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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
OF BREEDERS
PLEASANT EVENT WAS HELD
AT MOUNTAIN LAKE
Representatives Attended From
All Parts of Cottonwood
County
Especial to The Free Press.1

Special to The Free PreSS.J
Mountain Lake, Mimi, August s.
About $50 farmers and business men
from all parts of the county attended
the Cottonwood County Livestock
Breeders banquet held there Tuesday
night. While the keynote OF the toasts
was greater cooperation between the
farmers, and between the farmers and
the business men, much was said on
the raising of better livestock. and
greater efficiency in herd manage
ment. One Of the outstanding features
of the banquet was the splendid spirit
of comradeship which manifested it.
self throughout the evening, and Coun-
ty Agent Grim spoke hopefully on the
continuation of this spirit. At bust
ness session following the banquet the
former officers of the association,
Sol. Franz, president, and Mr.. Riede.
sci of LETTERS, secretary, were re- elect
ed for the ensuing year.
August Klein, pioneer resident of
this county, and for the past four
years a resident OF Mountain Lake,
passed into eternity last Sunday, fol-
lowing a serious illness OF less than
three days. death being due to leak
age of the heart. Having grown up on
various farms in different parts OF the
county, Mr.. Klein possessed a wide ac-
quaintanceship and he leaves inumer-
able friends who join his wife and
four children In mourning his loss.
Mr. Klein attained an age of fifty six
years. Interment was made in the
family lot in the Mountain Lake GEM
etery Wednesday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
LUCE ELECTR|CL|NEPLAN
WHAT is PROPOSED SAID BY
Mr.. HART, MILL CITY
Representative Has Interviewed
Number of Stockholders
at Mountain Lake

Mountain Lake, August IA Mr..
Hart of Minneapolis, representing
the Luce Electric company, was here
this week to Interview the numerous
Luce Electric Line stockholders in
regard to future activities of this
company, according to The View.
Some four or five years ago this
company sold considerable stock to
local residents, with the agreement
that the cdnpany would build up to
Mountain Lake inside of three years
or refund the money to the purchasers
Of their stock at certain rate Of
interest. The company has failed to
do either, and in the eyes of the law
Is at the mercy OF the stockholders.
Has Line to Winthrop.
This company has, however con-
structed it's line as far as Winthrop,
Minnesota. Inasmuch as they can
now run from Winthrop to the cities
in few hours but have to pay their
help for the entire day, they have de-
cided to extend their line for dis
lance of fifty miles, which would en-
able them to obtain considerable ex-
ira revenue without material in
crease in their expenses. For this
they need considerable money, as can
be plainly seen, but Wall Street
firms have refused to extend them the
needed funds unless they can do away
with the stockholders right to sue
them for breach of contract.
Plan of the Company.
The plan of the Luce Electric com
pany, as we understand it, is this:
To each shareholder they will give
one share of terminal stock for every
two shares he now holds, and for this
additional share, the local share
holders, are to sign away all claims
against the company on the first con-
tract. This terminal stock, which diff
fers from that now held by the local
shareholders. has been paying divid-
ends regularly during the last few
years. Those who enter into the plan
outlined above are to receive divid-
ends on their stock beginning Sep
TENDER 1.
Those who hold shares of the Luce
Electric company appear to be favor
able to the proposition advanced by
the company and most of them will
undoubtedly acquiesce.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
QUITS MAIL SERVICE
e. o. Brauns Leaves Line After En-
pIoyed There Many Years.
Especial to The Free Press

