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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-29

an investigation Of the hospital made
by the state board OF visitors, fol-
lowing statement published in The
Daily News by DR.. H. A. Tomlinson,
superintendent of the institution, that
milk from tuberculosis COWS was
wholesome so long as the udder was
not affected with the disease.
Fifty Per Cent Have Disease,
The statement was made following
report by the state board of live
stock examiners that so per cent of
the cows at the hospital had tuber-
culosis.
James c. Matchitt, secretarv c+~-n
board OF visitors, made the investiga-
ton after The Daily News published
the report and DR.. Tomlinson's state.
ment
He submitted correspondence to,
day to Governor Eberhart that he
has had with DR.. Tomlinson, DR..
Ward and DR.. Bracken.
He reports that patients at the st.
Peter institution are supplied in part
with milk from cows known to have
tuberculosis.
Danger Of Spreading Infection.
"Dr. Ward says in his letter that
| there is danger of spreading infec-
tiOn in the use of milk from tubercu-
lous cows, whether or not the dis
ease has spread to the udders of the
! infected COWS.
| Dr. Bracken says the raw milk
| from tuberculous COWS should not be
used.
| Supt. TOmlinson writes that the
milk from tuberculous COWS will be
used "as long as the returns pay for
! the feed" whatever that may mean.
| Mr.. Matchitt reports that the mon
etary consideration is made more
/ important than the health of the in
I stitution's patients and that the
states wards should not be compel.
led to use milk from tuberculous cat
| tie
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bert. They were following an old
road along a creek on the other side
the Blue Earth river. The timber
had been cleared away for some dis
lance there. They were ascending a
small slope about 2:3O p. m, when
Grue, who was just behind his COM
paniOn, saw a crow that evidently
McGrath did not see. Grue raised
his gun, and when it was just about
in line with the back of his com
panion the hammer slipped and
the shot was discharged.
Grue saw the hands of his friend
fly up and then Raymond fell back
ward, and cried out, Help me, help
metz. - ~ a1iiisiy ~ -.G' e
"I'll do what. r can," replied LIN
coin and drew out his handkerchief
and placed it over the wound He
then asked Raymond IL he thought
he could stand it until he got help.
III In another minute he was speed
ing toward the house Of John Kol-
bert, where he met Mr.. Robert.
They ran back, but when they
reached the boy, he was lying on
his back, dead They rubbed his
hands, felt of, his pulse, and tried to
bring him back to life, but it was
hopeless. sF-1.a 10 E"qs5 E1t&h
:. Robert called . up dennis Nc
Grath, father Of the dead boy at
Mankato and notified him of the ac-
cident. Mr.. McGrath came at once
to the scene of the accident and
took his son home in vehicle.
The gun which Grue was carrying
was a II guage Hopkins and Allen,
while the one which McGrath used
was 16 gauge Stevens shot gun.
There were no other companions
with them. Lincoln Grue is stricken
with grief.
The funeral of he dead youth will
be held from St. Johns Cathc':
church at two o'clock Sunday after
noon.
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and Policeman Albert Block are ar
loggerheads, and merry war is in
prospect. Threats have been made
by the latter to lodge formal com
plant with the board of county COM
missioners, and it is intimated that,
in the event of such complaint
being made, charges will be prefer
red against the policeman.
The trouble between the two Of
ficers dates back to the night OF
November 6, when an assault was
committed which resulted in the
arrest of Rudolph Papke. At the re-
quest of William Edmunds Officer
Block went to the office of County
Attorney George T. Olsen, where he
found Sheriff Olson and Justice J. c.
Kettner. When questioned by the
county attorney Mr.. Block is said
to have stated that the complaining
witness was somewhat under the in
fluence of liquor, adding that the
lister was having his wounds dress
ed In a physicians office and the
county officials could see him and
judge for themselves.
.s,s.s.s. Warrant e Was SECURED. :, :,
LdtGr Ill InS cNSlllilSo oAlCCl
secured warrant from Justice II.
