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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Observations.

Local Observations.
,,, Bar.Ther Wind. Weather.
nm. 29.S9 15 f Cldy
g m. -. 1898 II Sc Cldy
painfall for the past "a hours, &c
hun dredths. -
river above low water OF 1864, 4
feet, 8 tenths.
change in "a hours, fall 4 tenths.
Moan temperature, Aug 5. 70.
highest temperature, 81
Jnwest temperature, 65.
Iouest temperature last night, 65.
FRED Z. GOSEWISCH,
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Irwin Seitz Implicated in Rob
berry With Two Colored
Men One Makes
Confession.
$500 VALUE OF STONES
Two Diamonds Traced to Ho:
Springs Pawn Broker
Seitz Released on
$1,000 Bond.

The mystery OF the Taber diamond
robbery has been solved, according to
Chief John NJ. Kenney Of the police
department, and Irwin Seitz, "a, said
to be a former Third street gambler,
is under bond OF $1,000 waiting for a
preliminary hearing, when he will be
charged with the theft of the jewels.
Conway Armstrong and Benjamin
Pyles, both colored, are now in the
county jail waiting the action of the
grand jury in their case in which
they are charged with holding up In
mans grocery store, will be charged
with the same crime together with
Seitz. The arrest of Seitz was made
upon information unearthed by the
local police department after Arm
strong had confessed to his part in the
burglary.
The diamonds. valued at over 5000,
we're stolen from the residence of E.
Carroll Taber, SO4 Grand avenue, on
the night of May Is, last The mat
ter was reported to the police at
once but the investigation which fol-
lowed failed to develop any clue
which would assist in locating the
thieves or the Jewels.
Burns Men Were on Case.
After the police had worked on the
case for while without any success.
detectives from the William J. Burns
agency were placed on the case and
q thorough investigation made by
them without any more success than
had been attained by the local depart
ment Operatives of the agency were
in the city for a number of days,
working on the case before they fin
ally gave it up and issued circulars
offering rewards for the recovery Of
the jewels,
The case had been given up by
practically everybody as another
crime mystery that never would be
solved
However, after Conway Armstrong
was returned to this city from Chi
cago where he confessed to Chief
kenney and County Attorney. Nc
Manus his part in the Imam grocery
store robbery, prominent business
man here informed Chief Kenney that
Armstrong had formerly been en-
ployed by Mr.. Taber, and suggested
that the colored man might know
something about the diamond robbery
Armstrong Furnished Information.
After being questioned, Armstrong
admitted he had taken a part in the
theft of the jewels and furnished the
information that enabled Chief Ken
ney to secure what isS.said to be prac
tically absolute evidence of Seitz,s
guilt. When Armstrong; confession
had been verined, Seitz was placed
under arrest, he being taken into
custody by the police last evening
seitz was arraigned In the justice
court of John Leindecker this morn
ing, where he demanded prelim,n
airy hearing, and was placed undel
bond of $1,000. Seitz made genera
denial of the crime of which ne was
charged with having taken "art.
According to the confession maze
by Armstrong, Seitz did not actually
enter the house and assist in tak1ne
the diamonds. Armstrong claims
however, that it was Seitz who maze
Plans for the robbery and who dispos
ed of all the stolen jewels.
Tells About Robbery.
Armstrong says that on the evenlns
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
TO Crown the Farce.

