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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-05-11
SOME GIRL

',Father calls ine Mary. Mother
calls me Marle.' Everybody else
calls me Mary Marie. The rest Of
my name IL Anderson. I'm thir-
teen years old. Pnd I'm a cross
current and a contradiction"
Mary Marie is telling the TRUTH
but not all the truth-she Isn't do
ing herself justice. For she's also
adorable; that's Just what she Is.
And the story she tells proves II.
You see, her austere father and her
sunshiny mother are divorced and
Mary lives fifty-fifty with them. So
with her father she's Mary and with
her mother she's Marie. And alto
gether she's a delicious blend OF
occurrences and lHeliness, of sense
of duty and love Of mischief.
While you're reading Mary Ma
rie's story you're absorbed in its
romance and loveS After you get
through you realize that you've
read a powerful ! preachment on
love.
The author? Oh yes-Eleanor H.
Porter. the most popular American
woman writer, author OF Polly
anna" Dawn" and a dozen other
novels that have sold by the million.
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pected to be bothered with looking up
how words are spelt, every five min
utes, nor fusslng over putting in a
whole lot Of foolish little dots and
dashes.
As II anybody who was reading the
story cared for that parti The story's
the thing. ss
I, 1 love stories. I've written lots Of
them for the girls, too-litlle short
ones. mean not long one like this
is going to be, Of course. And it'll
be 80 exciting to be living story In
stead of reading it--onIy when you're
living story you can't peek over to
the back to see how it's all coming out.
shnn't like that part. Still. It may be
all the more exciting, after all, not to
know what's coming.
| like love stories the best. Fathers
got-oh. lots Of books In the library,
and I've read stacks Of them, even
some of the stupid old histories and
biographies. i had TO read them when
there wasn't anything else to read
But there weren't many love stories.
Mothers got few, though--lovely
ones-and some books Of poetry, on
the little shelf in her room. But |
read all those ages ago.
That's why I'm so thrilled over this
new one-the one I'm living, / mean.
For Of course this will be love story.
There1l be my love story in two or
three years, when grow up, and
while I'm waiting there's Fathers and
Mothers.
Nurse Sarah says that when you're
divorced you're free just like you were
before you were married. and that
sometimes they marry again. That
made me think right away: what IL
Father or Mother, or both of them,
married again? And should be there
to see 1t, and the counting. and all |
Wouldn't that be some love story
Well, just guess
And only think how all the girls
would envy me-and they just living
along their humdrum. everyday exist
ence with fathers and mothers already
married and living together, and moth
Ing exciting to look forward to. For
really, you know, when you come right
down to 1t, there aren't many girls that
have got the chance I've got.
And so that's why I've decided to
write 1t into book. oh, yes, know
I'm young-Only thirteen. But ] feel
really awfully old; and you know a
woman is as old as she feels. Besides,
Nurse Sarah says am old for my age.
and that it's no wonder. the kind Of
life I've lived.
And maybe that is so. For of course
1t has been different, living with a
father and mother that are getting
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-05-11

ready TO be divorced, from what II
would have been living with the loving.
happy-ever-after kind. Nurse Sarah
says it's a shame and pity, and that
it's the children that always suffer.
But I'm rot suffering-not mite. I'm
just enjoying 1t. It's so exciting.
OF course II l was going to lose
either one, 1t would be different But
I'm not, for am to live with Mother
six months. then with Father.
So l still have them both. And.
really. when you come right down to
it, I'd rather take them separate that
way. Why, separate they're just per
fectly all right. like that-that--what-
do-you-call-it POWDER - sedlitzer, OF
something like that. Anyhow, it's that
white powder that you mix In two
glasses, and that looks just like water
till you put them together. And then
oh, my such fuss and fizz and splut
ter! Well, it's that way with Father
and Mother. It'll be lots easier to take
them separate, know. For now car
| be Mary six months. then Marie sil
months, and not try TO be them both al
at once, with maybe only i've minutes
between them.
And think ! shall love both Fathel
and Mother better. separate. too. d
course l love Mother, and I know II
Just adore Father II he'd let me-he'l
so tall and fine and splendid. wheI
he's out among folks. ALI the girls arr
sfunlv crazv over him And I am ZOO
Only, at HONEYWELL, it's hard TO b.
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Mary always And you see, he named
me Mary
But | mustn't tell that here That's
part Of the story. and this Is only the
Preface. I'm going to begin Il to-mor-
row-the real story--Chapter One
But, there--I mustn't call II q
"chapter" out loud. Diaries don't
have chapters, and this is a diary. /
mustn't forget that it's diary. But
! can write It down as a chapter. for
it's going to be a novel. after It's got
done being a diary.
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PREFACE

Which Explains Things .