Especial to The Free Press.1
Pipestone, Mimi, August &c o.
Brauns. who for the past forty five
years has been connected with the
postal department, has been retir-
ed. For over forty years, Mr.. Brauns
has tbeen railroad postal clerk and
during the greatest part of that
time he was in charge Of car on
the Northwestern line running be-
tween La Crosse, Winona, Mankato
and Huron. A few years ago he took
the run on the Omaha between Pipe
stone and Heron Lake and was in
charge Of that line until, by reason
Of his long service, he was retired,
his last run having been made yes.
terday: For several years previous
to his entering the railroad mail
service Mr.. Brauns was postmaster
at Tracy, MINI. ,
County Treasurer L. G. Jones, who
has been granted leave of absence
from his position by the county
board, has taken a position in the
Pipestone National bank. Hugh Di-
mock, who for many years has been
deputy county auditor, has been nam
ed as deputy county treasurer and
Joseph H. Keyes. has been named
to succeed Mr.. Dimock in the audi
tors Office.
A branch of the womans auxiliary
to the American Legion has been
formed here and 1t Is expected that
the charter membership will reach a
hundred. Miss Eva J. McKeown has
been named as president and Mrs.
Nellie j. lknudtsOn, secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
TOBOOS SOCIAL DO|NGS
New UIm School Board to Put
Ban on Too Much
FrivoIity

New Ulm, Mimi, August deeds
of valor of the pioneers of tn county
will be recounted on the day OF the
celebration at Fort Ridgley, August %.
Henry A. Herrian, died suddenly of
heart failure at a medical clinic in
New Ulm where he had gone to Sc
cure medical attention.
J. A. Ochs, recently elected member
of the New Ulm school board, refused
to qualify at the organization meet
ing of the board. Alfred w. Mueller
was elected to fill Mr.. Och's place.
The social activities of the pupils
were much discussed, several mem
bers Of the board being of the opinion
that social life was too high No
definite action was taken, but dances
are likely to be tabooed, and possibly
basketball teams will not be allowed
to leave Friday for other cities to play
their games, thus missing recitations.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
MRS. J. J. WADDELL DIES
Well-knoWn Lady Passed Away
This Morning After Long
Illness

Ora Alice Wakefield Waddell, wife
of ]. J. Waddell of this city, died at
st. Joseph's hospital this morning at
$40 o'clock where she had been a
patient for the past six weeks. The
cause of death was Bright's disease
with high blood pressure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waddell and four
children came IRON Yuma, Arizona.
vacation, and shortly after their ar
rival here Mr.. and Mrs. Waddell went
to Rochester to confer with special
istJ relative to her condition, but re-
ceived no encouragement, and upon
their return to Mankato Mrs. Wad-
dell went to the hospital where she
has been very ill for the past ten
days. Last fall Mrs. Waddell went
to Los Angeles to confer with a spec
ialist relative to her trouble.
The deceased is forty five years of
age, and was united in marriage to
Mr.. Waddell twenty four years ago.
Four children survive, Dorothy Alice,
Theodore J. Willard Wakefield, and
J. j., Jr. The deceased has a sister
in New York, brother in Cathage,
Forrest of Chicago, who has been by
her bedside since her last recent ILL
ness.
For fourteen winters Mr.. and Mrs.
Waddel and children have been in
Yuma and Pacific coast points. At
Yuma the deceased was member of
several ladies' organizations includ
ing a musical club. For several years
she had been a member of the East
ern Star and attended the meetings
whenever possible to do so.
The deceased was charming lady,
a fond mother and wife, whose home
life was always happy, and her de-
votion to family was a marked char
acteristic. She was loved by all who
knew her, and her death causes sor-
row TO the host of friends both in
Mankato and her Pacific coast home.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at two O'Clock from the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
Schmitt, South Broad street.. The
Waddell family have made their home,
Since returning from Yuma, at
Lake Washington, where they have
summer cottage.
Burial will be temporary in the
Glenwood moseleum at Glenwood
cemetery, and later the remains will
be removed to Hollywood, Los Ange-
les, where two Of Mr.. Waddell's sis
tiers are buried. The funeral servic-
es will be conducted by Rev. G. A.
Cahoon, of the Centenary Methodist
church
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
HENRIK TO RUN AGAIN
Nonparty Is to Have Shipstead
ct AL In Political Field
This Fall

st. Paul, August 6.-Leaders Of
the Nonpartisan and labor political
leagues have decided to enter DR..
Henrik Shipstead, Glenwood, as a
candidate for governor at the No
vember election as an Independent.
Running with him will be Captain
G. H. Mallon, Minneapolis, Tor lieu
tenant governor. and T. v. Sullivan,
st. Paul, for attorney general.
All three were defeated for the
republican nomination for these Of
fees in June.
Whether Thomas Vollom, C. A.
Lund and P. /. D. Ostby, defeated for
nominations for other state offices,
will run again is not known yet.
They are to confer in a few days
with Nonpartisan and labor leaders.
Whether c. NJ King, Deer River,
will withdraw as candidate for
governor on the Farmer Labor tick
ct so as to give DIR. Shipstead free
field among Independent voters, is
still a matter of doubt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

