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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
Butternut Valley
From Thursdays parry.

From Thursdays CarYy.
Sydney Thorstad is on the sick
list.
Ole Thompson accompanied Mrs.
Thompson to Rochester last Thurs
day for consultation with the Mayo
doctors.
A. R. CARTS and family of Lincoln
moved onto the Maybauer farm just
vacated by julius Torgerson.
Roy Helleckson, recently of Had
ley, Mimi, but former Butternut
young man is now settled on his
fathers farm near the village limits
and will follow the farming occupa-
ton as his business.
Harry Lowe, Earl Owens, Orville
Halvorsen and Lawrence Hansen
spent the week end with Mankato
friends.
Henry Meier of Hanska was in
Butternut Friday While here he pur-
chased a pure bred Holstein hero
sire from Jense Johnson.
John Swenson and Arnold Skobba
were at the county seat Saturday.
Mrs. Ole Hanson entertained the
Young Peoples society Friday even
ing. The Ladies' Aid met the same
afternoon with Mrs. Sever Olsen.
The town supervisors made thei
annual audit at the clerks offic'
J, Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
IMPERIAL PHYSICIAN
IMPRISONED
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Minneapolis Tribune: DR.. G. +.
Nicolai, former physician to the
imperial family and professor of
physiology at the University of Berlin
has been condemned to prison in a
German fortress and his property
has been confiscated because he
manded, civilian service"
That might appear as a sample of
German efficiency, probably a good
example for this country, where
there is an unwholesomely large
number of people who seek to evade
service in war times, were it not for
the fact that the character of the
civilian service demanded of DR.
Nicolai has been reported. He refused
to join in the work of designing
bombshells to contain the germs of
cholera, or plague bacilli, and to
inoculate Russian prisoners with
bacteria.
But that did not constitute all OF
DIR. Nicolais offense. In addition
to refusing to violate all rules of war
and humanity, he wrote a book
entitled Biology of War;" in which
he issued warning against the pro-
posed atrocities and declared the
practice of them was warping the
moral conceptions of German military
men and scientists. He declares in his
book that high military authority
inquired Of him whether it might
not be possible to fix shells with
cholera germs, othe shells could
be sent back of the firing line" DR.
Nicolai promptly protested against
the use of methods SO lacking ir
humanity. The military commander
retorted that humanity is not to be
considered in this war and Germany
has right to do everything sh;
pleases."
Any atrocity is legitimate to the
German military mind. The surpris.
ing feature of the DR.. Nicolai case
il that he was punished only by
imprisonme and the confiscatioI
of his property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
COURT STILL IN DOUBT
Judge Haupt Not Decided Wheth.
er To Summon Sheriff Car
yer For Contempt
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, Mimi, March Up to
this morning no positive action had
been taken by the Ramsey county
district court summoning Sheriff w.
s. Carver and Deputy w. l.. Roerke
of Martin county to appear at 10 a.
m, Saturday to answer to the ques-
ton why they should not be punish
ed for contempt of court. Last Sat
urday night the sheriff and his dep
uty removed Joseph Gilbert, manager
Of the National Non Partisan league,
from st. Paul. On the ground that
this was interfering with the pro-
,ceedings of the Ramsey county dis
trict. court, a motion was made re-
Gently before Judge J. c. Michaels of
that court for an order citing these
officials to appear and answer the
charge of contempt. The order, how
ever, was never served. After sign
ing it, Judge Michaels changed his
mind, and referred the whole matter
TO Judge ]. c. Haupt, who issued the
habeas corpus writ. which took Gill
bert out of the hands of Sheriff Car
yer. Up to this morning Judge Haupt
had not decided whether or not to
cite the sheriff and his deputy for
contempt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
ONIONS FOR PLANTING
There Are Plenty of Them Here
To Be Purchased, Says
Correspondent

