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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
: FIRE AT sEARLEs

Store Of Martin Schnobrich Was De-
stroyed This Morning.
Fire this morning at Searles, on the
Minneapolis and st. Louis road out of
New Ulm, destroyed the hardware
and implement store of Martin
Schnobrich. A call was sent to New
Ulm for aid, but before Special train
carrying eighteen firemen and ap-
paratus, could reach the scene. the
building was destroyed. But little
stock was saved. The stock was
valued at $4,000. There was some in
:surance carried.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
AID TO CATTLE BUYING
Guernsey Association Arranges With
Banks to Furnish Money.
From MONDAYS Daily.

-
Officers and directors OF the Blue
Earth County Guernsey Breeders as
ISOLATION held meeting at the State
bank Saturday afternoon to discuss
matters of interest to the association.
Arrangements were made with the
State and First National banks so that
any farmer or tenant on a farm who
wishes to purchase pure-bred Guern-
seys can obtain the money to do SO
from those banking institutions at six
per cent per annum. The object OF
the association is to encourage farm
ers to stock their farms with high
grade cattle.
Those in attendance at the meeting
Saturday were Arthur Mitchell, presi-
dent: Thomas Norman, secretary and
treasurer; Frank Richardson, l.. A.
Yaeger, Edward Burke, c. E. Gill
christ, E. L. Harris, A. E.. Brooks, M.
B. Hart, directors. Farmers or others
interested desiring further informa-
ton on this matter should call at
the banks or any of the officers OF
directors of the association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
BROUGHT TO mAnKATo AND
PLACED N HOSPITAL
lack McDermott, Engineer, Was Hurt,
But Not Considered Seriously Acct.
dent Happened at JanesvilIe Las
Night; Rail Hand Prayed and Moaned
To Be Shot; He Was Suffering Such
Intense Pain
From Mondays Daily.

Roy England, twenty six years old
fireman of the Northwestern rail.
road, living at Waseca, was brought
to Mankato and placed in st. Joseph's
hospital about two o'clock this morn.
ing, suffering from frightful scalds
These were general over his body, the
result of a boiler explosion of his
engine, that happened at the James
vile, Mimi, station, about 12:45 this
morning.
The train was doubled header
having a freight engine that had beer
put on at Waseca ahead Of the
regular engine This was rather to
transport the freight engine, than to
furnish the train with any additional
motive power.
1t was the regular engine of the
train that exploded. This happened
while the train was standing at the
GAINESVILLE depot. 1t was well the loco
motive was some twenty-five or thirty
feet ahead of the depot building and
main platform, or the explosion might
have been far worse than it as in its
results.
The boiler explosion threw the en-
gineer, Jack McDermott, of Wa
SEGA, right out through the engine
window. His escape from serious in
jury was most wonderful He was
somewhat scalded, on the side of his
head, but he was soon walking around
The explosion blew backward,
sending the whole back part Of the
boiler and machinery backward, and
hurting the fireman, Roy England.
about thirty feet. He struggled to his
feet and tried to run, but fell.
The flying steam, hot water and
pieces of metal and wood shot forth
on, both sides of the engine. Fortu-
nate indeed it was that no crowd OF
people happened to be in the way.
Was Terribly Scalded.
The fireman was quickly picked up
and carried into the GAINESVILLE depot.
There his clothing, soaked with boil
ing hot water, was taken off him. A
fire was kindled in the stove with all
possible speed, but it was quite a
while before it was possible to get
the place comfortably warm.
DR.. Joyce of GAINESVILLE took care OF
the injured man. 1t was necessary
however, to wait for some time, be-
fore the necessary drugs could be pro-
cured. England was in frightful pain.
He moaned and begged to be killed
Even narcotics failed to soothe him a
great deal.
At length he was placed on a
cot and carried to a baggage car on
the same train. The train was then
brought to Mankato, drawn by the
freight engine.
DIR. A. E. Sohmer, who took care
of the injured man at the hospital
stated today that there was chance
of the man recovering from his
scalds. The burning was not deep
though it covered large part of his
body. If he recovered at all, he would
not be permanently injured. but
would have the use of all of his limbs
as well as his eyes.
Charles K Mayer, the well known
linotyper of Mankato, was among the
passengers on fhe train.
The Mankato police early today re-
ceiyed a telegram from Mrs. L. R
England of Kansas City, inquiring
about the matter.
England is married but has nc
children =? y
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
PETITION IN PROBATE
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
A petition was filed today in the
office of Judge of Probate Evan
Hughes for the administration of the
estate of Magdalena Sehmaltz OF
Mankato, who died on March 20 last
at the age of eighty three years. The
estate amounts to $4,000, the heirs
are: Magdaiena Zimmeth and Eliza
beth Fallenstein, Mankato, daugh-
ters;. Maria Schooner, Rochester,
daughter; Francisa Powell, Fort
Dodge, Iowa, daughter; Peter
Schmaltz, North Mankato, SON; and
six grandchildren, living in North
Mankato, Oliver, Peter, Margaret,
Philip, Walter and Raymond Neubert.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

