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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
ASHElMAN INDICTED
GRAND JURY ACTION
Case Against Him in the Municipal
Court Was On Motion Dismissed
Yesterday Afternoon

On motion of County Attorney
Schmitt, late yesterday afternoon, the
case against w. A. Ashelman, charged
in the municipal court with illegal
Cohabitation, was dismissed by Judge
w. +. Hughes. II will be remembered
that the jury that tried Ashelman
the vote standing eleven
for acquittal and one for conviction.
While this was going on, however,
the grand jury in the district court
was indicting Ashelman of the same
charge. lie was arraigncd before
Judge Comstock this morning. Ivan
Bowen and J. T.. Regan, attorneys
for AshClman, took the stand that
lie could not be placed in jeopardy
for that Offense IA second time. This
question win be argued before the
court on Friday morning, February
5, at ten o'clock. lie was released on
800 bail.
Two other indictments have been
returned by the grand jury, but the
nature Of them has not yet been dis
closed
The grand jury in its report rec.
ommcnded that a good filing case be
placed In the Office OF the sheriff i'm
the county Jail
Late this afternoon jury was. inn
panelled for the trial OF tho suit OF
Nostdal of Lincoln township
against w. ]. Morehart and George
an action for damages on
account of the alleged failure of the
defendants to convey some, land that
they were under contract to purchase
for the plaintiff. \. Il. Pau, Jr.. and
c. j. Laurlsch are attorneys for the
plaintiff and II. L. and ]. w. Schmit,
for the defendants.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
LITICANTS AT WAR
COURTS ARE CLOSED
Condition OF Affairs Abroad Has Made
Sad Work OF French Tribunals OF
Justice

Paris, February Legal proceed.
ure in France has been disorganiZed
by the war. Lawyers and witnesses
in many civil suits are at the front;
many OF them have fallen i'm battle
and no one can now anticipate the
extent to which cases may be con-
fused by the disappearance of par
ties as well as witnesses and attor.
neys.
Maitre Chenu, the eloquent attor-
ney for the Calmette family in the
Caillaux case, and former chief of
the Partisan bar, says tnat death
certificates are such an essential ele.
ment in all legal procedure concern
ing inheritances, and there have been
already, and will be so many more,
unknown dead, that the number of
probable tangled estates is incalcul.
able.
For the moment" Maltre Chenu
adds, judicial life in France is al
VIII
continue to languish until the end of
hogtilities. We dopt regret it. Legal
quarrels would seem to us to be an
attack upon the sacred past of union
that the war has sealed between all
the citizens of France"
The business OF civil courts Is al.
most entirely confined TO the Sc.
question of the property of German
and Austrian subjects and the list,
already long, grows every day, show
ing that the number established in
business i'm France was far under.
estimated. Instead of the 10000 Sc,
questrations anticipated the number
established In business in France was
far underestimate. Instead of the
10000 representations anticipated the
number may reach nearer $4,000.
The practical suspension of court
proceedings gives Maitre Chenu lei.
sure TO use his pen and In the
Partisan press he is sparing no effort
to defend the justice of the French
cause.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
REPORT OF VISITING
NURSE IN MANKATO
Has Found Number OF School Children
Who Are Physically Defective;
Dental Clinic Needed

At "a meeting of the visiting nurse
committee, consisting of Mrs. W. J.
Merchant, Mrs. J. r. Brandrup, Mrs.
Ne Nelson, Mrs. A. +, Winter, Mrs.
Henry Hance and DIR. c. c. Pratt,
as city health commissioner, a re.
port was received from Miss Boil.
man, the visiting nurse.
Miss Bollman stated that since
January 90 she had been visiting
schools besides her other work She
had visited and examined the pupils
of five schools. The children were
examined as TO their sight and hear.
ing, enlarged tonsils, teeth and other
points. About one-fourth of the
children were found to be without
any considerable defects From what
Miss Bollman reported about the
teeth of the children. the board mem.
bers were inclined 10 believe that
a dental clinic was much needed
thing I'm this city.
Miss Bollman made 156 calls dur
ing the month of January. visiting
forty-one families She found mum.
Der of new cases of tuberculosis.
Some OF these cases were i'm early
stages and might be cured. if the
patients could be sent to the proper
place. DR. Pratt worked with Miss
Bollman Is examining the people
for tuberculosis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
DEATH OF PETER A.
CAREY WAS SUDDEN
Napoleon Town Farmer Fell Dead Al
Milwaukee Depot lust After
Buying Ticket

