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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24

Il looked around" Mrs. Haskell
explained, land saw Mr.. Dickinson
standing in the doorway. | knew
he had seen me putting the jewels
away. | felt at that time it was
something he should not know
about. However, he made only q
passing remark and walked down
stairs
Dudley Haskell told the county
attorney that he was returning from
school when he looked upstairs and
saw man. Mrs. Weeks was in the
house alone at this time, and when
the boy came in he told her he saw
a man in his mothers room. COun
ty Attorney Robertson says that the
youth told him it was Dickson.
Reward for the Jewels.
A reward of 500 has been offer
ed for the return of the jewels
Among the pieces lost were the fol
lowing: One chain bracelet, studded
with six diamonds, two rubies and
two sapphires; a plain bracelet with
one pearl and one heart shaped anne.
thyst at the end; horseshoe dia'
mond pin. edged with pearls; dia'
mond bug. its entire back studded
large solitaire diamond ring, a trl.
fle over two karats; marquise tlir-
quoise ring; ring set with four
large turquoise, surrounded by small
diamonds; one ring originally set
with five diamonds, straight across,
out of which one stone had been
lost; one ring set with diamond
and pearl The total value, accord
ing to Mrs. Haskell is $4,000.
Dickson does not know of the
arrest of Haskell and Haskell knows
nothing of Dickasons arrest.
Engishman Has Coat of Arms.
Dickson is well equipped with
papers to show his parentage and
ancestors. The family has a coat of
arms. When Dickson first arrived
here he undertook working in a
clothing store, but later tried his
hand at newspaper work, at which
he failed. Of late he has been writ
ing for magazines.
Dckason's father is deputy lord
manor of a county near Nottingham,
England Dickson says he is still
a member in good standing of the
.MOlOT Cluu VI EHSldHu, luii ooi
of private Clubs and golf clubs. He
has spent much time in travelling
on the continent, he says, and has
made a trip around the world.
His first appearance in the press
came a few weeks ago, when he had
his landlady and her son arrested
because they forcibly elected him
and his trunks, of which he had
six, packed with clothes.
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steep and rocky. AS the view from
the top is fine, every tenderfoot
makes the climb. This stunt should
be reserved for thin folks only, this
a proven fact, Still in view of the
fact we were decidedly not in the
thin" class, but we managed to
climb and were well rewarded. The
view was truly grand, beneath us the
beautiful town, the valley, and at
distance the snow capped noun
tains, from sixty to eighty miles
away, and as we rested in the shade
OF great giant fir tree the fine old
words of Hamilton Mabie came to
us. Morning and evening the hills
throw welcome shadows; in the
valleys are sun-warmed gaps while
far and wide stretches a lovely land
scape, in which the tracks of animals
are seen often than those of men.
Deep and undisturbed silence reigns
everywhere, only broken now and
then by the murmur of falling waters,
the lowing of cattle and the songs
of birds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-24
ANSWERS THE CALL
Mankato People Have Found That
This is True,

Mankato People nave round mat
This is True.
A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench,
A little cause may hurt the kidneys.
Spells of backache often follow,
Or some irregularity of the urine
A splendid remedy for such attacks,
A medicine that has cured thou
sands
Is Doan's Kidney Pills, true kid
ney remedy.
Many Mankato people rely on it.
Here is Mankato proof.
Mrs. J. Jessup, 4OS Poplar ST.,
Mankato, Mimi, says: Twelve years
ago l publicly testified regarding the
value of Doan's Kidney Pills and
am glad to do so again. For a long
time 1 suffered from backache and
pains in my neck and head. Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at Thro's
Drug Store corrected these troubles
and removed that tired feeling which
had chung to me constantly. l am
now seventy-two years of age and
| am glad to say that since taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, l have had no
serious trouble from my kidneys"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States. Remember the name
~--Doan's-and take no other
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From Fridays Daily.
An important meeting of the d.
rectors and executive committee of
the Loyola club was held in the
secretary's Office on Wednesday
evening to effect a permanent or
ganization for the management of
the club. Until now the affairs have
been managed by an executive
board but on account of the large
and increasing membership of the
club and in order that the various
departments, such as the educa-
tional, social and physical depart
ments can receive the most careful
attention, additional standing CON-
mittees were appointed. The Off
GERS and committees appointed for
the ensuing year are as follows:
Officers and Committees.
