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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03

school gave up their usual Christmas
program and tree. The Bapists had
short exercises and tree from which
the. children of the school re-
ceived gifts. At the close of the Sun
day school session last Sunday morn
ing the Lutherans had program and
tree at the church Christmas eve, no
one but the usual congregation be-
ing present. The services at St
Matthews church early Christmas
morning were very impressive. The
church was very beautiful in the
Christmas decorations of holly, cut
flowers and blooming potted plants.
The children's choir composed of
fifteen boys ard girls sang Christmas
carols very sweetly. The regular
church choir furnishing the music for
high mass which preceded a splendid
sermon appropriate to the day and
times by Rev. Father Colbert. Several
members from the protestant churches
were present to enjoy the service.
Dollard Russell, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Russell, is home
from the state university to spend
the holidays.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Mankato TOWNSHIP

/ Horace Powell of Dodge City, Iowa
is spending a few days visiting his
brother. F. Powell and family.
The roads are in very bad condi-
ton everywhere. Mailmen are only
able to cover about half of their
route each day.
G. F. Strobel, who was very i'll
with pneumonia, is slowly recovering.
Jake Armstrong has been. mustered
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Vera Baker is helping Mrs F.
Powell with her Homework.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Schmidt en-
tertained their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cate ard family, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Hoffman and family and Mr..
ard Mrs. Tom Haslip and family at
dinner Christmas
Ed Evans spent several days visit
ing his brother Henry and family be-
fore goirg TO California TO spend the
winter.
School district No. So. will have
Only one week vacation this year,
owing 10 the school being closed on
account of the flu for over a month.
Miss Wilson returned to her home
in Garden City for her Christmas
vacation.
No Red Cross meetings have been
held for some time on account of
the epidemic ard perhaps will be
discontinued altogether now that cold
weather is here ard roads almost
impossible.
Joe Mock shredded corn for Clark
Jones one day last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Course Will Be Started at the
University Farm On Mon
day, January 6

In order to meet the. increased de-
mand for men trained in dairy pro-
duction, the dairy short course at
University Farm, which will begin
Monday, January 6, will offer spec
ial opportunity for the study OF
dairy cattle, including the problems
of selection, feeding, breeding and
management.
The dairy short course at Univer-
sity Farm offers work both in pro-
duction and in the manufacturing of
dairy products. The first month OF
the course, which continues. from
January to March 1, gives the same
work to students in both branches.
In the second month students who
wish to specialize in dairy produc-
ton, continue the study of feeding
and breeding, and take up work in
the registration and transfer of pure
bred animals and in the study of
pedigrees; also course in the keep
ing of dairy farm records, if they
desire.
Those specializing in manufacture
in the second month take up the
subject of starters, cream pasteur-
izing, churning, and the various
tests that aid in the control of quail
ity and composition. Creamery
bookkeeping is also offered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
An Elderly Woman Succumbed t,
Complication of Troubles.

Mrs. Margaret Sheehan, wife of
Michael Sheehan of Madison Lake
village, died at her home Saturday
about $40 a. M, death being caused
by complication of troubles with
which she had been seriously i'll for
nine weeks Her maiden name was
Margaret Dixon. and she was born in
England on March %, 1850. She
came to America when quite young
and was married in Mankato to Mr..
Sheehan in 1868. After several years
spent in Mankato they settled on a
farm near Madison Lake, where they
made their home for many years,
before moving into Madison Lake
village a couple of years ago.
Surviving relatives are the widow
er and thirteen children. six sons
seven daughters, as follows: James
s. and Edward, living at Campbell;
w. F., living at Bellingham, Wash;
George ard Lester, at Madison Lake;
ard Harry, with the Am. E. F. in
France; Mesdames c. c. Johnson. A.
L. Volk, and HI. j. Oehler, Mankato
Mrs. Gust. Rondig, Parker, S. Oak;
Mrs. H. L. Cochran, ST. Paul; Mrs
Martin Tarky, Dunn Center, N. Oak;
and Mrs. Paul Muellerleile, Madison
Lake.
The funeral will be held from the
Catholic church at nine o'clock
Thursday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
BANK CASHIER IS VICTIM
BURNS PROVED FATAL; PAUL
MEYER is DEAD
Cash Man AT CORTLAND Sufferer
Intense Pain; Death Was
Relief