Just after buying a ticket to take
him from Mapleton TO Mankato, Pet.
er Carey, prosperous farmer of
, 'anyille township, fell dead in the
Milwaukee passenger depot at Maple.
ton about $3.50 O'Clock this morning
Several people were present in the
i,epot at the time Among these
was the village marshal, william
Prenzlow who at once called a
doctor The physician on arriving.
saw that life was extinct. and had
the boGy removed to the Hamp I'M
dertaking rooms Death was due to
heart failure.
Mr.. Carey was fifty-four years old.
lie was born and raised on the old
homestead. where he lived with his
wife and four sons.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
nine men ARE DEAD
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Boarding House al Mayburg. Pa, Was
Destroyed BY Fire Early Hour
This Morning
IAssociatcd Press Dispatch

Kane. Pa, February 3.-Nine men
were killed and six badly burned
in fire following an explosion
which destroyed boarding house
Ut Mayburg. a small town in Forest
county, early today. The injured
are being brought to the hospital
here.
The house was owned by the Tic.
nesta Chemical company. The men
were employed in tho forests as
woodmen. At night they slept in a
cheese cloth lined frame building
erected for them. The house was
heated by gas and 1t Is believed
the increased pressure in the mains
caused the explosion which fired the
building. The physicians believe two
are injured fatally.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
COUNTRY PARSON
CAN PRAY BETTER
Senator A. L. Ward Writes in Regard
To W. r. keesey, Chaplain Of
Minnesota House

Senator 4. l.. Ward of Fairmont,
writing to his paper. The lndepend.
ent, gives out this Information:
III. w. Haislett. representative oil
WatOnwan county. has so far been
extremely successful in the cutting
OF official melons. The second con.
gressional district was solid for the
chaplain of the senate. Yet they
were turned down and the place
given to a city pastor. He took II
up before the house and procured the
election as chaplain of that body OF
tho man the senate refused, DR.
Keesey of Mankato. We believe the
prayers of the country parson will
reach the Divine ear better than
those OF the city man."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
new PHONE CONCERN
ORGANIZED IN COUNTY
lsidUre Clinton Is President and ]. M.
Mccarthy Secretary Of MarYs-
burg Company

The Marysburg Rural Line was
organized last Saturday at Madison
Lake. with Isidore Clinton as presi.
dent and J. N. Mccarthy as secre-
tary and treasurer. This new tele.
phone system will connect with that
Of the Mankato Citizens Telephone
company at Madison Lake. This
will bring twelve more farmers upon
the MankatO lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
Meetlna Of suffraaets.

Mrs George w Kenyon and Mrs.
4. A. Tomlinson of St Paul arrived
today. and addressed a meeting. of
ladies' interested in suffrage, the
meeting taking place at DIR. Andrews
library. this afternoon. commencing at
three o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
Intruder Entered House Of
Sylvester nuiisrer, 1880
North Fifth
Police Called, But the Fellow
Had Made Ms Getaway;
Left No CIeW
Man Of Mystery Appears to
Be Making Nightly Visits
UnmoIesied g..

An intruder, probably the same man
who was scared out of the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Huettl, 327 East
Vine street. early Saturday morning,
was found in the kitchen OF the home
OF Sylvester Hutterer. 1899 North
Fifth street, about 4:30 this morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Hutterer run a board.
ing house, and therefore they have
not been in the habit OF locking their
front door. Mrs Hutterer, however,
has adopted the expedient OF placing
Il chair against the door leading from
the hall into the kitchen. in such a
way that anybody who opens this
door is sure TO knock the chair over
and make quite a noise. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutterer sleep downstairs.
Noise Of Chair Falling.
About i:30 this morning. they
were awakened by the noise OF the
chair falling over. Mr.. IIutterer at
once arose and switched ON the
lights. lie saw man I'm the kitchen
The man appeared to be forty to fifty
.NNio Oib iit BhoHth uiS utttu uONu
under his coat, SO that Mr.. Hutterer
could not see his face lie wore a
shcCp-lined coat and cap. The I'm.
truder promptly made his way out
Mr.. lluttercr keeps gun i'm the
house. but he did not have II In
bis hand at that moment, SO that the
fellow got away. The police were
informed and Officer Bell went To the
place, but there was no trace Of the
would-be thief. lie evidently stole
nothing. for nothing was missed.
... Fellow Had Gone. go
Bctwcen one and one-tllirty this
morning. the police wero called to
the residence OF Mrs. Jay Pitcher. 3is
Center street. Mrs. Pitcher. who was
alone in the house. told how a man
had been walking around the house.
trying all OF the doors. Twice lie tried
every door. Mrs. Pitcher could see
that he was OF about medium height
and wore a short coat. Officers Bell
and Bienapn went TO the place. but
by the time they had got there. the
man was gone. Jay Pitcher was not
home as he travels on the road. and
Plumer Pitcher. who resides in the
same dwelling. is now in ST. Paul.
as he has q secretaryship in the leg.
islaturp
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
Big English Turf Prizes.