Washington Post: The only thing
remaining for Nine. Caullaux to do is
to tie the revolver up with a PINK
ribbon and present it to her beloved
France.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Dear Madam
Do Won know that

Dear Madam
Do you know that
nearly every one Of the
so, 900 grown people and
IS 900 babies, who die
every year with Diarrhoea,
Chol era Infantum, ETC.,
could be saved by Wake
fields Blackberry Balsam
In 50 years, 1t has cured
millions Of cases, many
latter the doctors had
given up. Protect your
self--your family from
sud- en- attacks. A $50
bottle bought today may
save a life.
Your Druggi st .
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
POLICE SOLVE MYSTERY
Of IABER JEWEL THEFT

OF May Is, he, Pyles. and Seitz went
to the shed next to the Taber resi-
dence and waited there until Mr.. and
Mrs. Taber left in their automobile
for ride. This was between and
9 o'clock in the evening. After Mr..
and Mrs. Taber left, the two colored
men went into the house, making
their entrance through the cellar,
the outside door of which was not
locked. From the cellar they climb.
ed the steps to the kitchen and went
from tAat room up the back stairs to
Mrs. Taber's bed room. They first
locked in the bed and then in the
laundry bag in which Mrs. Taber kept
some of her most valuable jewels.
After obtaining the diamonds they
left the house the same way in which
they entered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
"cets-It" for Germs
Sure as Sunrise
Ian, Corns Shrivel, Vanish.

New Plan. Corns Shrivel, Vanish.
Until "GETS-IT" was born nobody
was ever sure of getting rid Of a
corn. Corn treatments nearly all con-
tanned the same ingredients, only
some we're liquid, some plasters, some
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-10
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"A to of 1000 Central
history
The
the
Augustus
which the enthronemet
of Napoleon
In people submitted to the
madness by the
the conditions of the classes and they reoed
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favorable
realization and
methods methods
the
world facts passing through
ouonay period The condition of mankind improving as result
there will Mats Dantons
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craftsmanship And then there will be the reignng mon
world will be crushed
bsnacy other Of industry who will
cond-
tons
industrial
of hold their
the other
of mad riches
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DR.. S. Odle, veterinary surgeon,
treats all animals. Permanently To-
Gated. L. H. Parsons, assistant dem
tist. 727 West Main street, FL Cen
tro. Phone 217.-Adv. tt
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IMPERIAL WATER co. NO. Il.
Notice: We will continue to sell the
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date at the old price of $3.50 per
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
From wednes6a avs uaIly.

From wednesdays DAILY.
II the reading OF the Bible Is con.
tinued in the Mankato high school,
that school will not receive any more
state aid. So rules the state high
school board.
A year ago last Auesst the state
high school board adopted rule
to the effect that the state aid
would not be given to any high
school i'm the state where religious
doctrines of any kind were taught
The board had held that the reading
of the Bible in the public schools
amounts to the teaching of religious
doctrines In these. schools. A short
time ago State High School Inspect
or Phillips called on superintendent
Sperry of the Mankato city school:
and informed him that II the Fading
of the Bible was not discontinued
In the AIankato' high school, there
would be no state aid for that
school. A.,
Mankato has not been singled out
especially In the enforcement o.
this rule but a like. notice has beer
sent TO all the high schools in tn,
state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

ress. To keep the treasury in strong
condition In these abnormal times
was obviously the first duty Of the
hour. Upon It largely depended the
safety of business and finance In
this country
Other Recommendation
Mr., MeAdoo again recommends to
congress the consolidation or the
revenue cutter and life saving serv-
ices, to hear the name Coast Guard
Service " He urged the building OF
two more revenue cutters and the
appropriation for a peprosarium for
the Use, OF the public health serv-
ice. He ANNOUNCED that the treasury
department Is making a study OF the
facilities of the parcels post I'm
the transportation of money and Sc
curities between the treasury, sub
treasures and banks He points out
that the total payments for such
service to express companies during
the last three years, have averaged
$4,000 and expresses the hope that
a. plan for the use OF The, mails of
their use in conjunction with the ex-
press companies; can be worked out
to effect a large saving and also to
insure much faster delivery serv-
ice. lie asks congress once more TO
give him a contingent fund OF $50.
900 to make effective investigations.
Graduating abuses, etc. Summaries
of reports of his bureau chiefs are
included in the report. United States
Treasurer John Burke advises the
authorization of IS gold certificate
The revenue cutter service asks for
q cutter for use near the Panama
canal zone. Secretary McAdoo points
out that the federal reserve board
win make, "a separate report. d.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Smiths Mil