Little did relatives and friends OF
Paul Meyer, cashier of the CORTLAND
State Bank of CORTLAND, think several
weeks ago that they would be called
upon to attend his funeral yesterday
morning, says The New Ulm Journal.
Life is fleeting at best and there are
none. who car surmise when the sum-
mons will come. Thousands may give
up their life on the alter of love OF
country in the trenches In France, but
thousands more may contract disease
or lose their lives in twinkling by
reason of an accident, where the God
of War is far removed.
Mr.. Meyer started the fire in the
cook stove one morning the latter
part of last week, by the aid of kero-
sene. 1t exploded and threw fire over
the front of his person. His chest
and hands were quite badly burned,
but luckily he was not burned about
the face, although the flames caught
his clothing afire.
Until Tuesday morning it was not
surmised that his condition was as
serious as it really was. He was
brought to local hospital and given
medical attention soon after the
accident. He died Tuesday evening
about nine o'clock.
Deceased was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Meyer OF CORTLAND
township, and was born December 6,
1890. He was married to Miss Anna
Ginkel October 81, 1914. Mr.. Meyer
has been cashier OF the CORTLAND
bank for several years and has made
his home in that village. He is
survived by two children, Verna and
Harold, as well as his parents and
the following brothers and sisters:
Fred, Albert, Arthur, Walter and
Martha at home; Mrs. Fred Precht,
ST. Clair; Mrs. Louis Precht, and
Mrs. VIM Gjnkel, CORTLAND town
ship and Mrs. VIM. Forebrook,
CORTLAND village.
The funeral service was held yes
terday afternoon at one O'clock from
the home, after which the remains
were inferred in the CORTLAND GEM
etery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
BULLET MISSED MAIDEN
SHOT FIRED At GIRL STRUCK.
SEWING MACHINE
Shooting Affair at SearIes That
Is. Surrounded In Much
Mystery

New Ulm, December 2S.-The Jour-
nal says that Searles was all agog
Thursday evening of last week over
the fact that some individual had
fired shot, which passed through
the glass of the storm and regular
windows at the home of Mrs. Anna
Wagner in that village. The Wagner
home is located across the street, d.
agonally from the Catholic church.
A sewing machine, placed in front
of the window, stopped the bullet,
Miss Lena Scheibel of Cottonwood
township, who was at the Wagner
home sewing that afternoon had used
the machine short time before. Mrs.
Wagner, her daughters, Rose and
Martha, Mrs. George Hegler, her
sister in law and Miss Scheibel had
finished the evening meal short time
previous. Miss Scheibel had been out
of the house a few minutes, and see
ing shadows nearby, had hurriedly re-
entered the house. She was seated
with one of the Wagner girls between
the table and the window. when the
shot, was fired. The others were
sitting around the table, having not
yet left after finishing the evening
meal.
"A Shot" Cried Girl.
Miss Scheibel cried ga shot" as the
bullet passed through the windows.
The others did not believe it was a
shot, until they noticed that little
round hole, clean as new dollar, had
beer made in both window panes.
The bullet struck the arm of the ma
chine and peeled the enamel there
from. 1t is possible that this saved
the life of one of the two girls, who
were sitting between the table and
the window.
Two Girls Come to Home.
Two other girls, the Misses Florence
ard Agnes Kluck visited the Wagner
home a few moments after the &C.
currence, to have their dresses fitted,
but when questioned as to whether
they had seen any person or persons
near the home, said they had not.
They also did not hear the shot. An
alarm was given, and thorough
search of the premises was made, out
no clue was found at that time OF the
person, who fired on defenseless wo-
men. A noise had been heard at the
window just before the shot was fired.
The authorities are investigating
the matter, and it is possible that a
warrant will be issued in the near
future for a suspect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Young Man Named BMlI Was
Arrested At Lake Crystal
Today