6NBlaiuS
Father calls me Mary. Mother calls
me Marie. Everybody else calls me
Mary Marie. The rest of my name is
Anderson.
I'm thirteen years old, and I'm a
cross-current and a contradiction. That
is, Sarah says I'm that. (Sarah is my
old nurse.) She says she read 1t once
that the children of unlikes were al.
ways cross-current and contradic-
ton. And my father and mother are
unlikes, and I'm the children. That
Is, I'm the child. I'm all there is. And
now I'm going to be a bigger cross
current and contradiction than ever,
for I'm going to live half the time with
Mother and the other half with Father.
Mother will go to Boston to live and
Father Will stay here-a divorce, you
know.
I'm terribly excited over it. None of
the other girls have got divorce in
their families, and always did like to
be different. Besides, it ought to be
awfully interesting, more so than just
living along, common, with your father
and mother in the same house all the
time-especially If it's been anything
like my house with my father and
mother in it
That's why I've decided to make a
book of it-that is, 1t really will be q
book, only i shall have to call it
diary, on account of Father, you know.
Won't 1t be funny when l don't have to
do things on account of Father? And
] won't, of course the six months I'm
living with Mother in Boston. But,
oh, my !-the six months I'm living
here with him-whew! But, then,
can stand it. may even like it
some. Anyhow, it'll be different. And
that's something.
Well, about making this into book
AS / started to say, he wouldn't let
me. l know he wouldn't. He says
novels are a silly waste Of time. II not
absolutely wicked. But, a diary-oh,
he loves diaries. He keeps one him
self, and he told me II would be an ex-
cellent and instructive discipline for
me to do it, too-set down the weather
and what did every day.
The weather and what ! did every
auy, luuSeuI LONely EeduluB tDdl
would make. wouldn't itl Like this:
''The sun shines this morning.
got up, ate my breakfast, went TO
school, came home, ate my dinner.
played one hour over to Carrie Hey
woods, Dracticed on the plano one
hour, studied another hour. Talked
with Mother upstairs in her room about
the sunset and the snow on the trees
Ate my supper. Was talked to BY
Father down in the library about Inn
proving myself and taking care not e
be light-minded and frivolous. (Ht
meant like Mother, only he didn't say
It right out loud. You don't have 4
say some things right out In plaiI
words, you know Then went TO bed. ;
Just as If was going to write my
novel like thatl Not much am. Blu
shall call 1t a diary. oh, yes. shall
call It a diary-till ! take II to b,
printed. Then l shall give ii its tru,
name-a novel. And I'm going to tel
the printer that I've left 1t to him L
make the spelling right, and put In al
those tlresome little commas anC
periods and question marks that every
body seems TO make such fuss about
II write the story part, l can't be en-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-05-11

"Flrst I found out how they
happened to mArry--Fathsr and
Mother"
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CTo BE coNTMuED1
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Next paY. an RInht.

She (during sps)-1t's a story for
you to say 1 grabbed you up quick.
You know very well that when you
proposed l didn't say yes" until the
next day.
He-That's right, you didn't. i
proposed at IL 80 p. m. and you &C
cepted me at 1901 the next morning.
Boston Transcript. -
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-05-11
Spoiled Her Evening.

maud says she didn't have a good
time at the reception at ALL"
"What was the troubleT
"She'd heard a choice bit of gossip
about girl who was there, and the girl
kept within hearing distance all the
time, so that Maud didn't have =
chance to tell it."-Boston Transcript.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-05-11

Why try to pull yourself out Of a
hole with corkscrew?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
WILL GO TO COLORADO

John c. Roberts And Family And
Wesley Orr To Leave
Lake Crystal, July 24.-Several
people from Lake Crystal and vic.
unity, intimate friends of John C,
Roberts and family, very pleasantly
surprised them at their home on
evening. The evening was spent in
a social way, light refreshments
being served at late hour. Mr.. and
Mrs. Roberts, daughter Blanche and
Wesley Orr, mechanic at the Over
land Perrin Garage, will leave Tues
day in the formers car for sLoveland,
Colorado where Mr.. Roberts pur-
chased a garage several months ago,
They expect to make the trip by
easy stages and will camp out
nights. weather permitting. Mr.. Rob
erts is a former Lake Crystal man
and since moving to Mankato, sew
eral years ago, never failed to call
upon his many friends when in this
city, whether persuing his duties as
auto salesman or on pleasure. He
has also been instrumental in the
sale of many autos in this city and
vicinity. 1t is hoped that his fair
dealings. which has won him SO
many friends here will soon make
him popular in business and social
circles at Loveland.
Miss Gertie Frasch, Miss Louise
Stallmann and Miss Williams OF
New Ulm are visiting at the Louis
Neessen home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
Outing For Little
Folks By the Ellis

