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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
OMAHA, Neb,, Dec. 16.-Dr. Leslie
Fields, found guilty by jury late
Friday Of murder by criminal opera
ton Of Ruth Aver, hin eteen year old
Hayes Center, Neb., school girl, will
receive his sentence next week,
Judge Troup announced today. The
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18
axe a
Music Bath

TAKE music bath once or twice
i a week for few seasons You
Will find it Is to the soul what water
bath is to the body. This elevates
and tends to maintain the tone of ones
mind. Seek, therefore, every clean
opportunity for hearing it. Purchase
some kind of instrument for the home
and see that its benehcent harmonies
are often heard. Let music be as much
part Of a days routine as eating or
reading or working. Il
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
Music to the mind is as air to the
body. PLATO
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18

LONDON, Dec. 1S.-Irish home rule
bill was to be resubmitted to the house
Of commons as result Of the inser-
ton of minor amendment by the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18

house OF lords. The lords made no
attempt to pass the amendments re
jected by commons.
II is understood that royal assent to
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18
FUNERAL NOTICE.

BELI-Funeral services for the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh F.
Bell will be held from the residence
2128 johnson street, Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Burial private.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-18
NOTICE.

Knights & Ladies Of Security mem
bers. Regular meeting Monday, Dec
20, 1920, At Camerm's hall. Impor-
tart business. All members requested
70 be present.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
MONTANA IN SECOND PLACE.
Western State Exceeded Only Dy Ohio
In Sale Of Savings Certificates.

Montana has won second place (next
to Qhio) in the states of the Union for
the per capita sales Of the United
States thrift stamps, War Savings
stamps and Treasury Savings certi-
ficates and leads all of the states Of
the Ninth Federal Reserve district
composed Of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota. Montana and parts Of
Michigan and Wisconsin.
During the month Of October. Mon
tana's sales amounted to s103,333.04,
making per capita sale Of IL cents,
while Minnesota showed a per capita
sale Of 16 cents. The sale In the Da-
kotas was cents. The general aver
age throughout the nation was eight
cents.
In Anaconda, Montana, the school
children are waging thrift stamp
contest sale and four American flags,
feet by ten feet, are to be awarded
TO the schools making the best show
ing. the prizes going to the grades
that buy the largest number OF War
Savings stamps per capita In the pub
lie and parochial schools, The contest
closes on the day that the schools
close for the Christmas holidays.
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WHEAT AND FLOUR MOVEMENT


a follows: +.
farms
022700o
Wheat receipts from farms, bushels June 81 to De-
to
250690o0
Total wheat elevators mills
sixth the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
news FROM MEDeI0HN|
FARMERS CLUB HELD
ANNUAL MEETING
A M.iRickard Was Elected Pres
ident; Social Hour Followed
The Session
Especial to Free Press.l

