The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04

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to- the millions a war-lords of
Europe! what nobier Or more i'm
minent duty upon us. than to ieng-
then the cords and strengthen the
stakes of the International and to
press aggressively our lines OF bat
lie for the Master. that we may be
fully ready when the nags OF war
ring nations are furled, to care for
the mighty in.rush OF Old World
citizenship which Is sure to follow.
"Finally. sum Il up in a word, and
say what the international is doing
to make itself worth while: The
answer comes from the hundred
years OF its past ft has striyen
and still strives TO build up Amer
lean Professionalism, and as big Sun
day school brother to help every
church aud denomination. It goes.
and It has gone beyond and before
all other agencies human or divine
in spreading and making plain the
Word OF God IL Is training and CIV
ing work each week to thousands OF
devoted Christian men and women;
and as the sum and aim! or it all.
Il Is winning a generation Of Amer
lean boys and girls to love and to
serve the Prince or Peace!p
from Saturdays bsliy.
After being a fugitive from JUS
tice for two years. with the au-
thorities after him on q charge of
grand larceny, Fred Knockemus. liy-
ling near Luverne. was arrested last
Sunday afternoon. His arrest was
the result of family fight, when
his seventeen year old son had the
end OF his finger bitten of, received
part OF a charge from shotgun in
his face, and his mother was severe
ly injured about the head.
| Knockemus lived on a rented farm
inear Luverne and about two years
ago sold some stock which he was
keeping on shares, and which were
the property of Frank Peschon or
Luyerne. Before the owners of the
cattle learned OF the transaction
they had been disposed of in
Chicago market. Mr.. Peschon ap-
preached Knockemus on the subject.
and made a supposed settlement by
taking the offspring Of the cattle
and d check for $500 from Knocke-
mus. The check proved to, be worth.
less. but Knockenius had disappeared
before this was known.
Search Failed to Reveal Man.
Neighbors of the Knockemus
family have believed for several
months that the man has been at
home, but search OF the premises.
md visits OF neighbors had failed
to reveal him. Finally last Sunday
there was a family fight in which
the mans wife seemed to be getting
the worst OF It. The oldest boy, Ru-
dolph, who is seventeen years of
age, went to his mothers assistance.
and this was followed by the shoot
Ting Rudolph then notified the au-
thorities at Luverne OF his fathers
whereabouts, and he was placed un-
der arrest after sone trouble. Knock
emus was given hearing Monday.
md was bound over TO the grand
Jury, charged with grand larceny.
and is in the Rock county jail. No
charge has been preferred against
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upon his son.
Explanation In Arrest.
| During the time the authorities
had been searching for the man it
was thought strange that Mrs.
Rnockemus and her three children.
I the eldest of whom is Rudolph,
could care for the farm so efficiently.
It was known that much of the
shocking at harvest time must have
been done at night, because no help
was hired and people thought 1t sur
prising IL the mother and children
could do SO much. Knockcmus' ar
rest explains the matter, and il Is
Ilearncd that he has been at his home
for seyenteen months.
Fairmont. November 2S.-Latest
| reports from the bedside Of John e.
Claussen Of ormsby. the victim of
Tuesday nights shooting tragedy,
are that his condition is very ser.
io,s but with some favorable in
iiications. &c.. ~s..... .
| John claussen. ST.. father OF the
wounded man, has arrived from Chi
cage, and was In Fairmont FRIDAY.
He thinks that his son has q chance
to survive HIS terrible wound.
On Friday, Haisted retained Hay
craft q Palmer as his attorneys. He
also executed power of attorney TO
IL. III. Kaiiier of Ormsby to take
tcharge OF his property.
Haisted's attorney state that III
| Ciaussen's condition continues favor.
able application win be made to the
district court for hlsteds bail
which 1t Is though can be obtained.
From saturdays Daily. sas ..
Word was received here today OF
the death of Mrs. Charles ID. Hall of