Sheriff Anton Oston received word
this afternoon that his brother, Ed
Oston, marshal at Lake Crystal, had
arrested Harold Bwil, young man
of that village, for forging check
for $50 on the w. E. Thomas cloth
ing store of Lake Crystal. The for
gerry was discovered before the
young man had chance to escape
and he was arrested and lodged in
the lookup where he is reported to
have confessed to the crime.
Marshal Oston will bring Bwil to
Mankato. this afternoon and a war
rant will be sworn out so he car. be
arraigned in the municipal court on
Monday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03

Washington, D. C. December 3d.
The war department issued casu-
atty list today in which 1.413 casu-
alties were reported. The Mime
sofa men are as follows:
Killed ir action, Private Axel T.
Erickson, Comfrey.
Died of wounds, Private Grant w.
LorenZ, Excelsior; Private Burt A.
Markham, GAINESVILLE.
Died of disease, Sergeant Joseph
c. Larson, Minneapolis; Musician
Howard Olaf Mehl, Frost; Private
Albert Johnson. Spring. Valley; Priv
ate Frank Stradcutter, Belle PLANE.
, Wounded severely, Private Paul
Mouwissen, Chaska: Private Grover
S. Anderson, st. Paul; Private Her.
man o. Larson, Osakis; Private
Clarence A. Rose, Monticello; Priv
ate John ID. Altman, st. Paul; Priv
ate Fred d. Murphy, Minneapolis;
Private Joseph B. Nickel, st. Cloud;
Sergeant Harry C. Nash, st. Paul;
Corporal Edward Gill, Minneapolis;
Private William c. Davis, Minneapo-
lis; Private Warren Henderson, Fox
Home; Private Thomas w. Jarvis,
Cass Lake; Private Otto H. Steege,
Zumbrota.
Wounded slightly, Corporal Elmer
Madison, Little Falls: Corporal Milton
W. Culver, St. Paul; Corporal Adam
+. Hunter, st. Paul; Corporal Joseph
Hermann, Kasota Corporal Edmund
A. Grossman, Staples; Private May
nard Tressler, Blue Earth; Private
Lawrence E. Doten, Stewartville;
Private George Hermor Hunte, Hart
land; Private Oscar A. Erickson,
Dahl; Private Arthur William Piche,
Minneapolis.
Missing in action, Private Oscar N.
Anderson, Big Lake; Private Clar-
Johnson Pnfhfpn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
This Young Woman Was the Victim
Of tuberculosis.

Miss Ida Hansen, daughter of Mt.
and Mrs. Fred Hansen, Mankato
Route No. 4, died at the home of her
parents, Thursday, evening at $3.50,
death being caused by tuberculosis.
Miss Hansen was born February 5,
1893, and was twenty five years, ten
months and twenty five days old at
the time of her death.
She is survived by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hansen, two
brothers, Carl in training at Camp
Grant, who is home to attend the
funeral, Otto at home, and one sis
ter Mrs. Alma Cords.
The funeral service will be held at
the home tomorrow at 10:30 and at
the Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
church at one o'clock. Interment
will be made in the Lutheran Gene
terry
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Young Man Employed In the
Shipyards In West Was
Summoned

Mrs. Charles Ficks received the sad
message today announcing the death
of her son, Carl E.. Ficks of Portland,
Ore, who was employed at the ship
yards there. He was formerly of this
city. He leaves to mourn him his
wife ard two children, his mother and
brothers Armand of this city; Arthur
Ficks of Savage, Mont, two sisters,
Mrs. Henry Murzinger, Milwaukee,
Wis. and Mrs. George Barclay of
Lowell, Wyoming.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
She Was the Daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. w. j. kober of Mankato.

Mrs. A. w. Chute, who died at her
home ir Graceville, Mimi, last Mon
day night, death being caused by in
fiuenza. was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. Kober of 524 North Fifth
street, Mankato. She was born in
Brown county and was twenty eight
years of age last June 10. Surviving
relatives are the widower. and two
small children. a son, Alfred, and a
daughter, Evelyn; the parents, Mr..
ard Mrs. w. J. Kober. Mankato; and
four sisters, Misses Anna, Elizabeth,
Frances and Gertrude Kober, residing
at the family home. The remains ar
rived in Mankato today. Funeral an
nouncements will be made later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
She Was Sister of Mrs. Clarence
Christopherson OF Mankato.