Medo. January THE Medo Farm
ers' club held their annual meeting at
the Louis Hobja home last Friday
evening. The following oHiccrs were
elected: President, A. M. Richard;
vice president, Tom st. John; secre-
tary, Mary d. Croft; treasurer, Harry
Aticherscn; and ladies' president A.
NJ Richard. The ladies served an
oyster supper and social time was
enjoyed by every one. The next meet
ing will be held at the home of John
Stroebel ON January 30.
Miss wazel Ward spent Tuesday
night visiting at the John Stroebel
home
Miss Vera Kitch spent the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. Ray Goodrich.
Misses Ada and Lila Madison of
ST. Clair visited few days last week
at the ]. C. DeRemee home.
James Aticherson is visiting few
weeks with relatives at Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ward and jim
mie Jr., spent New Years day with
Mrs. Wards parents at Beauford.
Miss Mary Groll spent few days
OF her vacation visiting her friend,
Vienna Haedt at Decoria.
Willie Groll spent his vacation at
his homo He returned to his school
work at Austin on Monday.
John Stroebel and daughter, Jean
nette, spent New Years with Mr..
Stvoehars parents at Mapleton.
Al Salisbury was Mankato visitor
Saturday.
Miss Maria Peska. teacher in Dis
.rict No. CT, spent her vacation with
Ger parents at GAINESVILLE.
Myron Ward left for st. Paul last
Friday where he will start for short
tine at the University Farm, after
which he will do COW testing in the
state. Mr.. Ward is a, 1919 graduate
from Inc School of Agriculture az the
University of Minnesota 60 he is well
qualified for the work
Misses Estella Stroebel, Elsie ST.
Seyersor. who spent their vacations
at Their homes at Medo, returned to
Mapleton Sunday afternoon SO as to
be ready for school on Monday.
MIS-. Fred Buckholtz will entertain
the Movian Cemetery society Tues
dag. January 6.
Mrs. Louis Hobia is having dental
w0rl, Gone at Napoleon this week.
Miss F'rona Ward is assisting Mrs.
Fred Brckholtz with her homework
for few days.
Tie Medo Baptist aid society will
meet with Mrs. Fred Schultz Thurs
day. January s.
Z Last Wednesday evening. the Glad
Hand Class of the Medic Union Sun
day school were pleasantly entertain
ed at the John Stroebel home. Games
were played during the evening and
at midnight delicious luncheon was
served. Those present report very
good time.
A box social was held last Wedne5-
day evening at the VIII Lentz school
housc for the benefit of the MeGo
Norwegian Lutheran church. Nearly
sixty dollars was realized from the
sale OF the boxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Salisbury and
children visited at the Will Beise
home on Sunday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
ATTACK WAS PLANNED
FACTS BROUGHT OUT
AT cENTRALIA
Mayor and Two councilmen
Sign Statement About Shoot
ing of Soldiers

St. Paul. January IA sworn state.
rient issued by the mayor and two
commissioners OF Centralia, received
today by the Minnesota department
American Legion, attests that the at
tack of the /. W. w. on members OF
the American Legion at Centralia
November II, 1919, was unprovoked
and without excuse.
From the evidence gathered it is
obvious that The plan to kin ex- sery
ice men was pTeeoneeivcd by the i
w. W.. says the report.
Facts That Are Established.
According to the statement The fol.
lowing facts arg established:
One. The plot to kill was laid
two or three weeks before the
tragedy.
Two High powered arms and
ammunition, Including split soft
no5ed bullets, We're collected to
an extent which made an arsenal
CT the l. w. w. headquarters.
Three. Conferences were held
to lay plans in the I. W. w. hall
for the murder
Four. From the nature Of the
firing, it is evident that it was
preconceNed plan to kill ex- serv-
ice men of the United States army.
Five. VoNeys Of shots were
fired BY the II W. w. iato the par
aiding eo,uznsis aid into the Amer
lean Red Cross in the parade,
bringing imminent danger to wo-
men and children and all the as
sembled people. More than $50
shots were fired into the crowds
in reckless disregard of human
life.
Six Previous to the parade the
revolutionists had been deliber-
ately stationed in the l. w. w.
headquarters at upper story win
dows across the street; in hiding
aleng the street and three on
Seminary street hill nearby. All
of the points commanded sweep
OF the line Of march. The as
sassins were armed and under
agreement to fire on signal.
The document is signed by Mayor
T. C. Rogers and Commissioners w
w. Dickerson and ]. 6. Saunders.
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COMING AND GOING