AO'BrAnn1 AID tprned 1T, over to the
sheriff bA itsMas not DESIGNATED as
Il fright" Warrant, and Sheriff OF
son postponed serving it until the
following day. After he. had return
ed tfsthe Jail the sheriff received a
'stele T hgnessa me sage9n from the seem
anEnfng @wftress asking that the war,
SAINT sEhe 1segyad i1nme diately, where.
upon he advised the man who had
been assaulted. to ~sos~sfo@~ his home
Instead Of doing so the latter
hunted up Officer Block and accus
ed %thesspolicenfanf of 2infGr'"i g% o''~''-
if Olson that heSwas drunk. Block
denied the charge, and together they
went to the Jail and aroused Sher'
if Olson. The sheriff declares that
Mr.. Block questioned him as to the
statement of drunkenness, and then
made the positive and emphatic dec,
laration that the county official was
a liar Mr. Block holds that his Ian
guage was several degrees milder,
but Sheriff Olson asserts that the
policeman passed the lie three or
four times, until finally ordered out
of the Jail.
Trouble Breaks Out Afresh.
There was further trouble on Wed
nesday night of last week, when Of
ficer Block arrested two strangers
who gave their names as Carl Bel
den and George Lockwood, charged
with the theft of cap from w. N
Cornell. The policeman, accom-
panied by Mr. Cornell, took the two
prisoners to the county Jail, but
Sheriff Olson refused to receive them
until he could obtain a witness to
the transaction, he having since ex
planned that he considered Mr.. Block
an unreliable person., and for that
reason wanted some disinterested
party present.
Mr.. Block says that he invited
Sheriff Olson's attention to the fact
that Mr.. Cornell was present, Gul
even then the sheriff would not take
the prisoners. He was compelled, he
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adds, to take the prisoners back
down town and place them under
guard while he could communicate
with Chief of Police NJ. Dempsey.
When the latter joined him the two
officers visited Mayor f. Bornemann,
and at the mayors suggestion Chief
Dempsey took Belden and Lockwood
to the jail, the sheriff admitting
them. The following day they were
arraigned charged with the violation
of state law, and were sentenced
to fifteen days in Jail.
Both Officers Considerably Exercised.
Both officers are considerably ex-
ercised over the episodes. Sheriff
Olson has called attention to the
action taken by the county board
soon after the completion of the
new Jail, when the commissioners
voted to prohibit the city from lodg-
ing its prisoners in the bastile. He
also points to the law specifying
the duties of the sheriff, which says
that she shall receive prisoners who
have been lawfully committed. Of
ficer Block retaliates by pointing to
the fact that Belden and Lockwood
were not city prisoners, having been
arrested under the state law, and it
is asserted that Sheriff Olson's duty
as jailor is to receive all prisoners.
In an effort to establish his rights
Officer Block says he will take the
dispute to the county commissioners,
and there is talk, also, Of Sheriff
Olson instituting legal proceedings
against the city's officer.
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From a Shesp
IOa 0il.inp Dollars

The above is the title of an in
tensely interesting story that will
appear soon in Farmer and Breed
er. 1t is the story of how poor
boy started out with a sheep as
his total assets, and becoming a
farmer, built UP fortune Of
over a million dollars, following
his chosen vocation. This man
lives about eighteen miles from
Sioux City, and incidentally he is
regular subscriber to Farmer
and Breeder for eighteen copies
of the paper for himself and his
employees.
This is the first Of series of
inspirational articles that will APP
pear in Farmer and Breeder dur
ing the coming year. Such ar
ticles as this will be effective in
inspiring farmers and breeders to
do better work.
Inspiration is Of inestimable
value to the business man. 1t is
to him what steam is to the en-
gine-it spurs him on. lnspira.
ton, or in other words, enthu-
siasm, is as necessary to the
farmer as it is. to the business
man. The purpose Of the above
mentioned articles, which deal
with the trials and triumphs Of
living farmers, is to furnish some
notable examples which will in
spire others to do still greater
and better work. These articles
will be invaluable to those who
are willing to profit by the eX-
periences of others. The young
men and women on the farm will
do well to follow the examples
that these articles supDly.
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An Interesting Num-
Der

Farmer and Breeder will issue
its annual holiday number De.
cember 21st. The cover pages
will be handsomely printed in
two colors on fine book paper.
On the front page will be re-
production of a buffalo in natural
colors from one of the finest
photographs we have ever been
able to procure. This number
will abound with fine pictures of
stock and farm scenes and special
articles-practical articles that
will interest you, and help you to
solve some of the problems which
confront you.