apolis spent mt week with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bland.
Mrs. C. r. Anderson was shop
per in Mankato last Friday.
Oscar Levine and family of st.
Paul were visitors Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Palmquist.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. McGraw en-
joyed an auto trip to SIOUX Falls, S.
D., last Thursday where they visited
with relatives until Saturday.
Mrs. Edwin Johnson and little son
have returned to their home at Nor
ris, Mimi, after an extended visit
with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Palmquist
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Grieger and
son, Alvin, and daughters Sophia and
Vera, left last week for the northern
part of the state by auto and returned
home Thursday. While on their way
they visited relatives at BrOwnton,
Alexandria, and spent most of the
time fishing near there. From these
places they went to Blue Berring,
near Itasca state park and Indian
reservations, where they camped for
two days. Thep spent very enjoy
able time there. They reporter that
the corn was very dry, and that rain
is badly needed. The trip is a lit
tie over 300 miles from Mankato. The
roads were in excellent condition.
Rev. P. Frey, pastor Of the. Eng
lish Lutheran church of Phoenix,
Arizona, and his family are in the
city as the guests of Rev. Frey's
brother, Professor Hugo Frey of this
city. Professor Frey and wife are
also entertaining Mrs. Frey's sister,
Mrs. l. Gruber of Marinette, Wis.
DR.. Evans and wife of Columbus,
Wis, are in the city as the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Hiram Lloyd.
w. F. Henley of the American City
Bureau of Chicago, who has been in
the city acting as secretary of the
Mankato Civic and Commerce asSo-
citation, left today for Chicago. The
Offices of the Civic and Commerce as
ISOLATION are now in charge of the
newly appointed secretary, Walter e.
Olson of Waterloo, Ia.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
LOVE BEHIND SUICIDE,
The Probable Reason Why Jasper
Clouting Ended His Life.

Fairmont, Mimi, August 6.-Motive
for the suicide of Jasper Clouting of
lecture, but it appears clearly that
disappointment In love affair is the
most likely explanation.
A widow residing in this city, with
employed as housekeeper at the
Clouting home. She and the chill
dren were with Clouting on a pleas
ure trip to Spirit Lake Sunday and
were, seen auto riding together on
Monday. Tuesday Clouting brought
the woman and children to Fairmont
and returned alone and 1t Is known
that she was in consultation with
firm of attorneys in Fairmont. Clout-
ing shot himself early Wednesday
morning.
His body is at the Jones undertak-
ing rooms in this city awaiting the
arrival of two brothers from Montana
before funeral arrangements are
made.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

Girl Will Be Aviatoress.-Miss Della
Mathwig, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
B. Mathwig OF this place, is the first
lady of the county to take up aviation
in any form. During the recent fire.
mems tournament Miss Mathwig took
ride in plane that was here, and
liked the sport SO well that she de-
cided to make a study of aviation, in
the hopes of becoming an expert avia-
trix. She has made arrangements
whereby she has been accepted as a
student to the Clubport Flying School
at Tracy, MINI. Last Sunday evening
a huge plane circled over New Rich
land and landed on the field near ,the
ball park to remain here over night
The following morning Miss Mathwig
accompanied Lieut.. Baas to Tracy by
plane to begin her studies at the fly
ing school, says The New Richland
Star.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
Nienand. Rnners

Miss Mae c. Niemand of Cedar
Falls, Ia, and Marcus S. Rogers of
Waterloo, Ia, were married last
evening at 1880 at the home of Mr..
Rogers sister, Mrs. Charles Burns,
424 Pleasant street. The services,
which were very simple, were per-
formed by Rev. G. A. Cahoon, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers will make their
home in Waterloo, la.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

