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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-10
EVENTS At EAGLE lake
ENTER DEPOT DURING
SATURDAY NIGHT
Cash Drawer Was Empty; Moth
ing Disturbed; the News
Of Village
Especial to The Free Press.]

Eagle Lake, October THE de-
pot was entered some time Satur-
day evening or early Sunday morn
ing. The window in front of the
office was pried open, also the cash
drawer. The parties guilty went to
all this trouble only to find the
drawer empty. Nothing further was
disturbed that has been observed.
Rev. George Stowe preached here
Sunday morning and at Tivoli in the
afternoon. He will fill the vacancy
until December when the regular
pastor will move into the parsonage.
Miss Johnson returned from Man
kato Sunday where she had been at
tending the school institute. She re-
ports very interesting meeting
profitable to the teachers.
The beet loader manufactured and
designed by H. Cummins is expected
to be in operation by the middle of
the week. Two teams will be able to
unload at once.
G. A. Pickle is excavating a base
ment under his new home and will
install furnace for heating. His
newly acquired home is on South
Front street.
Mrs. George Kerns is reported to
be on the sick list.
julius Baker is reported very low.
Thus the old soldiers are falling
one by one. Last month some 5000
veterans and soldiers. wives and
widoweIs passed to the great COM
pany ground where Grant. Sherman,
Logan. Thomas, Lincoln and over
two million boys have gone.
Mr.. Hall purchased the dray line
from AL Neal. He has added a fine
span Of horses to, the outfit and is
getting all the work he can do.
AL Neal has been fitted out with
a rig by a medicine company and
will be on the road for a while.
E. Clements took a weeks vacation
from the mill to make visit to his
friends near Truman but owing to a
break of some part of his car, the
extras for which he is still waiting,
he has postponed his trip. Mrs.
Clements returned by train after two
weeks visit.
B. P. Robertson is adding a fine
porch to his residence.
Beet harvesting has begun in
earnest. The superintendent of the
sugar beet industry is rempdeling a
coal loader into beet elevator.
1t is requested that all l. o. O.. F.,
brothers attend the regular meetings
of the lodge for at least two or three
mealxs- There is business of Inn
MI. ana MIS-. u. w. ID a,IsCy r.~--
out from Mankato Sunday. Mr..
Bradley has left his tractor with j.
L. Cummins. which is for sale.
Mrs. Martha Tamany has several
visitors from st. Peter to call on her
last Sunday.
Rev. Stowe will throw pictures on
the screen and explain the character
of them as they go along next Sun
day evening, October II. Everyone
is invited.
Mrs. Myrtle Harlem of Lamberton,
Mimi, paid her mother, Mrs. Daniel
Reed and other relatives and friends
a pleasant visit Sunday.
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7ivoH'

