to none.
Milt Truitt departed Wednesday
for his home at Wray, Colorado, at
ter a visit Of several months with
c. NJ. Axes and wife were looking
after business matters at Blockley
John Barlean returned Thursday
from Ccrydon where he had been
visiting relatives and friends.
A fine rain fell here Friday night
and also Saturday night ard Sun
p. J. Barlean had business cali
Milt Manchester was calling on
us many friends at Blockley Thurs
Walter Barlean has been on the
sick list for the past week, but is
better at present.
Floyd Barlean was helping J. w.
Cutler with his harvesting the past
week.
W. NJ. Barlean spent Sunday after
noon at Fred ,Ionee'.
Lee Davis and Walter Fitch We're
calling at the Barlean home Sunday.
John Stephens, of Walla Walla,
Washington, is here visiting his
brother, George stephens, near Da-
Wis City.
Cappie Bennett brought down a
fine herd of C. NJ Axes Hereford
COWS to put on pasture at Blockley,
Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

Some Of the finest and most attrac-
tive exhibits at the Iowa State fair
Of 1917 were prepared by inmates Of
the state institutions, penal, reforms
tory, etc. They will all be represent
ed again this year, with displays Of
unique and useful articles In the way
of manufactures, rugs, wearing appar-
ell, canned goods, fancy work, basket
ware and many other things too nu-
merous to mention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

Dairy farmers and prospective
dairymen will fnd much Of inter-
est and practical worth In the
Cow Test Exhibit that will be
featured at the Iowa State fair
again this year. This particular
line of endeavor In doing great
things for the dairy Industry of
the state. The methods employed
IN we'll ~ the results accom-
plisheA are plainly and convinc-
;uxly Get forth In these exhibits
Dafry werkers cannot afford = +
Overlook then.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-15

Remember the Iowa State fair dates,
August 2i-S0 and plan to spend few
lays ~ hi. ::,f-..a' nd -!nisoHs exposi-
~, rs 'ps., ws:s., u li,auSsry and re.