Following are some of the prac-
teal subjects and the well-known
authorities who will write on
them:
Prof. Thos. P. Cooper, Univer-
sity OF Minnesota.-How to Man
age a Modern Farm.
Frank A. Peck, u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture.-Practical
Feeding Problems.
Prof w. H. Stevenson, Iowa
Agricultural College.-Commercial
Fertilizers for Iowa Soils.
Prof. H. r. Smith, University
Of Nebraska.-Feeding Silage to
Beef Cattle.
j. H. S. Observation-Disclosures
ity, Environment and Heredity as
Applied to Stock Breeding,
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New Ulm, December 23.-in OPEN
ing the rear door leading to their
apartments on the second floor OF
their building on Minnesota street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd. Sannwald were
greeted by the lusty cries Of a baby
girl comfortably wrapped in a shawl.
On opening the bundle they found
that the babe was about two months
old, healthy and fully developed.
They were so elated over the find
that they Immediately decided to
adopt the child and it is now a full
fedged member Of the Sannwald
family. A complete outfit OF clothing
for the child accompanied the pack
age and note attached stated that
the child was born October "a, 1911,
and was baptized December IL by
Lutheran minister and had been
given the name of 'Lavan Dolores"
Three Strangers in Yard.
Boys playing in the yard Of And.
Amann, adjoining the Sannwald
premises, noticed three strange per-
sons, a man and two ladies, ap-
preaching the rear of the Sannwald
home between and o'clock in
Tie eNenluS. uey however, pau no
attention to =, their movements and
took no particular notice of their
actions while in the rear of the
Sannwald home, They saw them
ascend the stairs and believed that
they had entered. Shortly there
after they saw, Mrs. Sannwald open
the door, who had heard knock at
the, outer door. The strangers had
disappeared and the cries Of the
babe greeted her. 80, -r
Came. On the Evening Train.
The parties who figured in aban-
doning the child are believed to have
arrived from the west on the even
ing train which arrives here at 6:55,
but as Mr.. and Mrs. Sannwald were
not DESTROYS. that the police make
any active hunt they desisted in
their efforts to locate them
The founding came to them as an
agreeable Christmas present and the
baby girl is fortunate in finding a
good home. Other families volun-
teered to adopt the child, but Mr.
and Mrs. Sannwald will not part
with it now for anything in the
world
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from SATURDAYS Oa!N
Chairman Lorin Cray this morning
called meeting of the Commercial
club investigating committee. one
allegation had been omitted by Tor
mer Street Commissioner f. V.
Waters in his charges, and he
mentioned this to one OF the COM
mitteemen. Judge Cray learned OF
it, and requested Mr. Waters and
his attorney, Arthur Schaub, to come
before the committee again and add
this charge to the others. 1t was
to ascertain whether or not the
committee should request the COM
missioners to make the assessments
now that should have been maze
before, that Mr.. Waters and his at
torney were called.
Suggestion BY schaub.
Attorney Schaub thought that II
the committee tried to recover the
money which the commissioners did
not assess on these benefited proper
ties, the property owners would OBJ
iect on the grounds that these I'M
provements were done illegally. The
new charge which Mr.. Waters
BROUGHT up ran as |ollows
"On Spring street between
Fourth and Fifth streets and be-
tween Rock and washington on
Fourth and Fifth streets the
city bought for street purposes
property for $3.50, hauled city
ground there for at least $500,
bought dirt there from the
Loyola club, the high school and
the garage on Main street
amounting to $3.50, from Blsh-
man ground worth, including
hauling, $50, and paid for labor
in leveling $50. We charge:
First. That this work was
not all ordered by the council,
or considered at an open meet
ing of the council. ~
Second That the, council
never advertised for bids on
same, nor made an estimate OF
the work. 49,
Third. That-it was never as
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From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
James w. Lutterall, who was ar.
rested Tuesday evening for shooting
his wife on South Front street,
charged with assault in the first de-
gree was arraigned before Judge W.
L. Comstock late yesterday after.
noon. He appeared with his attor-
ney, c. L. Benedict, waived examina-
ton, and was bound over to the
grand jury in the February term of
district court. The municipal court
has no jurisdiction to give bail on a
charge like this, and he was, there.
fore remanded to the county Jail to
await the action of the grand Jury.
