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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
DEATH OF N. N. PRATT
Friends We're Greatly Shocked
To Hear Of His Passing
At Napoleon

Friends of M. M. Pratt were
greatly surprised to hear on Wednes-
day that he has passed away at his
home in Mapleton during the night as
he slept. -
Mr.. Pratt was ninety one years old
on his last birthday and was a vet
eran of the Civil war; also member
of the local G.. A. r. post in which
he took great interest as long as he
was able to attend the meetings and
camp fires. He was also a member
of the Masonic lodge. The decreased
was formerly a resident of Sterling
township but moved to Mapleton about
twenty years ago with his daughter.
He afterward was married to Mrs.
Ham, who has been a faithful com
ramon and has been constantly at
his bedside during his times of sick
ness.
Of late Mr.. Pratt had been enjoy
ing his usual good health and his
death came as a shock. He leaves
besides his wife three daughters,
Mrs. Buell. of California; Mrs. b.
Lamp of Sterling and Mrs. Wood of
Oklahoma and brother, Judge Pratt
Of Fairmont,
the funeral will be held Friday
afternoon at one from the house. In :
terment will be made in the Sterling
cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
They Will Take Up Matter of Civ.
ina Employment to Soldiers.

ST. Paul is to have the next con-
ference OF Minnesota mayors. At the
closing session Of the meeting of
mayors and presidents of Minnesota
municipal councils, in Minneapolis
Tuesday night, it was decided to meet
here in February. 1920.
Questions of public policy, both
state and national, as well as those
of representatives communities, are
to be the chief topics of discussions
at the meetings.
Mayor J. f. Meyers. Minneapolis,
was elected president; Mayor ]. r.
Koliner. Saltwater, vice president,
and Nels n. Bergheim, secretary
treasurer of the newly formed organ
iZation.
Pledges to care for the employ
ment of returned service men, resolu-
tons approving the Babcock good
roads bill, and the urging of the pas
sage of the motor corps bill were
the chief business matters of this
conference
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Young Man From Mankato Is
Now Confined In French
Hospital

Lee Wood of the Wood & Sterling
Shoe store. has received letter from
the father of Wallace Sterling in Min
neapolis, in which he speaks of the
fact that Wallace Sterling has been
injured and is in French hospital.
The young man enlisted and went 10
France, where he was serving on the
Verdun front. His father appeared to
think that the news of his sons in
jury had already reached his Manka-
to friends, and did not tell any of the
particulars. Mr.. Wood expected to
get into telephone communication with
Mr.. Sterling at Minneapolis today.
and finds out the facts of the case if
noSsible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Vernon Center

Mrs. Carlson and daughter Miss
Kron on their return home from a
visit with relatives at ST. James
brought Esther and Rose Arnoson
with them. These little girls and a
and Mrs. ArnoOn of Pentecostal
church and is in charge of the mis-
sions at st. James. The little girls
are having happy visit and are very
attractive children. We re sorry that
the bow is not with his little sisters
as triplets are somewhat out of the
ordinary routine of modern life.
Hobert Petrich. assistant cashier at
the Vernon Center State bank and
Dwight Cornish motored to Mankato
TUESDAY where they attended to bus
mess affairs.
A. c. Gray was county seat bus
mess visitor Wednesday, going down
on matters pertaining to county
ditch in which he is interested.
Rob Brown is manager of the Ver-
non Center Produce company. which
has opened a cream station in the
hardware store back of the Farmers
State bank. The station is open daily
lioiu w. III. I-iSiSSt IudIhSI pIlCS
is paid for the cream. Those having
cream to ship give Mr.. Brown trial.
Gordon Slater, a returned soldier
boy, is visiting at the home of his
uncle, d. A. Slater and cousin Doris
Slater. He came in time to take in
the big CHICKEN dinner at the hall.
Mrs. S. Wasserman left on the
four o'clock train Wednesday for Min
neapolis where she will visit her par
ents for few weeks.
The Baptist dinner at the hall was
p success both socially and financilly
Over fifty dollars was realized. The
ladies greatly appreciate the patron
age Of the public.
The Parents and Teachers asso-
citation will meet next Friday evening
at the Vernon Center High school
The topic for discussion will be con-
solidation and its benefits and advart
ages to the rural pupils. The ontly-
ing istricts are cordially invited to
come in and join the association and
help discuss this subject.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
POLAND CHINA BOUGHT
An Aristocratic Hog Is Now
Property of George-W
ington Farms