Have you bought onion sets for
spring planting? If not, don't. Us
ually at this time of the year this
vicinity sends away several hundred
dollars in payment for onion sets.
This year it is entirely unneces-
sary. There is still total of sew
eral carloads of onions in storage in
Mankato and the surrounding coun-
try. These onions, if planted will
produce green onions much quicker
than the ordinary set. The bulbs
being so much larger than the sets
contain within themselves a great
deal more nourishment, which makes
the plant of harder and faster growth
than the plant grown from the set
The latter takes most of it's nourish-
ment from the ground through the
roots. Each onion will produce from
two to six or eight green onions. The
large bulbs are what are used for
forcing in greenhouses through the
winter
By planting these large onions we
will not only help out the food sup
ply by getting more quickly some
thing we want to eat, but we will
conserve the resources of the COM
munity by using something which
would otherwise go to waste
The writer has already taken III
this matter with some of the mer-
chants, both wholesale and retail
Several look upon the idea favorably
and it would be good thing if al
could act together so far as possible
e. c.. Willard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
DISLOYALTY THE CHARGE
Nelson H. Clemens of Truman
Put Under Arrest; Brought
Into Court

Fairmont, March 7.-Nelson H.
Clemens of Truman was arrested late
Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Roepke
on a charge of disloyalty. Clemens
was arraigned before Justice j. A.
Everett and hello on $1,000 bail for a
hearing toGay.
According to the warrant, which
was issued by County Attorney Allen
Clemons made the following state
ment: !
81 hope every one of our soldiers
who go upon the ocean will be sunk
They have no business there what
ever This country should not only
keep it's people but its soldiers ard
ships off the ocean,
Albert Clemens, a relative, and G.
C. Sheen furnished the bail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15

night in honor of Mrs. Charles
Preim. Mrs. Preim was presented
with a shower of handsome and
useful gifts by her friends. The
evening was spent in playing games
after which dainty refreshments
were served
| Mrs. Charles Preim and Ethel
Lentz spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Alfred Thompson.
Guy Lyons of Dakota is visiting
at the home of his sister. Mrs. Mike
McCardle and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Minks were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Thompson.
Mrs. Bertha Piltz and daughter
Lizzie and Joe Piltz spent Sunday
with Charles Albright and family.
Rev. Kruger of Mankato and
daughter Clara were callers at the
home of Edward Thompson Satur-
day
Grandma flasher, who has been i'll
for the past several days, is now or
the gain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Thompson
! who have been spending some time
in Danville, returned to their home
in Minnesota Lake Saturday.
| Remember the play and basket
social in the Klaus school this Fri
day evening, March 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike McCardle ant
son Henry spent Sunday at tht
home of Thomas Kotziska.
The Danville Red Cross worker:
will meet at the home of Mrs
George Richie on Wednesday after.
noon, March 20.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
WILSON PRICE OPPOSED
Senator Gore to Have Amend.
ment Fixing Figure at $3.50
Per BuSheI
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

Washington, March Further OPP
position to President Wilson fixing of
grain prices is now imminent. Sen
ator Gore of Oklahoma will soon Of
fer an amendment to the price fixing
proposition before the agricultural
committee to make the minimum
price of wheat $3.50 on the local mar
ket. President Wilson's minimum
price of $500 is uniformly lower than
the price suggested by Gore. 1t is
also understood that Senator Nc
Cumber will propose that the price
be placed at S2.75 per bushel. Both
Gore and McCumber hold that the
presidential price fixing has failed of
it's purpose, in that it does not offer
the proper incentive to the farmer
to increase his acreage of wheat.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
kasota
From Thursdays Daily.

Quay Sohys
Miss Frances Bailey was shop
per in Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. August Walter and little son
of Morton are spending the week
with relatives and friends in town.
A son was born last Friday to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Greening.
Mrs. j. r. Ream visited with
friends in Mankato last Saturday.
Charles Aim is at present employ
ed in Fairmont.
Miss Jessie Pitmon spent few
days of the past week in the Gus
Boehland home.
Albin Huitgren of st. James visit
ed over Sunday with Kasota friends.
Glen Warrant, who has been i'll with
quinsy, is improving.
Mrs. j. Lemon and daughter Leona
and Miss Hannah Berquist were
visitors in Mankato Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Babcock re-
turned last Saturday from an ex-
tended trip in the west.
Isabel Ofenloch had the misfor-
tune to fall and break her right arm
while skating on roller skates last
Sunday.
Mrs Carrie Powell, who submitted
to an operation at Mankato several
weeks ago, has not been doing SO
we'll of late and went to Mankato
last Friday for further medical treat
ment.
Misses Marian Dabcock and Clara
Nobel made trip to Mankato last
| Saturday.
II. Leverson has returned home
from the University hospital whore
he has been receiving medical treat
ment. He is improving slowly
James Gillian from the northern
part of the state visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Bradshaw sew
eral days the forepart of the week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
HURT IN CIRCULAR SAW
Woman At Eyota Dragged Into
Machine; Injuries Proved
Fatal