President John H. Hohmann;
vice president, DR.. A. E. Sohmer;
financial secretary, H. f. Leonard;
recording secretary, Jacob F. Her.
old; club secretary, Eli Klugherz.
House Committee-Otto Lamm,
chairman; Frank Landkamer, Law
renee Henline, Louis Kruse, Lorenz
Mayer, Joseph H. Thro, Simon
Schultz. i
Athletic Committee-Dr. A F.
Kemp, chairman; George Guth, John
A. Ambrosich, Louis Hittl, E. J. AL
bert, Henry Udelhofen, Robert Krost.
Entertainment Committee-Dr. C.
N. Weyer, chairman; Ed Lamm, Leo
Heidwinkel, Frank Stahl, Leo Land
kamer, Albert Janda, Fred Walser
Literary Committee-Norbert West
hoff, chairman; Joseph Blissenbach,
John P. lien, Louis Busch, Casper
Rausch, Nick Kiffe.
Special Meeting Tonight.
There will be special joint
meeting of these various commit
tees at the Loyola club house this
evening at eight o'clock
The club house, which was thrown
open to its members little over a
month ago, has thus far proven
big success. Next Monday evening
the club will give another card
party, and on Sunday evening, No
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MANKATO FREE Pr

had an unwelcome visitor during
his absence.
The damage to the furniture is
covered by insurance.
A number of curios owned by
Mr.. Bombach were damaged beyond
repair
TWO Other Fires.
At 7:55 Saturday evening the fire
department was called on a still
alarm to the Central News depot
at 113 South Front street. 1t was
found that few sparks from the
chimney had fired some shingles
and was soon quenched. No dam.
age was done.
The fire department was called on
another still alarm to Fl. r. Week.
ings at sos Byron street to put out
a chimney fire early Sunday morn
ing. No damage was done.
Fire disturbed the services in the
Methodist Episcopal church at Eagle
Lake last evening. The flames burn
ed their way through the partitions
to the garnet. The damage amounts
to SIS with no insurance.
The services were brought to a
close and the congregation organ
lied bucket brigade. The fire
was stopped.
The janitor of the church was
generating gas for the lamp and
accidentally spilled some of the
gasoline on the floor, which was COM
municated with the generator. A
blaze was started and soon con-
sumed the gas on the floor and be-
fore the flame died out, made con-
siderable smoke in the vestibule of
the church.
Services Were Begun.
The people pressed through into
the church, thinking no harm. After
the first hymn had been sung the
ushers noticed sparks falling down
through the belfry above and at
the same time saw blaze through
the wainscoting on the floor. They
Immediately turned in the alarm and
advised the congregation to file out
quietly as no harm would be done.
This the congregation did and soon
bucket brigade was formed. A
number of young men secured buck
cts and ladders and other tools with
which to fight the flames. The fire
had proceeded up the studding on
the belfry and the church and had
reached the garnet some twenty
feet above, before the flames wer.
eXtinguished
Helped Put Out Fire.
Among those who helped extin.
guish the fire were Leray Chapman,
Boyd Englert, Andrew Jacobson,
John Pressnall, John and George
Wier, George Chapman, Gus Har
rein, William Youmans and others.
A number of neighboring farmers
who did not deem it necessary to
receive any spiritual solace were
soon coming over the hills ready to
assist in the work of extinguishing
the fire. Although they did not
think it responsible duty to come
to church they would not miss the
fire. The pastor and members .oin.
ed in rendering the most heartfelt
thanks to all.
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From Mondays Daily.

Fire on Saturday night caused
some damage in the fat occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bombach on
the second floor of AS South Front
street. An alarm was turned in at
10:40 from box 35.
Although it is not known definite
ly how the fire started, it is thought
that burning lamp broke and
ignited some of the cloth on the
commode. The beds, couches and fur
niture in the rooms were damaged
and some of the other fixtures, as
well as part of the store front of
J. B. Johnson, who occupies the
room on the ground floor.
Neither Mr.. Bombach nor Mrs.
Bombach was in the fiat when the
fire broke out.