All had a very good time at the
Farmers club meeting. The next
meeting will ,lbe held October IS.
Mrs. Phalen entertained the Lad
les Aid Wednesday. They spent the
day tying quilt.
Mrs. Belle Thayer arrived home
Saturday from spending week
visiting.
Saturday was Tivoli day at Man
kato.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cate will move
to North Mankato where they have
purchased home.
DIR. w. P. Seaquist visited his farm
one day last week.
E L. Tietz and Miss Minnie Miller
visited the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Tietz at Beauford last Wed
nesday evening.
Misses Elsie and Selma Larson ar
rived home Thursday.
Owing 70 the teachers convention
at Mankato there was no school held
during the week.
Miss Minnie Miller arrived home
Thursday after assisting Mrs. George
OFT with her work.
Miss Mona OFT is home again after
an attack of appendicitis.
Mrs. o. Larson and Elsie visited
the E. MosheT home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crowley are
entertaining nice little baby girl
which arrived about ten days ago.
Louis Tietz and Miss Minnie Mil
Ter drove to town Sunday evening
with the latter's sister, Mrs. Emma
Kelly who spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Mil
Ter.
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Mrs. r. N. Andrews and daughter
Cornelia, motored yesterday with Mr.
and Mrs. L. j. Salet Jr.. to Mime
apolis where they witnessed the play
Sunshine" which is playing at the
Metropolitan in that city. Miss Caro-
line Andrews, who Is a cousin of
Mrs. r.. NJ Andrews, has a leading
part In the play.
E. C.. Moulton of Winnebago trans
acted business in this city yester-
day.
A meeting of the Sunday school
board OF the Belgrade Avenue Meth
odist church was held at the parson-
age Wednesday evening. The follow
ing officers We're elected for the en-
suing year. Sunday school superin-
tendent, r. E. Carlstrom; assistant.
superintendent, Mrs. A. A. Stats:
secretary, Lena Bagley; treasurer,
Alma Jensen. The corps of teach
ers will be elected at the next meet
ing of the board
Winnebago Enterprise: Jake Lun-
kenheimer of Mankato, representing
New York creamery butter commits
: sion firm was looking after business
in Winnebago, Thursday. Back in
the early seventies Jake was the
press foreman on the ST. Paul Pho
neer. This was before the consolida-
tion with The Press.
Mrs. William Shoemaker returned
this morning from Washington, Iowa,
where she has been visiting her son,
Percy A. Shoemaker. who is very i'll.
While Mr.. Shoemaker's condition is
still serious there is some hope for
recovery.
Ralph H. Torrey of Portland, Ore,
is in Mankato visiting old friends. He
left this city twenty. three years ago
and spent ten years in Alaska He
is doing nicely in Portland. He is
very much pleased with the appear
ance of Mankato, declaring it to be
one of the handsomest towns in the
country.
Owen T. Griffiths is home from the
Panama canal zone, where he has
been serving his country for the past
thirty months. He has been in the
Fifth company of the coast artillery.
He started north on one transport,
but was compelled to abandon it, the
boilers having exploded. He was
transferred to the Northern Pacific
and this craft encountered no mis-
haps. Young Griffith having come
from a tropical climate finds the
weather here quite chilly He is
sorry that he was not given an op-
portunity to see service in France.
Owen is son of Deputy Postmaster
and Mrs. !. N. Griffiths of South
Front street.
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SOLDIER WAS HONOR GUEST.

William Traub, who few days ago
arrived home from service, was the
guest of honor at party Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being his
birthday anniversary The affair was
held at the home of his father, j.
Traub, sos North Second street.
The evening was spent with music
and other diversions. The feature of
the evening was the talk by Mr..
Traub, who told of his experiences
while in services. At the close of the
evening delicious course supper was
served, covers were laid for ten.
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THE THREATS
BANK MUSS IN NORTH
DAKOTA is WARM
Attorneys for State Institution
Say They Will Make Sensa-
tionaI Charges
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

Bismarck. October 7.--Attorneys
for the State Bank of North Dakota
threatened today to file sensational
charges in the threatened action
against them. 1t is said the charges
are on the closing of the Scandanav-
ian American bank at Bismarck. The
state auditor announced today that
he proposed to investigate the State
Bank of North Dakota tomorrow.
Governor Frazier in a statement
issued declared that the auditor hau
no power to make such an investi-
cation. He asserted that the whole
proceeding was move to discredit
the administration in North Dakota.
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ANBOY NEWS STORIES
NUMBER OF EVENTS &C.
CUR IN VILLAGE
Members of the Presbyterian
Church To Hold Annual
Meeting
Ispecial to The Free fress.l