The George Washington farms have
purchased one of the most noted Po-
land China gifts in the country, a
daughter of Big Prices Equal, 265269,
and Big Molly, 567524. Big Prices
Equal is the 1918 grand champion aged
sire of the National Swine show. The
gilt is bred to Black Price, the 1918
grand champion of the world She
was purchased at the Howard Lake
Poland China sale, which was held
February /, and is expected to arrive
at the George Washington farms this
week. The sale was a memorable
event among breeders, buyers from all
ever the country attending. Forty
seven head of Poland Chinas were dis
posed of during the sale, which con-
tinued from leo p. m. until 500 p.
m, ard totaled $4,000 #. M. Cavett
of Phillips, Wis, paid $4,000 for Miss
Lady Price, 644S1S, who is very ia
nous.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Measure Provides For Popular
Vote On the Issuance of
Highway Bonds
TAssociated Press pisparcn.1

st. Paul, February 1.-THE Babcock
good roads bill providing for a
popular vote at the next general cleo
ton on the proposition to bond the
state for $75,OO0,OOO for the construc-
ton of system of trunk line high
ways was passed by the house. The
vote was 10 to Z. The only amend
ment accepted by the house was to
include the village of Aurora on the
Virginia Ely road. Several amend.
ments including one by Representa-
tive Hitchcock of Hibbing to limit the
annual bond issue to ten million dol,
lars were beaten.
The bill passed the senate by vote
of So to 3.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
john 3. Egerstoffer Fell Victim To
Kidney Trouble Saturday
IioL

John B. Egerstoffer died Saturday
at ten p. m. at st. Joseph's hospital
of kidney trouble. He was a resident
of Mankato for thirty six years. His
wife and nine children survive him
Mrs. A. l.. Putney. Iowa Falls, Iowa;
William Egerstoffer, Minneapolis;
Anton Egerstoffer, Easton; Mrs, E. H
Fritzan, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. c.
Cramer, st. Paul; Mrs. William Roe
mer, Peoria, H.; John Egerstoffer
Mankato; Corporal George Egerstof-
fer, A. e. F., France and Miss Helen
Egerstoffer, Mankato The funeral
services will be held from st. Peter
and Pauls church Wednesday morn
ing at nine o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Their Labor During the War Appreci'
ated by Uncle Samuel

Attorneys Of Mankato received Of
fetal communications from govern
meIt authorities thanking them for
the work they did in free advisory
capacity during the period of the
draft. The lawyers gave freely of
their time in filing out missionaries
taking up allotment matters, ETC., and
the government appreciates their serv-
ices. Accompanying the letters were
bronze lapel buttons marked
with lettering designating the work
they did for the United States in time
of war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Chess Tournament Dated.

The twenty second annual state
chess tournament will be held or
Washington's birthday Saturday
February %. at the st. Paul Athletic
club, commencing at ga. m A cor
dial invitation is extended to all chess
players residing in the state to attend
either as players or spectators.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Worst Storm In Twenty Years Report
ed From Grand Island, Neb.
ASSOCIATED Press Disp;

Kansas City, February 13.-Snow
and sleet, driven by northwest gale
is reported to be sweeping Central and
Western Kansas. The storm is reach
ing blizzard proportions and the tenn
perature is falling rapidly. At Grand
Island, Neb, the worst blizzard in
twenty years is raging. Traffic is
running only on the main line.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Bank Man COLLAPSED.

United Press Dispatchl y
Pittsburg, February 13.-J. e.
Swartz. bank cashier here, is held at
sanitarium in state of mental col
lapse, while bank experts are examin-
ing his records in the belief that he
has embezzled over $4,000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Kick Him Out

Cleveland, February 13.-Pietro
Pierre, radical leader in this country,
has been arrested and will be arraign-
ed before federal authorities for
threatening the life of the president
and members of the cabinet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Borden Speech Made Impression.