The annual kiddies' outing,
each year by the Mankato Eiks'
lodge, will be held on Wednes-
nesday, August at Linder Bay
Lake Washington. Last year
there were 700 children enter
tanned at the picnic and from
the estimates Of the COMMITTEES
there will be nearer 1000 this
year. Cards will be sent out to
the parents in order to learn as
definitely as possible how many
children 1t will be necessary to
arrange for. 1t Is panned to
leave the Elks' club from twelve
until twelve thirty O'Clock in
cars. Autoists are requested to
donate their cars and to call
the EIks' club phone Us, leave
their names and the number
that can be carried in the car,
Sandwiches, ice cream and lem
onade will be the refreshments
furnished the Riddles. Georae
Pond is chairman Of the com
n1ittee that has the picnic In
charge. The committee held a
meeting Saturday afternoon to
arrange for the outino,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
Abandoned One Car;
Then Stole Another
That Is Belief In Case of Auto
Found and Buick Driv-
en- Away

1t is now suspected that the
thieves who stole August Paegers
Buick car a few nights ago, also
stole one in Minneapolis and ran
the car 10 Mankato after breaking a
spring and otherwise damaging the
machine This machine was aband =
oned on Front street near the Hub
Lard mill the same night that the
Paegel car was stolen, which leads
TO the supposition that the thieves
who stole 1t abandoned the car af-
err it was disabled and then took
Mr.. Paegers.
The license numbers being on the
car, Chief Phil Landmark learned
that the abandoned auto belonged tc
j. T. Port of Minneapolis. This
gentleman was notified and came
and got his car yesterday.
1t is said that this car stood on
the street for two days, when the
attention of tae police was called TO
it. 1t was then that Chief Landmark
got busy on the case.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
WHEEL OF CHANCE
0USTED BY BOARD
ACTION WAS TAKEN BY
DIRECTORS TODAY
LINING UP OF EVENTS
Dates For Exhibition Are Sep
TENDER II. IL, IS and IA;
Preparing Program

Tickle wheels OF chance manipu-
lated by the deft hands o. Tenuors
OF various articles, kewpie dolls,
hams, and other more or less ques-
tionable mel chandise, are to be ia
boo at the Mankato fair. These
and other gaming devices were or
dered barred at a meeting of the di-
rectors OF the Mankato Fair asso-
citation, which was held late yes
terday afternoon at the Civic and
Commerce association offices. Other
amusement features will be substl-
tuted. The action in question was
taken with view OF giving the pa
irons of the big Mankato fair the
cleanest kind OF a show possible.
Premiums to be awarded to exhi-
bitors We're checked over at the
meeting and approved. Those in
terested will find that the Mankato
Fair and Blue Earth County Agrl-
cultural association is holding up its
reputation for liberal premiums al
though some notifications down
ward have been made.
Switching of Cars.
Renewed efforts are TO be made
to have arrangements made per
Uniting the switching of cars out to
the fair grounds. This question has
been up with the Chicago, Saint
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Rail
road company for almost year
now without result. President Chris
Steiner and Secretary w. E. olson
are 10 confer with Ivan Bowen of
the Minnesota railroad and ware
house commission in regard to the
matter. 1t was pointed out that all
the railroad company has to do to
permit this very desirable service
is TO publish it in their switching
tariff as the trackage Is already
there.
A request for a free both at the
fair grounds for the Public Library
was granted.
More important Attractions
Considerable discussion was given
over to the more important attrac..
tions SUCH as horse racing. baseball:
games, fireworks, ETC., SUFFICIENT or
which will be provided to furnish
we'll balanced program. There
will be a grand display of fireworks
on each OF the first three nights OF
the four day fair, and the display
viii be different each night. A
special program will be provided
for Thursday the closing night. The
outdoor attractions booked tor this
season are of unusual merit. A big
livestock parade will take place be-
fore the grandstand on the. after
noon of the last day.
The dates of the Mankato fair
are September II, II, Is and IA, De
ginning on Monday, following the
close of the Minnesota state fair.
Ralph A. Jensen, September
chairman of the program committee
of the Kiwanis club has announced
that on September 5. the club will
make a Booster Tour in the inter
ests OF the Mankatc fair. No de-
tails have been worked out at this
time. but will be announced as soon
as formulated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
MAPLETON NEWS NOTES