Mrs. Henry Chesser and daughter
.Winnefred spent Tuesday at Mime
apolis. While there they heard Har-
ry Lauder sing at the auditorium.
Miss Maud Barnes returned to this
city Monday night and is ENJOYING a
visit at the home of her parents. Mr..
street Miss Barns, contralto, has
been travelling with the Dominica,
Concert company during the past two
years. They visited all the southern
states. Miss Barnes has not as yet
decided what she will do in the near
future but may locate at Minneapolis
and continue her musical work.
Mrs. Franklin Marshall of Chicago
is in the city visiting friends for a
few days.
Mrs. A. E. Quirsby and Mrs. Caro-
line Quimby left this morning for
Northfeld where they will spend the
day visiting.
Minneapolis Tribune: Mrs. T. w.
Hart and her daughter, Miss Helen
Hart, sos West Twenty fifth street
left last evening for an extended
trip. They will go first to New York
and Washington. ID. c.. for several
days visit and will later. tour Flori-
Ga. They will be at West Palm Beach
for the greater part OF the winter and
will be Joined there early in Febru
airy by Mr. Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Hart
and Miss Hart will return to Mime
apolis April l. Miss Hart, who is a
Junior at the University, of Minnesota
will continue her work at college al
the opening of the spring quarter.
Mrs. w. L. Hawley and Mrs. Henry
/, Lischesska and son, Milton of Snring-
field are in the city as guests of Mrs
Jessie Clark. Fs
Vernon Tompkins. Harry Carney
Robert Brown and King Richards who
/ have been spending the holidays with
their parents in this city, returned to
tShattuck this morning.
o. M. Jeruc, president of the Man.
kato Winter Carnival left this after.
noon for St Paul on business triI
lin connection with the carnival.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
URGED BABcOCK ROADS

tCOntlnued FTOm Page One.1
We'll | may change my mind"
Williams replied.
Il just guess you had better change
your mind in a hurry" said Senator
McGafry, amid general laugh.
Considerable discussion arose over
the matter Of distributing the maps
as propaganda, in favor of the
amendment. Mr. Williams declared
that lit would take considerable
missionary work" to carry the
amendment in his township as every
one was opposed to it. Several meE
present urged Mr.. Williams to get out
and work for the amendment.
IF Hance will buy maps for his
township I'll buy them for mine," said
ID. l.. Williams, indicating Henry
HSnce, who took a prominent part in
the discussion.
Would Cary Anyway.
Don't need the maps in my town.
ship. The amendment will pass
without them" cane back Mr. Hance
promptly.
DR.. j. w. Andrews declared he
could not understand why anyone
should oppose the measure. He said
he would gladly bear the additional
tax on his automobiles, or even
double that, and expressed the con-
victlon that the amendment would
pass in Blue Earth, county.
1t was agreed that today a Join,
committee of the Automobile cIut
and tho Commercial club should be
appointed to look after the interests
OF the Bahcock amendment in this
county.
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percons CT foreign birth will be
asked quest ions concerning these
additional points.
Year of immigration to the United
States.
Whether naturalized. and If so
tho year of naturalization.
Mother tongue or native language.
Census enumerators will also call
at every farm in this community to
secure the Information necessary TO
I'll out the questions contained on
the agricultural schedule.
Every farmer will be asked
questions concerning the acreage and
vGluo of his farm; WEATHER he owns.
.oats CT partly owns and partly rents
She land he farms; the value OF the
buildings, machinery and implements
belonging 10 his farm; the quantity
of all crops raised on his farm during
the year 1919; and many other ques-
lions which cover all possible farm
operations
in absolutely accurate and COM
plcte census vitality concerns the
welfare of this community and CT
every person living in it. The official
population or the next ten Years will
Be- Cetcrnind by the census of 1920.
De ready with your answers when
thc census man calls at your house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
BOOKS GO Il, COUNTRY
.MANkATO LIBRARY Is
AID TO READERS
Report of Librarian For Month
Submitted To Directors
Meeting