--- IITHIItu PTtSS DISfIdCCH. IT"
Paris, February 17.-Premier Bor-
den's speech here Saturday night in
which he critised the long delay in
concentrating peace, while the troops
are anxious to return home, has made
an undoubted impression here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
O. G. Sisson Found Dead IN His Home
at Sherburn, MINI.

Neighbors found the dead body of
o. G. Sisson, Civil war veteran Of
Sherburn. in the little home where
the aged man lived alone. Evidently
Mr.. Sisson had arisen at his usual
hour and had completed dressing
with the exception of putting on one
shoe. Death had evidently come in
stantly and painlessly during Monday
night
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
crowder Judoe Advocate.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
February 13.-President Wilson
nominated Major General Crowder to
succeed himself as Judge advocate
general of the army.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Packing Employees Get Advance.

Chicago, February 17.-Packing
house employees are given a ten per
cent advance by decision of Judge
Alschuler, who arbitrated their diff
ferences.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Case On Trial In The Blue Earth
County District Court.

The case of w. ]. Merchant versus
J. c. James ct al was on trial in the
district court this morning. The
plaintiff is represented by Attorneys
c. ]. Laurisch and Ivan Bowen and the
defendant by Attorney S. B. Wilson.
Yesterday afternoon the jury re-
turned a verdict in the case of the
petition regarding County Ditch No.
SO, for the petitioners of The ditch.
The verdict was for $4,000 for Ella G.
Nickerson and 5000 for James Nicker-
son, confirming the viewers reports.
The ditch is between Vernon Center
and Garden City townships.
The case OF Leo T. McKeever ver-
sus II. C.. Small was due to come up
in the district court this afternoon az
two o'clock. This suit is an OFT
growth of trouble which occurred be-
tween Small and McKeever last sum-
mer. 1t is alleged that Small as
saulted McKeever and the plaintiff
is demanding damages in the sum Of
$1,000.
Attorney John Z. Regain is repre-
senting the plaintiff McKeever and
Attorney S. B. Wilson the defendant
Small.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
viii Collect For STORAGE.

Beginning February Is storage
charges will be made on all goods and
articles left in freight depots more
than forty eight hors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
Former Premier Of Canada SUFFERED
Stroke Of Apoplexv.

Ottawa. February 17.-Sir Wilfred
Laurier died here at 2:50 o'clock to-
day. He was former premier of
Canada. He suffered a stroke of ap-
oplexy.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. William O'Grosky of
COZ North Second street celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary of their
marriage at their home last evening
by entertaining a party of sixteen
relatives and friends. The affair was
"a double surprise, in that Mrs.
,O'Grosky had prepared for the event
and invited some guests to surprise
her husband. Mr.. O'Grosky. unsus-
picious of the surprise prepared for
preparations to surprise his wife,
by ordering q nice lunch
sent to his home, ard inviting some
guests to come and Gail that evening.
The double surprise and double lunch
created considerable merriment, when
it was found that both Mr.. and Mrs.
OGrCsky were taken by surprise A
social evening was enjoyed playing
cinch and with music. Songs were
sung by F.. Fl. Smith of Winona and
by John Mock OF this city, and piano
solos We're played by Miss Esther
O'Grosky. At the close Of the party
delicious lunch was served. Mr..
and Mrs. O'Grosky were presented
with number of beautiful hand
painted china dishes iE remembrance
Of the day.
FL. e. and Fred Yungeberg, and Lee
Arganbright and VIM. Uhena of AL
coma, Ia, were in the city yesterday,
attending court.
OAK, was transacting business in the
city yesterday.
o. B. Peterson and Ed Hicks of
Amboy were business callers in the
city yesterday.
c. c. Harvey of Chicago was in the
city on business yesterday.
Misses Hulda ard Ida Nelson of
Ballaton visited friends in the city
yesterday.
t. ]. Moe of Mitchell, S. Oak. was
calling on friends in the city yester-
day.
Ross Alderman of Wells and r. w.
Alderman of st. Paul were visiting
in The city yesterday.
H. c. Harry of Elysian was in the
city or business yesterday.
Mapleton Enterprise: Andrew Farm,
a strapping young soldier who re-
Gently returned from overseas, and
wife are visiting Mr.. Farms parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Farm of East Chain.
Their home is in Mankato. Farm, a
member of the 31st Ammunition Train,
landed at Newport News, January 90.
He said he saw Gus Boosalis in France
and that Gus was good and homesick
for Fairmont. He is now believed to
be on the way home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ID. Price arrived
home yesterday from Pasadena, Calf,
where they have been for the past
month. Mrs. Price is a sister OF
judge Evan Hughes.
William Walsh, who served il
France with the A. E. F., arrived
home last night, having been muster
ed out of service.
julius A. Anderson, a business man
of Hedgesville, Mont, and a former
resident of Mankato is the guest of
e. F. Soaring and family, while en-.
route to his home from LaPorte, Ind.
where he attended tractor school.
w. A. Thomas of Lake Crystal was
business caller in the city today.
II. j. Wagon of Winona visited
friends in the city last evening.
w. A. Streator spent the. day on
business at Winnebago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-21