Winona, MINI. March Mrs. Frank
Moehnke, forty-four years old, resi-
dent of Eyota village, was fatally in
jured when she was drawn into a
circular saw of portable wood saw
ing machine. The apparatus was in
the yard on the farm of Mr.. Moehn-
Ike. A pail stood near the saw and
Mrs. Moehnke stopped to pick it up.
Her dress was blown into the saw
and she was dragged backwards in
to the sharp teeth. She was badly
lacerated and died later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15

William Wellner, president of the
Hugo Shirt company, spent yester-
day at New Ulm, attending to bust
ness matters.
Mrs. e. H. Swander of Rapid City,
s. D., arrived in this city last even
ing to spend several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. F. H. Groom.
c.. w. Kelley of Pine City is the
guest of Louis Arnold. Mr.. Kelley
is a brother inlaw of Mr.. Arnold.
Mrs. T. L. Lilly of Merriam Park
and Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Schlnid of
Tracy were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
NJ. WEIGH this week.
F. o. Anderson of Hordville, Neb.,
who has made a business of horse
training and is also an expert poul-
tryman, is spending a few days in
the city, and is looking for a suitable
location with the object of moving
here.
H. B. Perrin spent yesterday at
Minneapolis.
Mrs. P. M. arrol and son, Roy, of
ST. Paul are spending a few days Wis
iting friends in the city.
Miss Mary Thompson of Rochester
is home on short visit to her par
ents.
H. E. Edwards, state grain inspec-
tor, accompanied by his wife, is
spending a few days in the city in
specting grain at the local mill. Mr..
and Mrs Edwards are stopping at
the Ben Pay hotel.
Hugo o. Johnson, assistant city
engineer, returned Tuesday night
from Minneapolis, where he attend
ed Minnesota department council
meeting of the l. O. o. F. He went
as delegate from Canton Colfax No.
9, located at Mankato. Mr.. Johnson
holds the position of department
picket The convention was held at
the West hotel. The department
formally indorsed the government in
all it's war measures. Soren Nelson
also attended as delegate from
Mankato. Two other local Odd Fell
lows who were there were John An
derson and o. P. Rinde.
Miss Ella c.. Johnson returned
from ST. Joseph, Mo-, and Kansas City
where she has spent the past four
and half months with her brother,
H. R. Johnson.
r. O. Schulz of st. Clair was in
Mankato yesterday on his way home
from Lewisville where he went to
visit his folks. He has a younger
brother who is now in France with
the American Expeditionary Force.
Mr.. Schulz has a barber shop and
pool hall at st. Clair. He has been
there about two years.
George b. Owen will leave for the
south this evening to be gone about
two weeks. H evil stop in Chicago
on the way. Mrs. Owen is spending
the winter in Chronicle, Alabama.
Mr.. Owen has had stubborn case
LOT grin for the mast two weeks 81 Ia
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15