Appeared More Calm.
When Mr.. Lutterall was seen to-
day, he appeared more calm, but
gave out little information. He did
not know whether or not he had
talked with his son, Frank, the day
before, or that he had ever talked
with his daughter the same evening
He said he had just left work and
was going to his supper. when he
came down the street and thought he
saw his wife.
Were you sure it was your wife?'
was asked.
mo, I am not sure. but 7 though.
1t was. But ! don't know what
harneued. I had no intention, OF
thoueht I didn't of shooting my
wife," he answered.
irving to Think.
He said he had been trying tc
think what had happened ever since
he was placed in Jail, but seemed
unable to recollect the occurrence. HI
said he had been working with his
son as CARPENTER. and that he hat
not seen his wife for at least g
month.
Many Deserve Credit.
In the mixup at the shooting af
fair on South Front street there ap
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st. Paul, December 23.-Milk- from
tuberculosis COWS is not fit to give
patients in the state hospital for the
insane at st. Peter, according to DIR.
Fl. M. Bracken, secretary state
board Of health, and DR.. E. II. Ward,
secretary state board of livestock
examiners.
0. Eberhart.
The correspondence resulted from
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St Paul, December 27-In his an
nual report made to Governor Eber-
hart, covering the year, F. L. Wash
burn, state entomologist, said grass
hoppers were serious pest and
cause a loss of from 10 to 20 per
cent in most parts of the state, es-
pecially the western section. Here
there were a number of idle farms
and these, Mr.. Washburn said, were
responsible.
Mr.. Washburn had four men at
work in the infected districts show
ing the farmers how to get rid of
the pests. An arsenical dissolution
was used with good results.
Other insect pests mentioned by
Mr. Washburn were the saw fly.
which attacked tamarack, the clover
seed insect and the oak tree borer
The latter, Mr.. Washburn said, did
much damage throughout the state.
The condition of DR.. c. H. Mayo
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pears to be q number Of gentlemen
who should be credited with the
interference Of Mr.. Lutterall in his
attempt. Dave Oglesby, who lives
on Poplar street and employed on
one of the local railroads, was near
by at the time and assisted in hold
ing Mr.. Lutterall to the sidewalk.
He was the one who wrenched the
revolver from Mr.. Lutteralls hand,
and was abused for few moments
as being the perpetrator of the act.
J. r. McVean, a travelling salesman,
was also in the melee and helped in
the interrogation Of Lutterall.
Mrs. lutterall Doing Nicely.
Mrs. Lutterall, who was shot Tues
day evening on Front street by her
husband, James w. Lutterall, is now
getting along nicely and evnects to
60 back to her work at Richards
store tomorrow morning. The wound
which is a flesh wound in the left
shoulder is healing nicely and aside
from some soreness. does, not, give
her much discomfort: Mrs. Lutterall
-hewever-::- nffnreft IT, a--crIerXnus-.saonk:
sfgGsga swh ab ashas shss EAets sasyare-
covered. and it will probably be
c""e time before she 9Will be0in her
normal health. She HisFvervs6hherfu3
""' IS anxious to 80, basF tb hsf
work.
state~ent From, Miss LutteraII.
MissssN asgaret Iutterall explained
IN r,otherss Miss Mafasret II % smst
~ seth emss5n the sofnen pfsFropt
sassS" Ess4sHf streets when Tshee.'was
On .sheGss ,Mqa.ya. ha2lsa FROM work They
1tarK6'd-s rev rT'"ntes- ana Mr.. Eut=
terar told her that he wanted to
soy, good bye, She asked where he
5wss .gohgg ana he sfphly said: q
:anIk soifa.'s He asked herr to. walk
IN on Second street with him, but
she refused. saying she did not have
tive She went down one street and
net her mother toward Main street
from the Central News depot. Moth
er and daughter talked a short time,
and Margaret told her mother to be
careful, that she had just seen her
father. She then continued on her
way home, and when she was in
front of the Rex Cigar store heard
the first shot. That shot missed
Mrs. Lutterall, but the second lodged
in her shoulder. He was about to
fire a third time when Margaret
ran up and pushed him around and
tried to prevent the shot. She had
her finger caught in the trigger OF
the revolver and it was quite badly
hurt.