Minnesota Soldiers Arrive.
New York, February Finland
arrived with 1888 troops. Some are
from Minnesota.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
''Cure Your
Rupture Like
| Cured Nine
Old Sea Captain Cured His
Own Rupture After Doctors
Said Cooperate or Death"
His Remedy and Book Sent Free.

His Remedy and Book Sent Free.
Captain Ceilings sailed the seas
for many years; then he sustained a
bad double rupture that soon forced
him to not only remain ashore, but
kept him bedridden for years. lie
tried doctor after doctor and truss
after truss. No results! Finally, he
was assured that he must either SUBJ
nit to dangerous and abhorrent op
GRAFTON or die. He did neitherI He
cured himself instead.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
VANDIVER NAMED
TOENFORCE DRY
LAW IN GEORGIA
BY THEODORE TILLER
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Official
announcement was made at the in
ternal revenue bureau today of the
appointment of John NJ. Vandiver,
of Rome, as federal prohibition di-
rector for Georgia. Mr.. Vandiver
received his commission several days
ago while here in conference with
Commissioner Roper. but formal an
nouncement was withheld until to-
day.
Colonel Jesse E. Mercer, former
Georgia newspaper man, and more
recently secretary to Senator Hoke
Smith, will be chief inspector for
Georgia, acting as immediate assist
ant to Mr.. Vandiver in enforcement
of the prohibition laws.
Coincident with the announcement
of the appointments the internal
revenue bureau warned concerns adj
vertising and selling formulas and
ingredients, for manufacture of in
toxicating liquor at home that they
are subject to fine and imprison-
ment. Persons manufacturing liquor
at home are also liable under fed
eral prohibition legislation as well
as subject to- a federal liquor tax,
the bureau said.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
TORPEDOED!
Don't blast your Liver and
Bowels, but take
"CascaretS."

You men and women who can't
get feeling right-who have head
ache, coated tongue, bad taste and
foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep,
are bilious, nervous and upset, both!
cred with a sick, gassy, disordered
stomach and colds.
Are you keeping your liver and
bowels clean with Cascarets, or
shocking your insides every few days
with Calomel, Salts, Oil and violent
pills?
Cascarets work while you sleep;
they cleanse the stomach, remove the
sour, undigested, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry out of the
system all the constipated waste
matter and poison in the bowels.
Cascarets never grippe sicken or
cause inconvenience and Cascarets
cost so little too-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
GREAT COTTON
WAREHOUSE FOR
ATLANTA BY 1920