From wednesdsy,s ossiss =;
Mr.. and Sfrs. Gust Frank have re-
turned from Mankato. where they
have becn ATTENDING CONT.
The creamery association has
shipped in two more carloads of
coal for the farmers.
Mrs. c. r. Burgess and grandson
of Eagle Lake we're In the village
visiting Mrs. Burgess daughter, who
is teaching school here.
DR. Jesse Macbeth sof st. clnir
was visitor in the village during
the week. ID.
J. Filter OF Madelia has moved
into this vicinity to occupy his farm
known as the Grams farm.
Gust Penn was a visitor at James.
willie this week. r.s- ...'
The farmers who have been thing
have stopped on account of the
frozen ground. 81. ..- El['.it q
There viii be an American Soci.
ETY. of Equity meeting in the wood
school house Friday night. V
William Ziesdolph, who was oper.
ated on in Mankato. a week ago, is
home again and is much improved.
Miss Vera Trahms was Mankato
visitor Saturday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

motored to Amboy today on bust
ness.
General Gust widell and Carl Ing.
watson went TO st. Paul today on
business connected with widell and
company = go
Frank Hodapp. his son and two
daughters, all OF Madelia. were Wis
iting In Mankato yesterday at the
home of Fred Busch.
Miss Mande Geddes was, the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs William Swagler
in ST. Peter last night. attending
the banquet AT the opening of tae
new restaurant. -ts. I.
Joseph sampson. good roads con.
tractor. formerly OF CANDY, has de-
cidea. TO make his home IN Mankato.
and mas rented the dwelling at rflo
East Main street. ~.
Il. T.. smith OF Baraboo. Wis. i'm
spector OF freight Of the Chicago and
Northwestern. came to Mankato ON
business yesterday and left for New
Ulm this morning. .''''r 80
Toe Sampson who has the contract
for building the Black and Yellow
trail from st. Peter TO New Ulm, has
moved to Mankato to make his
home Mr.. Sampson comes from Can
by. MINI.
Attorney c. o. Daily returned yes
terday from business trip TO st.
Paul. He was impressed at the
sight of the large delegations OF
farmers coming to St. Paul to at.
tend the big convention.
]. d. Deets will leave this even
ing for De Pere. Wis. where he VIII
speak at community institute ban.
uuet under the direction OF the eS-
tension department of the university
OF wisconsin. He will also speak
there on. Friday,
Mrs. Henry Gerlack left yesterday
for, Milwaukee. having received word
Of the serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. ]. A. Irasek. A later telegram
announced that Mrs. Irasek died yes.
terday. Mrs. lrasek had been more
or lees ailing for some months.
Mrs. George wiedenmann return
ed yesterday for Park Falls, Wis.
where she has been the guest OF
her son and daughter.in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence wiedenmann and
their small daughter. Gretchen.
Mrs. Dora Salisbury. Mrs. Clarence
wiedenmann's mother. who has been
in Park Falls for several weeks.
also left yesterday for Urbana. H..
where her younger daughter, Miss
Meta, Is attending college.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Kasota