Mr.. Lutterall had frequently called
on his daughter where she was EN-.
ployed and had tried to frighten her,
so she claims. She stated today
that her father told her brother, a
short time ago that by Christmas
time the boy would have neither
father nor mother. The boy told
his father that that remark was
only a bluff"
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From SATURDAYS DaIiv
Carl Nelson, a labOrer employed
by the Consumers Power company
at Rapidan, was arrested last night
at the Milwaukee station by Officer
Ole Andengaard on charge of hav-
ing stolen a suit of clothes from
William Jensen also employed
Rapidan. Nelson boarded the Mil
waukee. train at Rapidan station
with the suit in his possession, so it
is claimed, but Immediately after he
had departed, the theft was discOv-
cred, and telephone message sent
to Manager r. E. Brown OF the
Consumers Power company, who no.
titled the police station and gave
description of the man suspected of
the theft.
Officer Andengaard was detailed
to be at the Milwaukee station when
the train arrived here at sever
O'Clock. Nelson was placed under ar
rest.
Nelson stated today that he had
just quit work and was in hurry
to catch that train so that he could
cash his check in Mankato. AS all
the men were not coming back for
Sunday and Christmas, he took his
clothes with him which were in a
large sack. He seized this sack and
hurried to the station, two and a
half miles distant. He had not tire
TO look into the sack and did not
know that Jensen's suit was there.
He said it was all a mistake on
his part and he did not intend to
steal anything
Nelson was taken before Judge
Comstock late this afternoon. He
pleaded guilty to petit-larceny and
was given his choice of SIS and
costs or twenty-one days in the
county Jail. He took the latter
sentence.
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sessed to the property benefited.
Fourth. That the council took
out OF the city funds, wrongfully,
and unlawfully the sum of at
least $3.50 to pay for same"
Brought Up BY Committee.
This question of how much ground
was used for these improvements
was brought up on the initiative Of
the committee and not Mr.. Waters.
The committee wanted to find out
how much labor and ground the
city had paid for Improvement, on
Washington park. Mr.. Waters Sc
cured his figures from the records
Of the books as follows: On the
first block, the cost was $374.84 and
sen the second block, 81, 123.aSs s@ssse4
Judge Cray said that these ques-
tiOns were asked for the purpose of
investigating whether or not any
assessments should be made against
the property owners on account sof
the improvement to the park. Later
Attorney Schaub expressed his optf-
ion that personally he did not think
that this could be done.
At this meeting, Mr., Waters was
questioned also concerning the card
system of keeping track of the
amount Of labor expended on each
job. Commissioner Humiston was
also present and explained this sys-
tenn. The meeting then adjourned.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
Coroner Merritt Of Nicollet county
came to Mankato today After in
vestigating sthe accidental shooting
OF Raymond McGrath, he decided
that no inquest was necessary. He
reached the conclusion that death
was caused by an accidental shot
from the gun of McGraths compan-
ion.
Relates Story of Accident.
Lincoln Grue, the young lad who
accidentally shot his companion,
Raymond McGrath, yesterday after
noon, told the story of the accident
in detail to The Free Press last
night. He said that he called up
his chum, Raymond, yesterday about
one o'clock and asked if he was go
ing hunting. Receiving an affirma-
tive reply, he said that if Raymond
would wait a few minutes he would
accompany him.
The boys started on their trip
about 1870 p. m. and went through
the woods along the Minnesota river
toward the truck farm Of John Kol-
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OUR BIG OFFER
and One Wear 90 Both for $3.50


whereby enabled a
limited TODAY
Sheep Million Dollars" holiday
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From SATURDAYS Daily.
Allen Jackson, manager of the
local branch of the Standard Oil
company, has suggested the idea of
permanently improving the highways
from Mankato to Sioux City and Des
Moines, Iowa, to connect with the
state road between Mankato, via
Madison Lake, Rochester, to Mime
apolis. This would make a Well-made
highway from Minneapolis, through
to the smaller cities in Southern
Minnesota, through the prosperous
Iowa agricultural district, to Sioux
City; also to Des MONIES. The bene-
fit Of these two highways to Mankato
is so apparent that extended COM
mept in these columns is entirely I'M
necessary
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The condition of DIR. c. H. MAYO
continues satisfactory.