visited her sister, Mrs. Carrie Powell
over Sunday.
Miss Edna Peterson expects to
leave the middle of the month to
take a course in nursing in Eitel
hospital in Minneapolis.
Mrs. F. Edge visited her son Clin-
ton Basin in the northern part of the
state last week. He is now in train
ing at Camp Dodge.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned by Mrs. ]. w. Warrant at her
home in the country on Thursday
afternoon of this week
Mrs. l.. E. Davis and Mrs. Lillian
Covley were Mankato shoppers Mon
day.
Miss Jessie Allen of Minneapolis
spent the week end at home
Mrs. Fred Chester and children Of
Dundas arrived last Saturday for a
few days visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Mason.
Mrs. Ed Lundquist left Wednes-
day to join her husband who is at
work in st. Paul.
Mrs. Silas Benjamin who teaches
at Shakopee was at home over Sun
day.
Miss Marian Babcock gave a card
party to large number of friends
| last Thursday evening. Prizes were
won by Miss Margaret Humble and
| Ralph Bradshaw. Refreshments
were served and all present report a
good time.
c. j. Carlson of Mankato spent
last Sunday with Kasota relatives.
Miss Eyrich, teacher in the Brown
| district, visited at her home in Lee
Sueur from Friday until Sunday
last.
A party was given in the gymna-
SUM Wednesday evening in honor
of the boys who expect soon to be
called into training in the different
camps. They are Clinton Bailey,
Harry Ream, Harry Johnson and
Walter Waterman.
| Fred Volk and family of Lake
at the home of August Peterson and
| family.
Miss Esther Apell was confined to
her home with a severe cold the
first of the week.
Eugene Woodland of Wisconsin is
visiting relatives and friends in Ka-
sofa and vicinity for few weeks.
Miss Eda Bennett who teaches in
district 6S is planning to give box
social in the near future.
The Jolly 16' club was enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kirby last Saturday evening
William Foster is spending the
week with relatives at Vernon Cen
ter.
Mrs. o. Wistrom visited her
daughter, Mrs. Percy Nutting at
Mankato last Sunday
Mrs. L. E. Davis and Mrs. Henry
Pettis visited Mrs. st. John in
Pennington last Thursday. Mrs. ST
John went to the hospital the first
of the month for further medical
treatment and later expects to go 20
Ellsworth, Wis, to spend some time
visiting relatives.
Emil Gedde who is employed near
Lake Crystal was at home over Sun
day.
Charles r. Swenson was on the
sick list the first of the week.
Harold Swenson visited at the c.
R. Hammstedt home in ST. Peter
last Monday. ,
Misses Eldora Mason and Irene
Granger of Mankato Normal attend
ed the party given by Miss Marian
Babcock last Thursday evening.
The basket ball games played
here last Saturday evening between
the st. James and Kasota high
school girls and the Cleveland and
Kasota boys were won by the Ka-
sofa girls and the Cleveland boys.
A large and enthusiastic crowd wit
messed the games.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
TIVOLI RED CROSS SALE
Event Will Be Held at Home OF
Elmer Tanner On March
nth

The Tivoli Red Cross will hold
community sale at the home of Ell
mer Tanner, Monday, March IL. The
donations will be live stock, vege-
tables, canned fruit, fancy work,
poultry, etc. A lunch will be served.
The auction will begin at one
o'clock. George Hussey of st. Clair
will be the auctioneer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15

new well bored on her farm, Will
liams & Shaw are doing the work.
The R. N. A. held their regular
meeting Saturday afternoon and M.
w. A. in the evening.
Palmer Bertschi was called to
Mankato last Saturday to see his
father who is i'll. Later Bertschi
reported that his father had died
from pneumonia shortly after his ar
rival
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
Danviils

From Thursday Daily.
Earl Mccormack of GAINESVILLE
visited over Sunday with his friends
Earl and Omer Bolinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Klaus enter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
BRATTLEBORO BOYS
GET COMMISSIONS
Robert Fits I'd Lieutenant, Ordnance
Department-IrahS Spaulding En-
sign, Naval Flying Corps.

In a list of A New England young
men, to receive army appointments an
nounced by the war department Satrr-
day is the name of Robert L. Fits of
this town, who received his commission
as second lieutenant in the ordnance de-
partment. He is how at Camp Raritan
Metuchen, n. J. Mr.. Fits, who is a
step-son of Mrs sClarke c. Fits, is "a
years old. He graduated from Dart
mouth in 1915 and was a junior in the
law department at Harvard when he
left III May, 1917, to enter the govern
ment service Mr.. Fits expects to come
to Brattleboro at the end of this week
for brief visit at his home.
Irah ID. Spaulding. youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fl. Spaulding of this
town, has Just written his parents that
he has received commission as ensign
in the naval flying corps Ensign
Spaulding is stationed at Pensacola. Fla.
where he has charge of construction and
inspection of machines. He is the first
in his company, which returned to Pen
sacola from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. TO receive a commission.
the other members of the company not
having had flying experience previous to
going to the Pensacola field. Ensign
Spaulding makes only one flight month
and is privileged to use any machine on
the field
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
GERMANS WORRY NOW.
Proximity of Americans Raises Wild
Stories Among Civilians.