From Wednesdays Dails.
The work Of graveIing the st. Pc
'ter.Kasots road within. the village
limits began Monday morning.
Mrs. Frank Komers entertained a
party of little girls last Saturday
afternoon I'M honor of her guest.
Miss Lenora sieberg OF Mankato Re,
freshments were served and all had
good time. '.,
II. Leyerson, W. II. Moulton, Ru'
dolph Swenson and Emil Lundquist
are at work on the new bank in st.
Peter. -,
Miss Chloris Daley visited over
Sunday with tMankato friends.
l.. E. Davis left Monday for. a
ten days visit with. relatives and
friends In Illinois.
Mrs. f. II. Vernon visited relatives
in Madelia last Sunday.
Frank Babcock left Sunday for
Chicago. where he has a position.
Mrs. Harry 'yolk of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at the Bah,
cock home.
s. VI. Granger left Monday for
Winthrop land, LewisvllIe on bust
ness. aJsR5L r4u pF3 .uat t.t.f
-. Mrs. Whitaker .sndaRaul yetter
are working at stone, cutting in St
Paul. sug.--
Miss Hazel .Hnghes ,sof Nicollet
spent Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. w
Fl. POWELL .Egze. ga ai5s- lis
Mr.. and Airs. 81 Mss Granger and
daughter, Irene. we're Mankato shop.
pers last Saturday Aftefnoon~ u
Mr.. and Mrs. R. u. Fawcett re
turned Sunday a to. 81, Paul after
spending the, weekend with the lat.
ter's parents. Mr.. and / Mrs, o. p
Mr.. zibe Mason was as pleasantly
surprised sat,ifdays evening by a
party of friends and nsighbors. Dur.
ing the evening 500 Was played at
-four tables and prizes were won, by
Mrs. II. Leyersan and Sven Eckiund
and Mrs. Rudolph swenson and Gates
Youngren Mrs. Mason was presented
with some nice table linen and q
nice supper was served.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Christman said was covered
with blood. .,rs...f' rf..
Said She Was Excited.
IL hadn't seen Il before, was
so excited working over Lean. Then
Mrs. Christman ran upstairs to cal
a doctor and washed my hands
and wiped them with a bath towel.
Yes. but how about the blood on
the other night gown" asked her
attorney to forcstall cross-examina
ton.
Il grabbed everything in sight.
suppose grabbed the night dresses
/ don't remember what / did after
J. saw the blood" -. .Cfcsst- .
= The defense has several, witnesses
to follow the defendant. chiefly char
acter witnesses and persons; who
will tell Of sthe happy relations oi
the sword widow ana her husband
for whose death in the most brutal
manner In the annals of crime she
Is called upon to answer 1t is ex
pected the case will go to- the iury
hate tomorrow or, Friday. -.s-
e. 30 State Rested Its Case. 10 =
The state rested it's case against
Mrs. Charlotte sharpiess yesterday
afternoon, and the defense took ur
its. case today. Mrs. Bertha Marsh
of $50 Eighteenth street east. tool
the stand yesterday afternoon and
testified. that she had known the
Sharpless family when they lived Ii
Mankato. She said that she had
often visited Mrs. sharpiess in her
home, but, about a year and hall
ago" she said, II found out what
kind of woman she was. stop
ped visiting her. was afraid some
thing like this would happen. be
tween Mrs. Sharpless and her hus
band, so I told my husband that we
had better stay away from theii
home.
Once. nearly two years ago. wher
I was visiting them. Mr.. sharpless
became violently III. He said he
had been tloped. He said when hi
started 20 take drink from a bot
tie Of liquor Mrs: sharpless stopped
him and insisted that he drink from
her 0uttie. He 7iid- so and becam,
I'll. eas
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11

percentage Of the Red Cross seal
money would go to our war RELIEF
fund might possibly increase the
sale. but. In our opinion, the finai
results would show distinct loss
in that part Of the proceeds COINS
for, tuberculosis work.
.At the present time there are
over ono thousand anti.tuberculosis
societies distributed over nearly every
state IN the Union. and even In
Vera ,Gruz.; the canal zone and far
off Hawaii, which are dependent ale
most entirely upon the Sreceipts from
the Red Cross seal sale for their
work during the year 1915. The
people of, the United States must
support this local war against tu-
bepeuiosis, which annually kills
20a.0O people, and at the present
time is leaving a trail of million
Wounded .... ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
Rspidan>Decoria
Fror, Wednesdsv's oaiIv.