Out His Gun.-A. o. Williksen of
the Mankato Storage Battery COM
ter shot gun valued at s125 as the
result he thinks Of giving free bat
terry service to an automobile owner.
Mr.. Williksen suspects that while he
was attending to the battery, sthe
automobile owner just casually. pick
ed up the gun and made his geta-
way in the car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

Rev. o. j. Arthur, wife and family
returned home yesterday after spend
ing two weeks at Duluth and Center
City. While absent Rev. Arthur at
tended the state meeting OF the
Luther League at Duluth, and the
meeting Of the executive committee
of the Lutheran conference. Rev. Ar
thur has received a call to the pas
torate Of q Lutheran church at Salt
Lake City, but has not fully decided
whether he viii accept or not.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

mother, Mrs. N Franciscus, Mrs.
Henry Hoft, Mr. and Mrs e. j. Hunter
Of LIE Sueur, Mrs. Shaw and daughter
Helen of Minneapolis, Mrs. T. N. Nc
Peck and children, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G..
Hunter and Misses Amelia and Eta
Hunter Music was enjoyed in the
evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
GOOD PRICE FOR FARM.
Three Hundred Dollars Per Acre
Paid Near New RichIand,

Waseca, Mimi, August Ct. X.
Sommerstad, living near New Rich
land, recently sold his eighty acre
farm to Martin Olson for $500 an
acre.
A party of four Waseca young men
were recently arrested in Owatonna
when their car crashed into the curb
near the court house lawn. 1t is be-
lieved that they were running the
car at the limit of its speed. The
driver was fined $40 and deprived of
the right to run the car for three
months, and the other three were
fined SIS each
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
DIED OF HEART FAILURE,
John Fitzpatrick Stricken While Un

coupling Garden Hose.
Winona, Mimi, August 6.-While
in the act of uncoupling garden
hose from a faucet, John Fitzpa-
trick, pitched forward and died sew
eral minutes later from heart failure
The old familiar family remedy,
beef, wine, and iron, was too much
for NJ t. Olson, who was arraigned
in the court for driving his car when
in a state of intoxication. He was
fined $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13

best of all none of us have missed q
meal.
We arrived in London July 9, and
have been very busy sight seeing
since. We go from here to Scotland
and will tell you in my next letter
how things and condition seem to
me in the British Isles.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-13
ROBBERY AT TRUMAN.

Garage Entered and About 500
Taken BY the Thieves.
When workmen arrived at the St.
John garage in Truman yesterday
morning to resume labor they found
that the place had been entered and
robbed over night. Apparently only
the cash register had been molested
This had been opened and rified. Mr.
st. John estimates his loss at about
500 in bills and silver. Checks in
the register were not taken
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14
DIVINE OWNERSHIP
OF ALL THINGS TO Be
TAUGHT IN FEBRUARY
Churches All Over Country viii
Assist in lnterchurch Stew
ardShip Campaign.

The idea that the Creator is owner
of all things and that man is only a
steward responsible to Him for the ad-
ministration of material affairs on an
unselish basis, will be emphasized In
practically all churches of the United
States during February. Agreements
to this effect have been reached by
many of the leading denominations in
the Interchurch World Movement. Pas
tors throughout the country have indi-
Gated their intention of following the
Movements stewardship department
for sermons to be preached, study
classes to be organized and literature
to be distributed.
This campaign of education is to
reach its climax on Washington's
Birthday, Sunday, February %, which
has been designated as Nationwide
Stewardship Acknowledgement Day"
1t is the plan to have all church mem
bers make acknowledgment on that
day that the Divinity is owner Of all
things by setting aside a certain pro-
portion of their income for the support
of religious causes. While the pro-
portion to be set aside is to be deter
mined by each individual, sermons and
studies will suggest hat a tenth is a
good proportion to start with. 1t will
be pointed out that the Federal income
tax law exempts from taxation, up to
Is per cent of the income, money spent
for religious and philanthroplc pur-
poses.
Not only will the Stewardship cam
paign emphasize the responsibility Of
persons to use their material posses
sions for the advancement of Christi
anity, but 1t is urged that Christians
have been made the repositories of
spiritual which must be used
for the enrichment of the world. On
that assumption all Christians will be
reminded Of their responsibilities to
utilize their privileges Of prayer for
the winning of the world for Christ
and to enlist in active service promul-
eating the gospel in this country and
abroad.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14