Miss Harriet Spong, sister of Mrs.
Clarence Christopherson, of this city.
died Saturday evening at Alexandria.
where she was teaching school. The
deceased was graduate of the Man.
;kato Normal school, was about twen-
,ty-five years old. ard a very hand
'some and accomplished young lady.
: Her death was caused by complica-
tons following influenza. The de-
ceased will be buried at Marshall,
Mimi, her old home, tomorrow aft
ernoon
The parents of the deceased died
when she was a young girl, and Mrs.
'Christopherson, of this city, is the
only surviving relative. Mr.. and Mrs.
: Christopherson went to Alexandria
ard were there when death occurred.
Mr.. Christopherson is the manager
for the Ford Auto company Of this
city.
Word of the death of Miss Spong
was received in Mankato by Miss
Laura Klein.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Redwing Newspaper Speaks
Very Highly of Marshall Dis
trict Superintendent

DR.. J. E. Bowes, for the past
three years pastor of the First Meth
odist church in this city, has been
named superintendent Of the MARI
shall district of the Methodist Epis-
copal conference and will take up
H.. 4...s .--ile--.s -. ..,4.A,sA- :.
airy. He will succeed the late Dr.
J. F. Stout, who died about three
weeks ago, says The Redwing Re-
publican.
The Marshall district is composed
of sixteen counties in the southwest
ern part of Minnesota and contains
seventy five congregations which will
be under DR.. Bowes' Jurisdiction. Off
cial word of Mr.. Bowes' appointment
came this afternoon in a letter from
Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell.
DR.. Bowes stated that he would
probably make his home at Mankat0.
His new duties will necessitate his
travelling throughout the district
most of the time. One of the big
tasks before him will be to assist in
raising the districts share, approx
mately $150,000, toward the great
SS0,000,000 reconstruction fund to be
raised by the Methodist church for
work throughout the world The cam
paign will extend over a period of
five years.
The appointment is a splendid rec
ognition of the local pastors abili-
ties. 1t means a great increase in
responsibility and is a well merited
promotion The many friends of DR..
Bowes and his family, both within
the church and out, will keenly regret
their departure from Redwing but
will wish them every good fortune In
their new home.
Rev. w. 1. Kern, D. D., of Mar
shall has been named to fill the pull
pit of the local church. He expects
to take up his new duties about the
second Sunday in January. Rev.
Kern is graduate of Hamline and
also of the Boston university. He
has been pastor at Marshall, Rev.
Mr.. Bowes' former charge, for three
years and before that was at the
First Methodist church at Superior.
He is great organizer and one of
the big men of the church." said
Rev. Mr.. Bowes today. 81 Know the
people of Redwing will like him. II
expect to preach my last sermon here
the first Sunday in January.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
Carlos N. Boynton and Others Inter.
..s. ested In the Concern.

The. Carlos N. Boynton Land COM
pany of st. Paul. with $4,000, 900 au-
thorized capital. filed articles of in :
corporation in the Office of Secretary
of State julius A Schmahl.
A filing fee of $1,025 was paid the
state.
Sales of land to actual settlers will
be the main purpose Of the corpora
ton, but it is empowered to improve
and operate farms and carry on a
general investment business.
Ircorporators are Carlos N Boyn-
ton, Kate M. Boynton and S. M. Pin
kus.
The Boyntons are former residents
Of Mankato. -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
RYAN Heads Humane Society

DR.. A. w. Ryan, Duluth, was re-
elected president State Humane So
ciety at it's annual meeting in Duluth
Thursday. Other officers elected are
James Nankivell, st. Paul. vice pres
ident; G.. A. Bold. second vice pres
ident; Mrs. C.. T. Burnley. st. Paul,
secretary; S. s. Cook, Minneapolis,
treasurer, and r. d. McKercher, Du-
luth, state executive.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
LETTERS FROM THE
BOYS IN ARMY CAMP