WASHINGTONs Sept 16.-The
American offensive at their very doors
and stories of a long-rangc gun about
to be turned loose upon their towns,
are giving the war a new aspect to the
Germans.
An official despatch from France says
there are evidences of excitement cy-
ervwhere across the German bord r..
and quotes the following from the Mal-
hausen Tageblatt:
"The American offensive in upper
Alsace and the big long range gun spp-
posed to be intended to reduce to ashes
the towns of this country are madly
alarming the inhabitants. Even people
of high rank tremhle at the news like
little children listening to ghost stories.
OF course the evacuation of Mulhausen
| and the whole of Alsace is again in
| question and it is said that all meas
| ures for the actual evacuation of the
grand duchy from Baden to Freiburg
have already been taken
The German papers remind the public
| of the punishment that those who
| spread such rumors may incur and say
there is not the slightest reason fo1
anxiety but at the same time continue
| to publish the reports.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
SEEKS $4,000 IN
ALIENATION SUIT
Asa w. Hall Brings Action
for Damages Against
George Grover
SUIT RETURNABLE
NEXT APRIL TERM
H. G.. Clark Becomes Surety and Grover
Is Released from Newfane Jail-Mrs.
Hall Has Divorce Suit Pending
Three Minor Children.

Asa w Hall of Brattleboro has just
filed damage suit in the Windham
county court against George Grover of 29
Canal street charging alienation of affcc-
tions, also on statutory grounds. He
seeks damages of $1,000, and the suit is
brought through the office of Attorney
a. V. d. Piper The suit is entered too
late for the present term Of court and is
returnable at the next April term.
The papers We're served on Grover by
Deputy. Sheriff Fred Cressy and as
Grover could not furnish bonds for the
amount Of the suit he was taken to
Newfane Jail, but H. c. Clark, by whom
Grover has been employed, became
surety for him and he was released.
Mr. Hall is employed bw Russell H
Briggs. His wife is Mrs. Mary l. Hall
who lives with her father, Fred Carpen-
ter of Elliot street. Mrs. Hall has a di-
yorce suit pending, charging intolerable
severity. They have not lived together
for more than a year There are three
children, the oldest six years of age
and the youngest two years. The chill
dren within the past year have come Il
the attention OF the Juvenile court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
RALLY WEEK BEGINS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Special Features Yesterday in Church
and Bible School-Baraca Corn
Roast Thursday Night.

Rally week at the First Baptist
church opened yesterday with a large
attendance at the morning service, the
only special feature Of that service be-
ing an offcrtory solo by Miss Mary
Bell .Iudson of Tennessee.
About 32j. attended the Bible school
session. The oldest class repeated the
23d Psalm, one of the youngest classes
rccited the first Psalm, class of girls
repeated the 18th chapter of Romans
and the j. +. Hall class repeated the
18th chapter of Corinthians. This was
followed by n discussion on How to
Make Bigger and Better Bible School,
the question being covered in two-min.
ute speeches by Fred s. knight, Arthur
l.. Maynard, Miss Lenore Ayers, Henry
Bond and Rev. Clark T. Brownell.
A large attendance is looked for at
the Christian Endeavor meeting on
Tuesday evening, the Baraca corn roast
on Thursday evening and the regular
Friday evening PRAYER meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
LAVISH WITH IRON CROSSES.
Kaiser Decorates Princes and Army Dig
nitaries Without Stint.

PARIS, Aug. % ASSOCIATED Press
Correspondence According to L'Eclair,
the kaiser has been extremely profuse
in his generosity to high officers, princes,
and other high dignitaries in his bestowal
of the Iron Cross. L'Eclair points out
that he has found l53 princes to honor
with the highest German decoration, 967
generals, 20 other high dignitaries, and
81 1856 Germans of the general staff
The number of private soldiers honorcd
with the decoration is only 4,743.
Besides, 1865 noncommissioned Off
GERS have received it, The number in the
aviation service reaches 1894; in the
navy, 1862; in the medical service. l,053
chaplains, 81. and members of army sery-
| ice units, 472.
| All these were of the first class The
number of iron crosses of the second
class reaches many hundreds of thou
sands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-16
MRS. M. T. HERRICK DEAD.
Ex-Ambassador's Wife a Victim of
0verwork in France During the War.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, Sept. l6.-Mrs
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, Ohio
wife of the former United States am
basSador to France and governor OF
Ohio, died here. yesterday after a lin
gering illness, believed to be the result
of overwork in Paris during the early
part of the war. Both the ambassador
and his wife labored incessantly in
France in aid of Americans, as well as
refugees of other countries. Ambassa.
dor Herrick's appointed term had ended
and he asked to be recalled to the Unit
ed States when the war broke out, but
with Mrs. Herrick he remained at th,
post of duty for some weeks after tn,
arrival of his successor. Mrs Herr icl
was 60 years old. and before her mar
riage was Miss Caroline Parmelce o.
Dayton.