The way to all things at Chilling lies
through the moon door. And through
the moon door On the way to wisdom
pass and repass, every day the 70
Chinese maidens of the "guHg-gwan."
The moo door at Chilling is round
as the full noon whence 1t has its
name. And the Chinese maiden, as
she steps over its high sill, may spread
wide her arms and still not touch its
rim with the tips of her fingers.
Some times across the court yard is
another moon door, and beyond 1t, like
a smaller concentric circle, still an
other, leading on through that Chinese
puzzle Of a house, the "gung-gwan" or
official residence at Marking, China,
which is now the home of Ginning Col
lege for Chinese girls-one of the three
women's colleges in all China.
The moon door is but a single fea-
ture of the old place. Once inside the
high stone walls that enclose 1t one is
lost In a maze Of courts and galleries
and covered passages and isolated
rooms.
The whole is China, old China and
new. The moon doors and the archi-
lecture asa whole Lend the dignifs and
the sressss q old China. 81 ths
..~1borntoriss ana aofnitories. ~1Ibrarses
and studies made from the old roo,ns
Of state and ceremony ere modern,
just as the spirit of the Chinese girls
who use them Is modern just as the
force Of America is behind it all, rep
resented by the five American mission
airy organizations and the American
Smith College which maintain Chilling,
is modern.
One pushes ajar the halves of a
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14

This is the moment of moments for
us to find our unity, our spiritual
solidarity, without sacrificing our
diversity and that which is most dis
tinctive to each of our communions
and which, by the way, is the choicest
possession we have.
The reason why we of each denomi-
nation most value that which Is dis
tinctive to us is not simply because it
Is ours, but because we honestly be-
lieve 1t Is the truth. It is our choicest
possession. Without sacrificing our
distinctiveness we want to realize our
unity and solidarity as we gather
round the figure of our Lord with open
minds, responsive hearts and, l would
say, hair-trigger whisky that I mean
wills that are eager to leap into action
when we see a clear path.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14

moo door, latticed over paper in
plum blossom and ~honeycomb design,
and enters a chemical laboratory set
up in a room with 20 windows, each
framed in dragon tracery. And from
the 1agstones of the laboratory floor,
often is scraped fungi and mould for
use under the microscope.
These are typical contrasts Of Gin
ling College, revealed through the
survey Of the Chinese field now being
made by the Interchurch World
Movement, which seeks to promote the
closer cooperation of Protestant
Churches of America in attaining their
world aims.
Ginling College the survey shows, is
at the heart Of Ave Chinese provinces
with a total population Of 10, 0O0. 900
and Is the only woman's college tn that
great area. Yet its capacity to receive
young Chinese girls is limited by the
capacity of the old "~gung-gwan," rent
ed since the beginning Of the institu-
ton, four years ago.
Fund of $4,000
Chilling owns 81 acres Of ia1a on
the bills beside the Yangtze river. In
the IRterchurch World Movement sur
ysy Of China, there Is . budget iteus
81 sooou1 Z i there t. slsoss tae
Churshes o. 1mericaso~ fhsy csn pace
upon that land on the hiE7 the lfkrasy
administration building, recitation
buildings, chapel-all that are needed
for a modern college. Unless the fund
is available by 1921, many young wo-
men of China seeking college educa-
tions must be denied admission to
Ginning, because the old "g~ung-gwan"
is too small.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14
An Assured World Success.

"When such a vast multitude of peo-
pie come together earnestly and prayer
fully. there must be developed an out
pouring Of spiritual power such as this
land has never before known. If the
Interchurch World Movement is com.
plete in its cooperation, II the indi-
vidual constituents are conseerated
and in earnest, and the leadership is
able, there is no limit under God in
what may be accomplished in the es-
adjustment of His Kingdom on earth
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-02-14
mo Mar Alone Can lake a Trench

"'Keep together Keep togetherr
shouted a commanding officer overseas.
No man alone can take a trench 7. l
say: Keep toeetheri Keep together.
men of Godi No church alone can
take a world &c Sherwood Eddy.