That Atlanta will have a cotton
warehouse with a capacity of one
hundred thousand bales ready fol
operation by the time the 1920 cot
ton crop is harvested, was stated
Saturday afternoon by Rufus l.. Will
son, president of the Union Ware
house Organization corporation, who
explained the project to members
Of the industrial promotion commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Wilson, who is also secretary
Of the National Association of Cot
ton Manufacturers with headquar-
tiers in Boston, Mass, declared that
an option on forty-siX acres of prop
erty known as the S. B. Truman
property, located on Lakewood ave.
nue. at the junction of McDonough
road, had been secured, architects
employed to draft plans for the pro-
posed warehouse, and construction
company secured He said work
would start on the building within
a short time.
He further explained that the or
ganiZation company was organizing
the Union Warehouse corporation
and when fully completed would
have warehouses in every principal
southern city and approximately
seventy congresses in operation for
the purpose of preparing cotton fol
storage facilities.
He said that options had been Sc
cured on property in a number OF
cities and that negotiations were
under way to buy a number of com,
presses and warehouses now in oper-
of
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
Senator. Smith AmpIIfjeS
HIS VlezVS on Peace PACT.
AndHS Early Ratlt1cat10n

gree conferred by the University Of
Paris, that the power of the League
of Nations was to be its moral force.
No reservations L support will in any
way lessen this power"
1t is the view of Mr.. Smith that
it will not be necessary to send the
treaty back to Germany if the reser-
vations which he supports are ac-
cepted. He also holds that nC~ ,ormal
approval of the reservations will be
required of the allied nations, and
that the notifications of the treaty
with the reservations, will wind W
the matter for good and all.
"In any study of the league COW
enant. it should be borne in mind
that the original draft prepared by
President Wilson was not used. but
the draft by General SHUTS. a Brit
ish subject from South Africa, was
made the basis of the covenant.
"At the hearing before the for
eign relations committee q copy of
the original plan of President Will
son for a league covenant was in
troduced. He had with him in Paris
two specialists on international law,
Messrs. Miller and AuchincloSS, of
New York. Their comments upon
the presidents plan are also print
ed in the reports of the foreign re-
lations committee.
Let me say at the outset. that
| regard the original plan prepared
by President Wilson as vastly bet
ter than the STUNTS plan. and the
original plan of the president, with
the changes suggested by Messrs.
Miller and Auchincloss, would have
been far more in accord with our
institutions than the SHUTS plan,
which has been attached to the Ger
man treaty.
Discusses Reservations
81 call attention now to reserva-
tons that should be adopted.
list The covenant provides that
any nation, upon giving two ye'rS'
notice, can withdraw from the league
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
HUNGRY BUT
DAREN'T EAT
Take "Pape's Diapepsin" and
eat faVorite foods
without fear

Your meals hit back! Your stomach
is sour, acid, gassy and you feel
bloated after eating or you have
heavy Jumps of indigestion pain or
headache, but never mind. Here is
instant relief.
Don't stay upset! Eat a tablet Of
Pape's Diapepsin and Immediately
the indigestion, gases, acidity and all
stomach distress caused by acidity
ends.
Papes Diapepsin tablets are the
surest, quickest stomach believers in
the world. They cost very little at
drug stores.-(Advt)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
Fire at Social Circle
Causes $4,000 Loss

SOCIAL CIRCLE, Nov. 3O.-A cot
ton warehouse, owned by P. A. Stan
ton, was destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
though it is supposed to have been
in a bale of cotton that was placed
in the warehouse Friday afternoon.
There were 800 bales of cotton burned
The total loss amounts to about $780,
600, covered by insurance.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
Senator T enrose
Ill at His Home

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 29.-Sena-
tor Boise Penrose, is i'll at his home
here. A recent attack of grippe is
said by his secretary to have affected
his heart, and he also is afflicted
with an aggravated catarrhal con-
dition of the throat. The senator S
physicins said tonight that, white his
condition is not serious, complete
rest is imperative and he must aban-
don all work for at least two weeks.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-02
225- Gallon Still Is
Found by Officers

One of the largest mountain dis
tilling plants captured in Georgia
was brought into the department of
internal revenue in Atyanta Saturday
as the result of raid conducted
by revenue officers in the mountains
west of Canton, in Cherokee county.
The still is of approximately 225
gallons sapacity and was captured by
Revenue Officers T. B. Harris, E. E.
Dixon and o. w. Whatley.
A complete whisky manufacturing
plant, 800 gallons of sugar beer, 40
gallons of whisky, and unused in
gradients were taken with the still.
Operators of the plant had fled.