From, Wetinesdsv's' osiiy. i'-s
Mrs. Fayette Wilder. an aged lady
and much respected resident of De-
eoria. passed sway Thursday morn
ing at her home after a lingering
illness covering many months.
Mrs. Maggie Matsen assisted by
Mrs. Mary Petersen. gave parcel
shower at the formers home In hon
or of her sister. Miss Tena Erickson
who Is soon to be married to Mr..
John Anderson. Jr. There we're about
twenty-five guests present and Miss
Erickson was the recipient OF many
beautiful as well as useful gifts De-
llcious refreshments were served at
FIVE o'clock and the gathering was
an altogether pleasant one.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Henry volminick Friday. November
%. Mother and baby are doing we'll.
Mrs. J. E. Swartout entertained
Tuesday evening in honor OF her
husbands birthday. Fifteen guests
were present and music and dancing
were features OF the evening. II was
complete surprise to Mr. Swartout.
At twelve o'clock a delicious supper
was served and all departed wishing
Mr.. Swartout many more happ
birthdays
Del Bertel and Floyd Long. who
have. been spending two months
working in this vicinity. departed for
their homes at Park Rapids Monday
morning.
Several people from here attended
the play at the Mankato opera house
Sunday night.
At this writing the ground is COW
cred with q beautiful white mantel.
the FIRST snow of the season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
From Wednssday's oafiv.

From Wednesdays Oaflv. 9.
Vice Thomas, vagrant. claiming
ID hail from Chicago. was to be
charged with vagrancy at two o'clock
Bin police court this afternoon, but
this plan failed because the police
could not get him out of his cell.
He was locked up and the cell keys,
owing to some misunderstanding,
were not In their accustomed place.
Duplicate keys were In the posses.
sion of the chief, but he had gone
in an automobile over to Kasota and
st. Peter to assist i'm running down
the would-be bank robbers. This
was done with the sanction of Mayor
Meyer. the latter deeming 1t to the
interest of Mankato. as well as any
other place, that the fugitives should
be captured. So the patrolman to
the station proceeded to ransack the
stock Of old keys among the relics
of long ago at the police headquar-
tiers in the hope of finding one that
would flt the lock and let the pris-
oner out. At late hour this after.
noon no such key had been found.
In the mean time the city attorney.
city judge and city clerk discussed
things In general.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
DENIED NEW TRIALS.

Judge Pfau Handed Down Orders
Today In Three Cases.
From Wednesdays oaIiv.
Judge Pau of the district court
late this afternoon, fled an order
denying new trial of the suit of
Oma l.. Walker against DIR. ]. s.
Holbrook.
In the two cases of William Jones
against the city and Clark d. Jones
against the city, the court filed an
order denying the motion Of the de-
Tense for judgment notwithstanding
the verdict, The court also denied
the motion OF the defense for an
order setting aside and vacating the
verdict of the Jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-11
washington, D. G., December o.

Washington, ID. c., December p
None OF the proceeds froih the sale
of Red Cross Christmas Seals which,
are being sold widely throughout
the United States for the benefit OF
the anti-tuberculosis movement win
be used for war relief purposes. &C.
cording to statement issued today,
by Ernest p. Bicknell. national di.
rector of the American Red Cross.
Dir. Bicknell says: The American
Red Cross Is deeply appreciative OF
the sympathetic interest which has
inspired the suggestion from various
parts OF the United States, that O
certain percentage of the Red Cross
seal sales fund. which has been. used
for the last six years exclusively
for the prevention OF tuberculosis
In the United States. be,sexpended
this year to aid the European war
sufferers. While the Red % Cross is
trying very hard to raise a large
relief fund and Is anxious ITO secure
contributions that will increase this
fund. we do not feel justified In
adopting any policy which viii tend
TO cripple the tuberculosisiiwork in
this country. which Is dependent
for its support to so large an extent
on the sale OF Red Cross christmas
seals. The announcement that a