The 1914 English season on the turf,
running under Newmarket rules" re-
suited In winning owners sharing In
purses amounting 20 S2.5G6.0J0. The
record 1913 figures Of S2.sG7.435 would
have been topped but for the number
of important meetings which had to be
abandoned after the outbreak Of the
war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
PROWZER IN THEIR HOME
AWOKE THE FAMILY BY
KNOCKING OVER A CHALR
Kind Of Weather That
Experts Have Predicted

Unsettled weather tonight
and Thursday; probably snow;
warmer tonight; fresh TO
) strong winds. Mankato maxi
) mum temperature IN twenty
) four hours closing at eight
o'clock this morning, thirty
) five above: rinimum,s sixteen
above. Local barometer hand
today leaned In the direction
Of snow.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
Ship Bill Debate.

tAssociated Press Dispatchl
Washington, February 3.-The SEN
ate continued its debate on the ship
purchase bill with no immediate
prospects OF an agreement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05

A marriage license was issued to-
day by Clerk OF Court Krost &c
Merle G. Goodall Of Garden City
and Miss Marie Carlson % Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-05
Old style Battling.
Blockade BY Germans.

Berlin, February "a warming by
the German admiralty yesterday con.
corning the coming operations on the
French coast. is considered by some
Berlin newspapers to mean that an
actual blockade will be put in effect
by the Germans. The admiralty
called attention to the number OF
British reinforcements that are being
sent across the channel and said 1t
would use every means of warfare
against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

dwelling at 1917 Garfield avenue,
from the H. B. Wright company to
John Gaume, $4,000.
Arrivals in Topeka.
Following are lists of persons whose
household goods have been handled
by two local transfer concerns and the
street numbers to which the goods
were taken:
Merchants Transfer company-E.
NJ. Hanson from Atchison, moved to
Gil West Second street; G.. H. Boat
man from Irving, Kan, moved to 1850
Mulvane street; Mr. Jones, moved to
14O2 Quincy street; c. p: Goff from
avenue; J. P. Klein from Zeandale,
Kan, moved to Ills Monroe street:
Robert Rees, moved to 832 Kansas
avenue; James Kennedy, moved to
1928 MuIvane street; George Staebler
from Kansas City, Mo, moved to 300
Woodlawn avenue; Herbert Smith
from Winfield, moved TO 1411 Polk
street; J. B. Moran, moved to SO
Garfield avenue; Mr. Bartlett, moved
to Thirteenth and Buchanan streets;
E. c. Corning from Atchison, moved
to 1869 Lane street; E. linn, moved to
Seabrook.
Topeka Transfer company-E 3.
Roush from Harveyville, moved to
1920 Van Buren, street; Mr.. Pharo
from Wichita, moved to PA East
Eleventh street; w. j. Stoneman from
Hebron, Neb., moved to 1906 jack
son street; George oliver from Bur
lingame, moved to 1410 West Tenth
avenue; Mrs. James from Ellsworth,
moved to 1T Clay street; Roy Hoover
from Emporia, moved to sos East
Ninth street; j. H. Allen from Fair
bury, Neb., moved to 1870 Harrison
street; Rodger Murphy from Wamego,
moved to 9O3 West Sixth avenue; i.
Holman from Peoria, Ill, moved to
1905 North Quincy street; Mr.. Lane
from Manhattan, moved to 1411 Polk
street; Mr.. Coyne from Richland.
moved to Ills Kansas avenue; Mr..
Lyons from Usage City, moved to 901
West Railroad street; J. w. Pe&in
from Oklahoma City, moved to TWEEN
ty-first and Clay streets; Mrs. Kate
Gerhard from Vassar, moved TO 279
Kellam- avenue; Frank Grimes from
Kansas City, moved to 61O Topeka
avenue; Mrs. Ray Isaacs from New
York. moved to, 1870 Garfield avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
OPERATOR OF NOTE.
Postal Employee i'm Topeka
Has Celebrated Relatives.
Elmer l.. Harris Was BOyhOOd
Chum of Senator Gore.