Lamp Was Left Burning.
Mr.. Bombach stated to The Free
Press that he left lamp burning
and started to go to the Milwaukee
depot where he was to meet Mrs.
Bombach, who was coming in from
Minneapolis on late train. He was
misinformed as to this time OF the
arrival of the train and stepped
in to a place of business to make
a purchase. Meanwhile the train
pulled into the station. Mrs. Bonn
bach went to the fiat, found the
doors locked and she fastened to
the home of friend near to obtain
a key so that she could enter her
own apartment. She did not notice
any fire in her rooms.
However, when she returned ten
minutes later, she found the fire de-
partment on the scene; also a
crowd of spectators. Mr.. Bombach
fastened home to find that he had
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J. c. Friel, formerly of Mankato,
has given out a statement in regard
to the society raid" as the twin
city newspapers term it. 1t will be
remembered that Detectives Bruins.
wick and Faltico of Minneapolis re-
Gently raided the flats of Mrs. J. G..
Friel, at 1870 Chestnut avenue
north, Minneapolis, and that a num-
Der of young ladies and men were
arrested for being found therein.
Mr.. Friel said that he was mar,
ried to Mrs. Friel in Mankato five
years ago, but that she left him
eighteen months ago. It is known
that she is connected with divorce
proceedings in st. Paul, according
to her attorney, Lester w. Craw-
hail. When arrested Mrs. Friel gave
the name of Mrs. Hilda Anderson,
because she wanted to avoid pub
licity. This raid was made by the
police Saturday night but they were
just recently put on trial and MIR.
Friel then gave out the statement
that she had left him, with a mulat-
to named George Cleveland. Mr..
Friel is now employed as a line
1Ildu Will Cuo 1<OI IuWColOih 1CiC-
phone company.
eve were married in Mankato
five years ago." said Friel. "She left
me about eighteen months ago. |
have known for some time that
there was something wrong. She
didn't care about cooking my meals
and one day she hit me over the
head with a broomstick and threw
dishes and pans at me.
Another time she said she couldn't
live with me. She gave as rea-
son that she disliked my family.
But | didn't mind all that. ] want
ed things to run smoothly. Finally
she packed her trunk and left me.
That was about eighteen months
ago. l knew there was something
wrong. Neighbors told me so but
could not prove it.
"She went to Minneapolis with a
mulatto named George Cleveland.
But still l didn't mind that. She
was handsome woman and
high-stepper. She kept commuhi
eating with me by telephone and we
held an occasional visit either in
Minneapolis or st. Paul.
81 had been giving her $25 every
little while and finally l gave her
5000 in front of a lawyer as settle
ment. After that we got friendly
again and on the plea that she could
make better use of the furniture
had in storage, l gave it to her.
Later / visited her in her Min
neapolis flats and things did not
look right to me. saw men and
women in her apartments. Several
automobiles drove up to the door.
There were several cases of beer in
the kitchen My wife said she was
a nurse.
"In a divorce suit in Judge Dick
inson's court, she charged me with
infidelity, non-support and drunken
ness, none of which is true. Pend
ing the result of the suit the court
has ordered me to pay her lawyer
S35 and her SIS a week. / had not
heard of her arrest until tonight
but l supposed she kept that sort
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From Fridays DaIiv.


from Fridays DaIiv.
Corporation Attorney O'Neill of
st. Paul was asked whether, if To-
cal dairymen had an association
which met at intervals and fixed
the price at wnlcn us members
should sell milk to their customers,
and the members sold milk at
prices so fixed, they were violating
the antitrust statute?
Both the corporation attorney and
the assistant county attorney Of
Ramsey county agreed that if the
milk dealers have an association
and fix the price of milk sold to
customers that organization is oper-
ating in violation of the antitrust
law which is on the statute books of
this state.
If such combinations exist in any
county it is the duty of the county
attorney to act.
The Law Is Plain.