Amboy, October Miss Laura
Day, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. e.
R. Day and MIR. Embert Anderson of
Mapieton, MINI were united in mar
riage Wednesday, October 1, at Man
kato by Rev. ". Nordgaard at the
parsonage. They were attended by
Miss Edith Baker of Mankato and
Lester Day of Amboy. The, bride
wore a gown of white silk oriental
lace over white satin, trimmed with
blue beading and Miss Baker wore
pink satin. The groom wore the
conventional black. These young
people are well and favorably known
and have the best wishes of a host
OF friends.
The AL Oleson ochestra of Albert
Lea will give one of their popular
dances at the opera house Tuesday
night, October Z.
The officers of the Willow Creek
Telephone company will meet Tues
day afternoon at one o'clock
! N. E. Day has gone to Ames, Ia,
on business.
The members of the Presbyterian
church will hold their annual meet
ing in the church on Tuesday, Oc-
tober Z, at 1880 p. m. A substantial
supper will be served by the ladies
in the basement Of the church.
Elder Morse, the new Methodist
pastor, preached his first sermon in
Amboy Methodist church Sunday
morning, and also preached in the
Presbyterian church in the evening.
Lawrence and Earl Day,>A. J. John
son, Will Fox and William Tipler
went by auto to Lansing, Mich, to
bring back several automobiles. They
arrived home Monday morning with
out mishap. William Tipler stop
ped at Milwaukee and brought his
brother back with him, who will
spend several days visiting relatives
and friends.
One Of the best sales in this To-
cality was made at the farm home
of Ed Giese on Friday afternoon.
Colonel Rhoed of Duncan, Ia, was
the auctioneer and deserves excep-
tional praise the way he handled the
sale for he is worker Of merit.
Every thing was sold at a good val
ue. Mr.. and Mrs. Giese will moves
to Amboy, having purchased Iesf-
dence of Brash Bros.
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Fisk, the people of Amboy will give
social party in the basement par
lors of the Presbyterian church.
Supper will be served and a presen-
tation of gifts to this worthy couple.
who have lived in Amboy for many
years, will be presented. Their
many friends hope that they may be
--'~e4eAd to celebrate their diamond
married at Fairfax. VernE3sk were
moving TO MIHHCo0pu M nbeRQ< aosen-z
They have three sons still living In
this vicinity. Mr. Fisk has been an
Odd Fellow over twenty five years.
having earned the gold service pin,
given by l. o. O.. F., lodge for hon.
orary members. Il
Art Broaz and wife, Leonard Mead
and Mr.. and Mrs. Broaz of Delayan
and son Vernon, have gone to the
northern part Of the state to visit
relatives and friends.
Arthur BroaZ has purchased an
interest in the Zenk garage.
The first number of the Lyceum
course given by the Amboy High
school will be given at 1.-THE opera
house Monday night. This number
"The Jordan Musical Entertainers"
comes highly recommended and a
good attendance is desired
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MILL CITY WOULD NOT STAND
FOR HILL PROGRAM
VISIT OF KING TO CITIES
An Effort Of Rail Magnate To
Make Reception Private
Function

st. Paul, October 4.-Entertainment
fer King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and
the Belgian royal party in st. Paul
and Minneapolis, October s, was
planned at conference at the capitol
between Governor ]. A. A. Burnquist,
Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow, May
or C. L. Hodgson of st. Paul and his
secretary, Gus Wollan. and Mayor j.
E. Meyers, Minneapolis.
Dissatisfied with the plan made in
New York by Louis W. Hill Of st.
Paul, Mayor Hodgson and Mayor
Meyers consulted Governor Burnquist.
Because the proposed programs were
conflicting and both could not be car
ried out, it was agreed that the gov
ernor should advise the Belgian am
bassador, and the state department at
Washington of a formal program
adopted today.
The reception program follows:
Will Let Hill Help.
At $3.50 a. .m.-Mayor Hodgson and
st. Paul committee to meet the king
and party at the st. Paul station.
Guests to be entertained at breakfast,
possibly at, L. w. Hill residence and
Minnesota club, then to make auto
mobile tour OF st. Paul.
Noon-Governor BurnQuist and
party to receive royal visitors at CAPT
tol and present King Albert to pub
lie gathering at the main entrance to
the building, school children to sing
Belgian anthems.
Royal party to be luncheon guests,
probably at L. w. Hill residence and
Minnesota club. Then to leave by
automobile for Minneapolis.
At 2:45 p. m.-Mayor ]. E. Meyers,
W. C. Edgar. Belgian consul, and par
ty to receive the royal visitors. Auto
mobile tour of Minneapolis to follow
with visit at three p. m. at the Uni
versity of Minnesota; $3.50 at the Min
neapolis -four mills and then via Nj
collet avenue to reach the Minneapo-
lis auditorium at FIVE p. m. The party
is to cali on Consul Edgar at his Of
flee at $3.50 p. m. The royal train
is scheduled to leave for the west
about eight p. m.
IA military escort, both in st. Paul
ana Minneapolis, Is to be arranged by
Adjutant General Rhinow.
Mayor Issues UItimatum.
Mayor Meyer announced during the
conference that if King Albert and
party were to be private guests of Mr..
be- given in Minneapolis; d ne a ns.
patched TELEGRAM 10 Tue .nmounc;ng
partment At M vas maGe by Mr.. Hill
was net satisfactory and that the
municipalities would not extend rec.
ognition unless the official program
here was approved.
Mayor Hodgson said that the mes
sage from the Belgian ambassador
stated that Mr.. Hills program was
satisfactory to the royal party and
had been approved by the department
of state. Mayor Meyer answered that
his proposal represented the program
submitted by Consul Edgar Then
followed the decision that the gov
ernor finally submit the foregoing en-
tertainment plan.
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MRS. STEWART HONOR GUEST.