Mapleton, Mimi, July 11.-Mrs.
F. S. Krouss spent a few days the
past week with her brother Henry
White and wife at St. James.
Byron McGregor left Tuesday
morning for Montana on a short
business trip.
Remember the outdoor services
of the Federated Churches at the
Lura Lake Summer Resort Sunday
morning beginning at 1890. Every
one is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Albrecht and
Mrs. Charles Schweitzer left We'd
nesday morning for the twin cites
where they are spending the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rinehart and
daughter Ruth and Margaret Nor
row spent Thursday with relatives
at Waterville.
The next band concert will be
held Wednesday evening, July 26th.
Several added attractions will ap-
pear on the program.
Attorney NJ. Brewster Of Wells
assisted the local band in their con-
cert Wednesday evening.
Ralph Townsend and sons and
Miss Annie Lambie and Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Krouss of Minnesota
Lake spent Wednesday at this
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
VIRGINIA LEAGUE MEET
City Is To Entertain State Body
AUGUST p to 20

SIty Is 10 Entertain State Body
August II to "a
Virginia. Mimi, is making pre-
parations to entertain the members
of the American Legion at the Min
nesota state convention of that or
ganization to be held in that city
from August 81 to "a.
1t is expected that there will be
six thousand delegates in attend
ance. Hanford MacNider, national
commander, will be present at the
convention. The members of the
ladies' auxiliary will be pleased to
learn that Mrs. Hobart, national
auxiliary will be at the convention
also.
Delegates of the American Legion
from this city are: Al J. Gruenen-
fielder. B. D. Grogan, AL Kircher, ].
A. Hielscher, Eng Nelson, Frank E.
Morse Ivan Bowen Raymond Hughes
Hiram J. Lloyd and Phil Comstock.
Auxiliary deleagtes are: Mrs. B.
D. Smith, Mrs. R. R. Hamilton, Mrs.
Rudolph Thompson, Mrs. A.. v.
Denman, Mrs. Herb. Houck, Mrs.
Jonn R. Bowen, Mrs. Thurston
john. The alternates are: Mrs. Will
liam Conlin, Mrs. Wallace Sterling
Mrs. J. B. Nielsen, Mrs. johnson,
Mrs. Albert Ross and Mrs. Charles
R. Long.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
Sinotte.Gierock

Today at ten o'clock. occurred the
of Miss Ruth Sinotte,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Sin
otte, Willard street, well known
young lady of this city. and Mr.. Al
bin c. Gierock of Little Falls. The
ceremony was performed before a
beautiful improyised altar of ferns
and sweet peas, by Rev. w. P. Clark
of the First Church of Christ To
the strains of Nendeissohn's We'd
ding march, played by the brides
niece, Miss Paralee Sinotte, the
bride and groom took their place
before the altar. They were unat-
tended. The bride wore a becoming
frock of pink dotted swiss, and she
carried a shower bouquet of pink
roses and white sweet peas.
At twelve O'Clock a wedding
breakfast was served to the rela-
tives and few friends. Those who
assisted were the Misses Margaret
Dackins, Agnes Anderson and Mar
lam Dilley, friends Of the bride. The
young couple left this afternoon in
their car for the northern part of
the state where they will enjoy a
camping trip.
Mrs. Gierock graduated from the
Mankato High School with the class
of 1914 and from the Mankato Nor
rmal school in 1916 Since that time
she has been teaching, the past Two
years having been spent in Little
Falls. The groom is an employe at
the Post Office at Little Falls.
Out of town guests who were pre-
sent at the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Oliver sof MINNEAPOLIS,
an uncle and aunt of the bride, Mr..
A. B. Leasure of Minneapolis. a
cousin of the bride, Miss Genev1eye
Gierock and Mr.. Albert Enke, both
of Little Falls, the former sister
and family of Keoluk, Ia, brother
of the bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Dilley and daughter Marian of Tar
ma Idaho.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-07-28
REUBEN LUNDQUIsT DIES
Young Man Passed Away Yesterday
At Home of Mother.


Reuben Lundquist passed away at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Anna
Lundquist, lbs Fulton street, at
four o'clock yesterday afternoon
from the effects of anemia. He had
been taking treatment at st. Jo-
seph's hospital for some time past.
Four years ago the young man suf :
fered an attack of influenza, which
resulted in pernicious anemia.
Mr.. Lundquist was born in Man
kato February S, 1892. He attend
ed the public schools, the CONNER
cial college In this city, and also
took a course in show card and sign
writing. For a time he was en-
ployed by the Powell Auto company
Of this city. Following this he &C
cepted a position with the New
England Furniture company of
Minneapolis as a salesman.
The funeral will be held from
the home. 125 Fulton street at two
o'clock Tuesday, and the remains
will be laid to rest in the Swedish
Lutheran cemetery. Rev. Edward
Johnson pastor of the Bethlehem
Lutheran church will officiate.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Anna Lunquist and
two sister, Miss Edna and Ruth
Lundquist Of this city. ..