A regular meeting of the library
board was held last night. The report
for the month was read and the bills
approved.
The report of the librarian was as
follows:
TO the Board Of Directors: Gentle
men: Herewith is submitted the re-
port of the Mankato public library for
the month of December, 1915.
Miss Butcher has returned from
spending the holidays in St. Joseph.
While there she visited the libraries
and has come back with renewed en-
Ithusiasm to promote the work i'll the
children's roomL
A delegation of ladies from Rapidan
came to the library and selected
some books which were SEM to the
Bosin store in the village From there
the books will be circulated among
the people who cannot get into the
the city during the cold weather.
The books from the Roosevelt
school were sent in to be changed
and request for two cases instead
of enc was made. Two cases were
sent out the first day Of school In
this way the privileges of the library
are extended to the children OF West
Maakato.
This month requests for books have
collie from lie Sueur, Mapletoa. Lake
Crystal, Rapidan, ST. Peter, Good
Thunder ard Atwater
Mrs. j. III. Baker gave twenty eight
books TO the library.
frequent use CT the trustees room
has been made by different commit
tees.
The books which were sent to the
Eindery last June have returned.
They were prepared for the shelves
at once and the people were as eager
for them as they ere for now books.
Many of the bound magazines have
also came back. Now the most re-
cent material can be obtained for
reference work
The bill for the new books, which
We're ordered, has come, SO likely the
books will be here in few days.
The coal from outside is being put
in as quickly as space is made for it
in the bins.
Statistics are as follows:
Days open for circulation of books,
twenty-six.
Days open for reading. thirty.
Adult cirqalations: Fiction, 1850;
non fiction, Lis; total 5000.
Juvenile circulation: Fiction, 1905;
non-fction, 1872; total. 1883.
Total circulation, 1884.
New adult registrations, fifty eight.
New juvenile registrations. forty.
Total, ninety eight.
Books added: Gift, z; purchase.
e.; rebound, 200: total, 213. Adult loan
department, 149; juvenile loan de-
partment, 20; total, 213.
Magazines added: Adult reference
department, 40; Juvenile reference
department, 2. Total, AZ.
Financial statement: Cash on hand
December l, 1919, s4S.62; money TAX
en- in during December, S49.17; de-
posted with city clerk, sos 90: cash
on hand January /, 1920, S32.79. Re-
specially submitted, NJ. Janet Balm.
librarian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09

Boy Born.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.
Morse, 312 Record street, are the
proud parents of baby boy, born
Monday morning.
Funeral of Helen craig.-The funer-
al of the late Helen Craig will be
held from the undertaking parlors of
Johnson & Boman tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. T. R. Pad
en- OF the Presbyterian church will of
ficiate. ,.sn3iVs
i. --f-rs ,2ens
Mrs. Kennedy Imprevcd. Mrs. Ly-
dia Kennedy who's hassbeen i'll since
last Saturday is considerably i'm
proved and believed on the road to
recovery. Her daughters, Mrs. w. e.
Hendley of NiEbllet has been here
to assist in caring for her mother.
-
Young Lady Recovers.-Friends OF
Miss Alma Schulz will be glad to learn
that she has recovered from her long
illness and has resumed her duties
at the r. F. Neubert company. Miss
Schulz has been suffering from an at
tack OF scarlet fever for the past
month.
Will Join Beta kappa.-Lewis G.
Widell, son of Gustaf Widell Of Man
kato, freshman at Hamline pniver-
sity, the Methodist college in st.
Paul, has been pledged to member
ship in the Beta Kappa fraternity.
Mr.. Widell was a member Of the
Hansiine university state champion
football squad.
Miss Reeves to Visit sunday.
School, Centenary Methodist Sun
day school will have as guest next
Sunday Miss Leah May Reeves,
religious educational director of Cen
trail Park Methodist church, st. Paul.
Miss Reeves is very capable and
successful worker with young people
and besides speaking briefly to the
Sunday school will deliver a public
address at the Sunday evening serv-
ice in the auditorium at 7:45 which
will be of interest to all. presenting
the educational ana social program
OF a modern church. Miss Reeves is
also a delightful entertainer and will
present an entertainment consisting
|of readings and short stories under
the auspices. of the Sunday school on
Monday evening. Miss Reeves Is
well known by number of people
lin Mankato who will be very glad to-
hear her message.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
Embroidery an Old Art.