Topeka has recently acquired some
what of celebrity in the person of
Elmer L. Harris, telegraph operator
for the Postal Telegraph company at
507 Kansas avenue.
Mr.. Harris avows that he is a rela
tive of Joel Chandler Harris, of Uncle
is brother of Girrard Harris, the
literary genius who contributes south
ern negro dialect to the Saturday Even
ing Post and other short story publ
cations The brother. Edgar Il. Har-
ris, was a member of the Democratic
board of publicity from Mississippi
during the Wilson presidential cam
paign and concocted the plan of fur
n1ShinS free news service to small
dailies, he being at the time editor
and owner of the Laurel Miss Daily
Argus, and since the election of Mr..
Wilson has been rewarded by being
made postmaster at Laurel
Operator Harris was born and
reared in Webster county, Miss, the
native home of Senator Thomas Pryor
Gore, of Okla He and Senator
were bOyhOOd chums and they once
published POpulist newspaper to-
gether at Eupora, Miss, he being a
printer and Senator Gore the editor.
Harris was also employed as a printer
by Senator James K. Varda man, of
Mississippi, and is rather enthusiastic
in his attempts to justify the venom
Gus Varda man in his efforts to repeal
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
mentS. to the constitution of the Unit
ed States and completely disfranchise
the negro.
Like Senator Gore, Harris has
Topped from q the PopulistS to the
Democrats. He grows reminiscent of
Populistic days and relates interest
ing stories of Mary Ellen Lease, Sock
less Jerry and the blind Pop orator
of Webster county.
For several days Harris was sent to
the state house each morning by the
Postal company to transmit press
matter to the newspapers. He is a
modest, unassuming little fellow with
a big nose, and when not occupied
with the wires watched the delibera-
lions of the Legislature with profound
ir,fa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
Desires Promotion
w. II. WATSON
City Auditor
is a candidate for
Commissioner of
Finance and Revenue.

He has had practical eX-
perience in all the depart
ments, especially in that of
commissioners of finance and
revenue. He has studied
Taxation and the laws per-
tanning to public expenditure,
which with actual and prac-
teal experience amply quail
ify him for the place. He
stands for a clean and we'll
administered government and
will, if elected, devote his en-
tire time to the city's inter
eStS. Your vote is solicited
and will be appreciated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27
BUSINESS SCHOOL.
Topeka Branch of International Har-
veStcr Meetings Here.

The Topeka branch house of the
International Harvester company has
just concluded a two days school with
its statesmen, experts and other de-
partments in craftsmanship, credits
advertising and general efficiency.
Officials in attendance and helping
with the school are r. L. Rees dis
trict manager and formerly general
agent in this city; w. F. Pape on wag-
ons; Oscar Sayforth, advertising; c.
o. Aspenwau, engines; Charles ALI
son, planting machinery, and c. f.
Bozell, collections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-27

Devoe is the safe. name in paint.
ADV.
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15

kota SO we'll that the farmer has been
able TO borrow money on his person
al note at eight per cent at a time
when the usual rate in his vicinity
varied from 10 TO Il per cent. To Sc
cure this reduction in interest the
farmer agreed that the Bankers
should buy the dairy stock for which
he wished the loan and sell II TO him
at actual cost. The purchase in "A
number OF cases was conducted with
the advice OF state or federal dairy
specialists. The men who furnished
the money were thus In a position to
make certain that il was used for
productive Improvements which
would enable the borrower 10 repay
the loan. Under this plan. in fact,
the farmer may be said 90 have bOr-
rowed the Improvement itself instead
OF the money 10 buy il with. for the
disposition OF the money was taken
out or his hands.
A plan of the same general chaTac-
ter was carried out year or two ago
In southern Idaho, but in this case
three or four banks united in the pur-
chase OF a carload OF dairy stock In
another case in Nevada Q local
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15