MRS. STEWART HONOR GUEST.
Mrs. R. G. Stewart will be the hon
or guest at an informal dinner dance
ae the Inn at Garden City this evening.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. H. Z. Car
ney will be hostess at four tables OF
bridge at her home, 324 Ramsey
street, in Mrs. Stewards honor. Mrs.
Stewart will return to her home in
Milwaukee next week.
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AUTO TRIP TO GARDEN CITY INN.

AUTO TRIP TO GARDEN CITY INN.
Among the Mankato guests who
will have dinner IT the Garden City
Inn this evening will be Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Palmer, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
M. Currier, Mr.. and Mrs. Lorin Cray,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Willard, Mr. C.
ID. Snow and Mr.. F.. E. Browder. The
party will leave early this afternoon
aed will take long motor trip on
their way to Garden City.
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future and the opportunities here for
growth and development awere dis
cussed. Re
There is no reason why Mankato
should not be city of 10000 in FIVE
years." ]. c. NARROW declared.
At the close of the meeting, Presi-
dent Druckenbrod called for a good
attendance at the next meeting and
stated he would welcome suggestions
from any club. members as to activi-
ties Of the organization during the
coming year.
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WEDDING-To-BE
WEDDING-TO-
Miss Amelia Rausch and Mr.. Harry
| A. Hulwick will be married on Thurs
day evening Of this week.


Mrs. w. r. Hammett. accompanied
by her nephew. Ernest Gettman, who
just returned from overseas with the
First Division, took tine early morn
ing train yesterday for Minneapolis
to visit with Ralph Hammet for a
few days.
Mrs. George Hodson and little son
George, Jr, are spending a few
days in st. Paul as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Hoy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Smith have
returned from Rushmore. Ia, where
they were guests of the formers
parents.
Mrs. R. N. Andrews is spending a
few days in Rochester.
Attorney Ivan Bowen went to st.
James on business this morning.
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VOTING PEOPLE ENTERTAINED.

The Misses Beda, Lydia and Doro-
thy KorseH entertained the Young
Peoples society of the Swedish Luth-
eran church at the church parlors last
evening. A short program was given
which consisted of a selection by Mrs.
Oscar Anderson's orchestra; vocal
solo by Miss Winnifred Chesser;; vio-
lin solo, George Ahlstrom and another
selection by the orchestra. All were
encored and responded. Refresh
ments were then served after which
the remainder of the evening was
spent in playing games. There was a
good attendance present.
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Colgrove. president Of the Upper Iowa
university. at Fayette. Iowa. and
Professor ]. M. Mcconnell, state COM
missioner Of education. Charming
baskets of cosmos ana other brightly
hued garden flowers were used on the
tables, and covers were laid for one
hundred and twenty guests.
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MURDER ATREDWlNG