The art of embroidery has been
practiced from time immem0rial-it
is said TO be as old as the art Of dress
Ing. The mummy clothes of ancient
Egypt show the earliest extant en-
broidery. and the "pomegranates Of
blue and purple and scarlet of the
Book OF Exodus We're of embroidery.
The art reached its height In the early
middle 9ges. In Greece and Rome,
laws We're made to moderate It's use,
but without success.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
ADVICE TO GIRLS

Brown Eyes: Whether a girl may
be considered pretty or not depends
upon her ways her expression, her
character. One would not like a
doll faced girl with a mean DISPOSE
ton, you know.
AS for the stage as a career. my
dear, it means hard, hard work
Would YOU be willing to put in long
hours hard work, endure stern crit
icism, and leave your home for the
stage? That's what it means-and
If you think you want it, go ahead,
after you get the consent CT your
family of course.
Dear Annie Laurie: have been
going with 4 boy from ncigh3oring
town for quite awhile and we have
been very good friends until la t Fri
day night. There was a dance her
and | wrote and asked him 70 con.
over with the intention that he siicu't
answer and let me know whe,.se
he was coming or net.
A boy from another town came un
expectedy and he asked me TO go
to the dance and not knowing that
the first boy was coming made
plans to go with him for that night
as | didn't know whether the other
one was coming or not.
He took me to fine dance, supper
and also home The other boy also
came and ] was left to decide which
one to go with. had to go with the
one / had the engagement with and
the other one was angry, although he
took another girl home and tried to
act as though he wasn't.
He told the girl he took home that
he would never come here again and
It is on account of me- Please adj.
wise me what | should do Betty.
Betty: Did you ask the young
man to let you know? OF course, he
should have written you or called
you up, anyway, for it would have
been unpleasant for you to have been
left sitting at home.
If were you / should not do any
thing at all, but wait and see how he
behaves himself. I hardly think he
viii continue to be angry. He will
wake ND and want to be friends
again. if he really liked you, and il
he was just amusing himself, isn't it
d good thing to find it out at once?
Dear Annie Laurie When you are
| Introduced to boy what should YOU
say? When you are at dance and
you are introduced to q boy and he
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Ignorance In Russia.

There seems little doubt that. Will
the exception of one or two of tht
Balkan states, RUSSIA is the most II
literate country In Europe, over 60 per
cent Of the, inhah ifnnts being unable
to read or write Syet the capital has
the larsest university In the world:
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THEY'LL MEET TO FIGHT
Details of Match Between Carpenter
and Dempsey to be Made.
IANsociated Prnss Disnatch

l1NSsOcIateu PreSS Dispatch
Paris, January carpenter and
Dempsey probably will meet as soon
as the result of the acceptance last
night by Carpenters manager of tho
offer by James Coffroth of a $500 600
purse for a forty five round battle in
Lower California. Carpenter pre-
fcrs q much shorter fight.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

One of the features OF the big high
school carnival will be minstrel
show given by the Glee clubs. Special
artists have been engaged for this. and
the affair promises to be one of the
hits Of the evening The club promises
that good jokes will be given, and
catchy songs will be sung. The car
nival committee wishes it be under
stood that this carnival is in no way
connected with the Mankato Winter
carnival and the proceeds will beiused
for different purpose The money
will be used to make the high school
library what it should be and also to
give the parents a chance to inspect
the building and pass Judgment on it..
In order to give the debating teams
Of the high school some material for
their debate which will be Resolved
that the Philippine Islands should be
given their Immediate independence"
Principal r. G. Pickett gave an il
lustrated talk to the teams and their
instructor, Miss Ruth Brown Mr..
Pickett has been associated with the
educational work in the Philippines
for some time and gave a very in
teresting account of his experiences.