The antitrust law is plain. 1t
reads as follows:
mo person or association of per.
sons shall enter into any pool, trust
agreement, combination or under
standing whatsoever with any
other person or association, corpor-
ate or otherwise, i'm restraint of
trade, within this state, or between
the people of this and any other
state or country, or which tends in
any way or degree to limit, fix, con.
troll, maintain, or regulate the price
of any article Of trade, manufacture
or use, bought and sold within the
state, or which limits or tends to
limit the production of any such
article, or which prevents or limits
competition in the purchase and
sale thereof, or which tends or is
designed SO to do. Every person
violating any provision of this sec
ton, or assisting in such violation,
shall be guilty of felony, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000 or by imprison-
ment in the states prison for not
less than three nor more than five
years."
From what can be learned there
is milk dealers association in
Mankato. It's president is Peter N.
Thomson of the Indian Lake dairy.
The last meeting of this association
was held in January this year.
About two or three years ago the
association held a special meeting
and fixed the prices at which milk
should be sold in summer and win
ter. The dealers claim that they
must realize more from the sale of
milk during the winter months
than in the summer season as the
expense of feeding their cattle is
greater.
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From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily
Mrs. William Budde died early
Saturday evening at her home at
107 Minnesota street of pneumonia.
Mrs. Budde was born in Germany
in 1882 and came with her family
to Belgrade township thirty-three
years ago. The family lived there
on farm until seventeen years
ago, when they moved to Mankato.
Mrs. Budde leaves her husband
and three daughters and two sons.
The children are Mrs. Joseph Reed
of Illinois, Mrs. George Johnson Of
Belgrade, Philip Budde of Washing
ton, Frank E. Budde of Belgrade
and Mrs. J. n. Westbrook of Illi-
nois. The funeral will be held at
the house at 1870 o'clock tomor-
row and at the Hebron church at
two o'clock. Rev. J. n. Jameson
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of place. / am thirty-five years
old and she is thirty"
All the parties arrested in the
raid were fined $40 each, which was
paid.
The society raid will be aired in
court at Minneapolis on Monday.
Several men of prominence in Min
neapolis are much concerned over
the raid
One of the girls, who gave the
name of Ethel Gold and who wore a
fraternity pin, is known to be the
daughter of a good family in South
Minneapolis and is an accomplished
musician. Another girl, who gave
the name of Florence Princeton,
was a sophomore in North high
school last year. The third woman
gave the name of Charlotte Fischer
and said that she was married and
lived on Franklin avenue. Both the
men wore diamond studded lodge
emblems on their lapels.
A couple of policemen bought
beer in Mrs. Friels fiat. This was
used as evidence against her.
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good road after rain for either
auto travel to respectable distance,
or for farmers hauling.
We understand that the breaks to
be filled are between here and Nor
ristown and between Pennington and
ST. Paul.
this scheme to the attention Of your
Auto club and your Commercial
club and get me into correspondence
with the right individuals. We are
in a hurry, the time to haul gravel
is in the winter. The way to do
it is to shovel the gravel onto the
wagon and haul and place it where
it is wanted. That's our way. Once
last winter they notified us we
couldn't gravel until they graded
some distance. We just kept right
on-that piece of road is graveled
and though it is not graded yet, it's
a good road.
Commended BY Mr.. Palmer.
/ have letter from Hon. G.. NJ
Palmer commenting our scheme and
promising his aid. When we hold
meetings, MIR. Editor, you can bet
VIII NC tHclc. VIC IL ldhc
enough with us to make respect
able audience, and every man will
be good roads enthusiast, because
that's the sort of people We want,
and the sort that wants u.s. Some
of our farmers living east of here
who are in town today say they
want to get to work on that new
graveling." You will see that work
done with a rush. One man who
lives three miles north said to me
yesterday: 81 will give twenty-five
dollars in addition to my regular
taxes, if you will gravel road
past my place, and he says all his
neighbors want to help. That's the
way they are down this way, since
good roads got start It's sort
of infection of good roads enthu.
siasm.
If this road is completed from
here to the twin cities Git is already
finished quite a distance northwest
OF MankatO), it will become the great
touring artery to the southwest to
Sioux City, Omaha, Lincoln, Neb. st.
Joe, Kansas City and all beyond
1t will benefit every city and town
on its route. Respectfully, J. NJ.
Barclay, chairman; G. w. Allyn and
Dan Brown. committee, Madison
Lake Commercial club
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poets to move into the new quarters
some time in February.
In Business Many Years.