A cooperative credit association
must not be considered as in any way
a substitute for other banking inSti-
tutions, but rather as an ally OF them.
The deposits in such associations are
frequently II such small amounts
that it is unlikely that they would be
placed in a regular bank. on the
other hand the total OF these small
sums is frequently considerable and
such part Of il as is not loaned 10
members Of the association Is usually
placed on deposit IN the local banks.
In addition 10 the service which the
association can render 10 its individ-
ual members both by aiding them 70
obtain proper loans and by discour-
aging them from making unwise ones,
the association can also be OF service
10 the community in number OF
WAYS. among which collective pur-
chasing IS perhaps the most promi-
nent
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15
principles ike that adopted in Mon

principles like that adopted in Mon
tana
None of these methods require
more than a temporary organization.
A permanent cooperative credit asso-
citation is. of course. a different mat
ter, which has however, many ad-
vantages. Such associations encOu-
rage habits OF saving. afford training
in business methods and may estao-
lish a collective fund for common ag-
ricuitural purposes as well as provid
ing loans 10 their members on more
reasonable terms than they could OBJ
tain individually. The Fundamental
principle OF their management Is that
no loan must be granted unless the
committee In charge believes that the
member and the association will both
be benefited. The funds for the loans
may be secured through payments on
shares, through deposits. and by bor-
rowing from outside sources. ASsO-
Citations doing business Of this sort
however, are subject TO statutory reg
ulations and IL IS, Of course. import
ant that these regulations be under
stood and observed by the manage
menf
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15

bank agreed to advance $1,000 to the
association at eight per cent when
the general bank rate was 10 and II
per cent. Two delegates from the as
sociation purchased with the money
two carloads OF heifers which were
distributed among the members, each
animal being charged with a pro-
portionate share for all the incidental
expenses connected with the trans
action. Each purchaser pledged him
self 10 care for and breed the cattle
by methods approved by the trustees.
In the third plan the guarantee is
furnished not by the farmers them
selves but by an outside interest As
the plan was developed in Wisconsin
and Minnesota. this outside interest
consisted of local business men who
were In their way as much concern
ed as the farmers with the general
Improvement OF agricultural condi-
tions in their regions. Under this
plan the business men subscribed a
certain percentage OF the funds
loaned with the understanding that
this was TO constitute a guarantee
fund TO protect the bankers Other
wise the plan was in its essential
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15

creamery supplied the money and
held back a part OF the returns from
milk and cream delivered by the bor-
rowers. Altogether 491 cows and
heifers were distributed among O.
farmers. the aggregate amount of
money represented by the loans be-
ing S39,4S3. This is the simplest of
the three methods. Ii consists es-
sentiallv in permitting the lender 10
say how the money that he loans
shall be spent Under such circum-
stances he naturally feels more Sc
cure. and the rate of interest lessons
with the risk.
IN regions where for various rea-
sons this plan has not proved pOSsi-
BILE, another method Is TO have the
farmers collectively assume a certain
guarantee for the notes given by in
diYiduals In southern Montana, for
example. 10 farmers organized an as
sociatiOn and appointed trustees TO
represent ii in negotiations with To-
cal bank The trustees were author
lied TO guarantee "a limited amount TO
the bank on the joint and several
liability OF the association members
With this additional security the
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15
\ NEW NOVEL BY MAUDE
RADEORD WARREN

barbara Marriages. new novel
by Maude Radford Warren. Il publish
cd this week by Harper A. Brothers.
The heroine is Virginia girl pas-
sionately desirous OF knowing life.
When her betrothal 90 rich older
man has taken place and she begins
10 guess dimly OF what marriage real
~ means. her whole nature draws ba az
in unconscious revolt But her sister
in-law, without actually meaning 20 lie
cruel. forces her into keeping the CON-
pact The ceremony takes place and
the bridal couple are 20 motor 20 the
bridegroom house some go miles
away. con the way the husband -
killed by an accident and neither
maid nor wife. she becomes "a widow
AS for the rest of the plot. the reader
will prefer 10 have 81 unfolded by Mrs
Warren herself
South Bend news-times., 1915-04-15
WESTERN BANKERS
HELP FARMERS TO
GET CHEAP LOANS

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Three
plans by which farmers in actual
practice have succeeded in Improving
their personal credit and securing
loans at less than the prevailing rate
Of interest arc outlined in a new
publication OF the United States de-
partment OF agriculture. Farmers
bulletin No 654. How Farmers May
Improve Their Personal Credit"
The first OF these plans has worked
ont In certain Localities in North Da-