{ Lieutenant Benjamin ThomaS, 1Or-
merly of MaIkato veterinary surgeon
at LeSueur Center, brother-in-law OF
Commissioner Davis, is now on the
march to the Rhine with his regiment,
Luxembourg, Europe, November 26,
1918.-Dear Father: Noticed in The
Stars and Stripes that last Sunday
was Fathers day and to write SO will
do so today instead. 1t has been very
hard to do any writing of late, due to
the continuous moving of the last
three weeks.
We are fortunate enough to be on
the big trip to the Rhine at present,
being halted for several days to al
low the Huns to back up. We are
billeted in a small German town
with fine quarters, that is compared
to what we have had. We are about
twenty miles northeast of the city Of
Luxembourg.
1t certainly seems great that this
horrible affair is over with although
il has taken rather large toll of
American boys. 1t has been rather
fortunate for us that it has not been
cold and hope it continues so until we
reach the Rhine. My work keeps
me rather busy with over LOO horses
in the regiment, but the time seems
to fly more rapidly. Added over six
hundred horses wnen we started this
trip.
The censorship has fallen off so
will say that we sailed from Newport
News and were stuck on sand bar
off the New Jersey coast for three
-, In npty
harbor five days waiting for the
next convoy, landing at st. Naizare
the fourth of March, where we stayed
about twenty days, then spent the
next four months about four miles
back of the front in the TOul sector
and then joined this regiment close
to Rennes in Briton of northwest
part of France at training camp.
We left there the twenty third Of
September going to the Argonne Sec
tor, staying there only ten days be-
irg then sent up to the Verdun sec
tor where we spent thirty days, then
came back to the Argonne sector
close to the MontfucOn where we
were at at the time Of the signing of
The armistice which certainly
seemed mighty good. The casualty
list in this regiment was very low
considering the time we spent up
there 1t will be just a matter of
time before peace will be signed as
they are fulfilling ali of their terms
and it will be a great rejoicing on
Thanksgiving Day that it's all over
with and imagine some of the men
from here will be home for Christ
mas.
Seems rather good to have the
band out doing some playing again
as they were a minus quantity up in
the frOrt. We are all anxious to be
on the road home, although more
thar likely it will be several months.
The men are having a great time in
picking up souvenirs but bother very
little with them. Had big inspec-
tion by the major general today and
that's the worst feature of things,
the continuous inspections, but don't
think it will be long before there
will be no more.
Trusting this finds you well, and
hope that it won't be long before we
can meet and compare notes, but we
know there is not much comparison
with this and the Civil war. Wishing
you all a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year, l remain with love
for you and mother, your dear son,
Benjamin.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03

Washington, D. c., December 2S.-
The war department issued a casualty
list today in which 920 casualties were
reported. The Minnesota men are as
follows:
Killed in action. Private Alfred \.
Hidde, Herman; Private Leo J. Lor-
entz, Mankato.
Died from wounds. Corporal Elmer
A. Hefand, Lyle; Private Max p.
Bomsta, Atwater; Private Melvin E.
Hearl, Moorhead; Private Stanley B.
Died of accident and other causes,
Private Caleb II. Jones, Fairmont
Died of disease. Corporal Mechanic
Edwin Rud, Middle River; Cook Ed
win A. Olson. Brainerd: Private Au-
gust p. Peterson, Sherbourne.
Wounded severely, Private John
Zabroki, St. Paul.
Edward Rand, Jefferson; Private Pc
ter J. Rutjes. Mankato; Private John
S. Becker Long Prairie; Private Ar
thur Blankcnheim, Marshall; Private
John Madzeyski. ST. Paul; Private
Carl NJ. Elton, New Richmond; Priv
ate Leon n. Smith. Nevis; Private
Fred c. Splittgerber, Eberhard.
Wounded degree undetermined, Priv
ate John Z. Merrick, Kent; Private
Frank G. Palmer, PLACER.
Missing in action, Private James
G.. Hewins. St. Paul: Private Tony
Schwartz, Wadena: Private Chester
II. Stenberg, Grove City; Private
Herbert NJ. Aistrup, Ruthton; Private
James p. Carl, Lake Falls; Private
Albert Kanthak, Bellingham; Private
Conrad G. Lindman, Shaw