George e. Brett first engaged in
business in Mankato forty-three
years ago in small way. His bust
ness increased rapidly and in 1895
the handsome building in which the
store is now located was erected.
The store at first occupied only the
first floor of the block, but when
the contemplated changes are made
the entire building will be used for
the business. The George e. Brett
Inc. store is credit to MankatO.
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will be held in the auditorium of
the club house, for which active
preparations are now being made.
From Thursdays Daily.
With the testimony of an eye-wit
ness to the tragedy that ended in
the death of Harry Blair, near Blue
Earth, the coroner's jury held an in
quest at that place and returned
verdict as follows:
1--WE, the jury in the above en-
titled case, find that said Harry
Blair came to his death by the ac-
cidental discharge of a revolver in
we, the jury, find the said Clarence
Hesseldahl entirely blameless."
The jury was composed of the
following gentlemen: J. c. Howley,
c. w. Dillman, George F. Constans,
Fl. P. Zingheim, Frank Sellen and
E. D. South. The only eye witness
to the affair, aside from Clarence
Hesseldahl, was sister, Miss Lily
Hesseldahl. In her examination she
said the boys had been in the habit
of having firearms around and play
ing with them. That after the boys
had examined some catalogues, in
the evening it was suggested that
they play Indian, and Clarence went
upstairs and got the revolver; that
he came down, walked to the table
and took out the cartridges as he
supposed; that young Blair took the
weapon, examined the chamber and
handed it back to Clarence with the
remark that cit is safe now"
The weapon was discharged al
most Immediately after he took it,
the bullet striking young Blair in
the left breast and penetrating the
lung Miss Hesseldahl testified that
Immediately her brother exclaimed,
"Oh, my God, l have shot Harry"
That he Immediately went into the
bedroom of his father and mother
and asked his mother to pray that
Harry might live. Clarence volun-
tarily went on the stand and gave
substantially the same evidence. The
boys had been much together dur
ing the present season and their
associations had been of a most
companionable nature. There were
three others who gave testimony at
the hearing, but which had little
bearing on the case.
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vember 26, the Loyola Choral So
ciety will for the first time. present
the beautiful musical operetta.
Sylvia" which promises to be one
of the musical events of the sea-
son in Mankato. The Choral So
ciety has been rehearsing this op-
eretta for the past three months.
During Thanksgiving week on No
vember %, 20 and 30, big bazaar
will be held in the auditorium of
the club house, for which active
preparations are now being made.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-20

ing it stimulates wrath; and wher
you've reduced it to fractions, yor
almost require a bath.
Plums, apricots, cherries and
peaches, all please both the palate and
eye; but no other filling" quite reach
es the goodness of apples for pie. The
grape fruit induces fellow to pry out
the juice from the seeds and thin skin
of yellow to find himself thoroughly
'stung." The pineapple offers tempta-
ton because of it's flavor and smell and
strawberry shortcake's ration upon
whose delights might dwell
And raspberry roll is winner. To
this we can all testify. 1t lends dis
tinction to dinner, yet cannot eclipse
apple pie. Each luscious fruit giveth
a season of pleasure to man ere it
dies; but Nature-we care not the rea
son-provides apples, always, for pies.
Then sing to the apple forever! 1t
blesses both feeble and spry. Let
naught, then, our fellowship sever thou
joy of my life-apple pie!
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1911-10-20
UNIVERSITY PIE MAKERS
INSPIRE SPOKANE POET

When Stephen H. Brown, chief dis
patcher for the Great Northern Rail
way company in Spokane, learned that
Miss Laura Breese, principal, and a
bevy of comely young women of the
domestic economy department at the
University of Idaho have been engaged
to conduct a series of cookery demon
strations at the fourth National Apple
show here, November % to 80, he
grasped his trusty pen, at the same
time swinging lightly into the saddle
of Pegasus, and dashed off the ac-
companying tribute to the virtues of
the oldfashioned plump apple pie:
The orange adorns California, be-
meath winters somber gray sky; but,
good as it is (shall I warn youO the
orange is not fit for pie. OF course,
the dear women will tell you that they
can produce orange pie; but, pshaw!
they are likely to sell" you with
layercake three stories high. The
orange possesses attractions, but peel