John Garcia's Dead Body Found On
Boarding House Lawn.
Shot through the heart, the body
of John Garcia, aged twenty three.
was found on lawn near boarding
house in which he lived in Redwing
last night His assailant is at large.
The police are seeking George Net
Vopolis in connection with the
crime
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Carney will
motor to Faribault tomorrow to visit
their son Harry. Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
Brown will also motor there to see
their son Robert Jr, and Mr.. and
Mrs. l. N. Tompkins will drive there
to see their son Vernon. The three
boys are students at Shattuck.
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SCHOOL NOTES
FROM ST. CLAIR

The following L. w. c.. officers
were elected at the meeting Wednes-
day: President, Elzada O'Brien; ;
vice president, Hazel Shostag; secre-
tary, Leo Reichl; treasurer, Miss
Laughlin; program committee, Saw
allah Shields and Deloris Dumbeck;
room committee, friedrich Kruse, Ar
thur Dittman
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EN1ERTAINEp FOR DAUGHTER.

ENTERTAINED FOR DAUGHTER.
Mrs. l.. ]. Carney entertained yes
te1day Afternoon in honor of her little
daughter, Grace Louise, the occasion
being her sixth birthday anniversary.
About eighteen of her little friends
were present. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent playing outdoor
games after which all adjourned to
the dining room where refreshments
were served
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A box social will be held at the
Jerusalem school house, district No.
SO, on Friday evening, October 10,
for the benefit of the Christian En-.
deavor society. A hearty invitation
is extended to all,
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CAR CAUGHT FIRE
Auto Belonging to John ShickIing Not
Damaged, However.

A Ford car belonging to John
Shickling caught fire when he at
tempted to start it last evening. The
machine was standing at the corner
of Front and Walnut streets. The
blaze was extinguished in few mo-
ments and the car was not damaged.
The fire department was called but
the blaze was under control before
their assistance was needed,
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We are glad to note that in spite
of the bad weather during the past
week the attendance has been very
good.
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COFFEE.

AFTERNOON COFFEE.
Mrs. Goss of the normal was hos
tess at afternoon coffee to those at
tending the rural convention on
Thursday. Coffee was served in the
normal building.
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During the past week the zoology
class dissected the clam and found it
to be a rather interesting animal.
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Anyone in the community who
would be interested in organizing a
literary society will meet at the
school house on Wednesday night,
October s at eight o'clock.
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Friday was a holiday for the first
three rooms because of the teachers
attending the convention at Mankato.
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Lucille Pagenkopf has been playing
for singing in the high school during
the past week.
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Magdaline Schmiege was enrolled
in the eighth grade on Monday.
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EAGLES DANCE.

The Eagles will give dancing and
card party on Tuesday evening, Octo-
Der Z, at their hail. All members and
their families are invited. Dancing
will begin at eight o'clock.
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Miss Lila Matteson visited school
Thursday afternoon.
three rooms bcause of the teachers
Miss Elvera LenertZ of Duluth Wis.,
tied school Wednesday afternoon.
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hudson

Mrs. H. ]. Roberts of Mankato is
staying with her son Ivan, while Mr..
and Mrs. Black are visiting relatives
in Wisconsin.
R. T.. Thomas visited his brother
John M. at Racine, Wis. recently.
Sadie Hughes Of Lake Crystal
spent Sunday at the home Of her
brother, w. G. Hughes. -
Henry Edwards and wife visited
at the home of Edward Williams
Sunday.
Esther Evans will represent the
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ENTERTAINED YOUNG PEOPLE
AT COTTAGE.

Miss Marie Gerlach entertained about
tTsgnty YSyP Hgs sgSPls sa at the Gerlaeh
oratd with autumn flowers and foil
age and the evening was spent in
a pleasant way. AT. the close nice
luncheon was served.
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Pupils of the third grade have
finished their October spelling book
lets and are now using them.
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Gladys Hunt, who has attended
school here the past four weeks, has
returned to her home in Illinois.
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Endeavor society at the convention
ST asusuo sul skBs usgRuslooW nv
which will be held at Minneapolis.