p. f. Ketman to l<0ulSsP. Jones DOtn
of Blue Earth county. $1,000, south 20
feet of lot 6 and north 40 feet of LOT
4, all in additions A, city of Lake Crys-
tai.
John F. lehman Of Teton county
Montana, to Henry Helms of Hamilton
county Iowa, $4,000, east half OF
northwest quarter and southwes,
quarter of northeast. quarter all in
section SO, Lyra township, 100 acres
Henry Helms of Hamilton county
Iowa, to Carl H. Helms of Blue Earth
county, 81 etc., same property.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
Garden City
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Len Johnson has reshingled pari
Of his house now occupied by Mr.
Frost and family.
| Rollos Eager and wife have come
back to Garden City to live and VIII
occupy the house built last year by
William Bailey. Roy Eager accom-
panied his car Of goods from the
north, returning to his home last
Thursday. Mrs. Fager's health seems
to have improved somewhat.
Burt Roberts has been confined to
his room, for a number of days, be-
ing threatened with an attack OF
pneumonia DR. Franchere Of Lake
Crystal was called to attend him.
Mrs. Mayte John received treat
ment Thursday from DR.. Franchere
for bronchial trouble.
Miss Ruth Peterson stayed with
Mrs Olmsted part of last week on
account of the condition of the roads
The town board held "a business
session in the village last Tuesday.
Mrs. Lizzie Hughes and Mrs. Clara
Pew were Vernon Center visitors
last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jessie John and Miss Mary
Thurston were passengers to Lake
Crystal, Thursday.
DR. John Williams attended Mrs.
M. F. Crane who is suffering from
bronchial trouble and other ailments,
last Saturday.
Mrs. e. V. Hemsworth was in Lake
Crystal last Wednesday afternoon.
E. Fl. Monroe was passenger to
Mankato on the early train, Satur-
day returning at noon Then he
boarded the four o'clock train for
Minneapolis.
Mr.. Murphy, the creamery man,
went to Mankato Saturday evening.
FSome of the students enjoyed the
great treat of taking the state ex-
aminations last week.
w. H. H. Conklin returned last
Monday from Truman, where he in
stalled a number of oil heaters.
The ice in the river went out Sat-
ur,1ay night. The time varies but
little wheIl>> this takes place each
year.
The correspondent was glad to be
back in his pulpit again Sunday
morning and greatly appreciated the
good congregation that was present.
Plans were completed for the faith
ers and sons banquet to be given in
the basement, Wednesday, evening.
Refreshments will consist of oysters,
pickles, cake, cocoa, etc. Much in
terest is being displayed and a. good
time is guaranteed to all the boys,
old and young. After refreshments a
good program of interesting features
and stunts will be given. Decorations
will be pleasing. Dad and the boys
will have a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. John enter
tanned j. K: Osgood and family at
dinner Sunday in honor of the we'd
ding anniversary of each of the cou-
pies.
The new families in the community
are all getting we'll located and will
speedily become an active part OF
community lift. They are all heart
lily welcomed to Garden City and it's
church, school and social life. Let
everyone strive to make them well
come.
On Easter Sunday, April 8, a
short program will be given by the
Christian Sunday school at the reg
uIar hour, twelve o'clock. An offer
ing will be taken for benevolences.
All are invited to come and enjoy
the program.
The regular club meeting will be
held with Mrs. J. K. Osgood on We'd
nesday afternoon, March %. Mem
bers please note.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
CONVICTED or Assault
Frank Haas Paid Fine Of $s.65 in the
Police Court.


Frank Haas, living on Maple street,
was convicteds in the municipal court
today of assault in the third degrees
on Richard Thompson, living on Rock
street, and paid fine of $500. Haas
was arrested under warrant charg-
ing assault in the second degree.
Thompson accused him of striking
him with a dagger. Thompson said
the dagger cut through his coat and
vest and inflicted a slight wound in
his side. Thompsen,was also somewhat
battered about the head.
Haas. said that at the time, the
quarrel commenced. he had out a
knife, with which he. was opening a
snuff box. He said Thompson began
the trouble. calling Mrs. Haas names.
IA mix-up' ensued; in which Thompson
was cut with the knife.
Judge Plymat was convinced from
all of the evidence that Thompson was
the real originator of the quarrel and
told him SO. Haas. however, was not
considered justified in striking Thomp-
son with a knife.
+ The trouble took place last Thurs
| day night on Rock street.
Elar&;nu 0.G..--D -.-.es-.5
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
SMALLPOX IN GERMANY
That Is the Claim Made BY Socialist
In Reichstau.
TUnited Press Dispatch.1

IUn1ted Press D1Spatch.J
Washington, March 22.-The Amer
lean statedepartment is in possession
of the text of speech recently de-
livered to the German reIchstag by a
socialist member by the name of
Hoffman. In this speech HOFFMAN
declares that in German there are
$4,000 cases Of smallpox and that the
disease is spreading. He charges
that the fatty foods, that the poor
people need so much for their physic-
a strength. are boarded in the hands
of the rich. He declares that the
want of strengthening foods for the
poor has so undermined their con-
stitutional power to resist disease
that vaccination will no longer pro-
Dtect them against smallpox. He de-
clares that the conditions in Germany
are such that an outbreak against
the government is likely to occur al
Iany time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
SCHOOLS FOR ASSESSORS
One Will Be Held in Mankato April 8;
other Points.
Ma.nd usc nailx

From Mondays Daily.
A series of schools in various coun-
ties of the state at which members of
the Minnesota tax commission will
instruct city and town assessors in
their official duties will be opened
in the week Of April q The schools
will be held in about fifty counties.
, Chairman James T. Hale will in
struct assessors of Fairibault county
April 2 at Blue Earth City, those OF
Blue Earth county April at Man
kato, those of lie Sueur county April
4 at lie Sueur Center and those OF
Rice county April 5 at Faribault
I H. A. s. Ives, secretary of the COM
mission. will conduct like schools for
Mobiles county April 2 at Worthing-
ton; for Rock county April 8 at Luz
verne, for Pipestone county April 4
at Pipestone and for Murray county
April at Slayton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
viii, Not Delay Bids.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1

IOnited Press D1SpatCn.1
Washington, March 26.-Cutting
down all delay by days and hours, the
United States navy department de-
cided today to open next Wednesday
the bids for furnishing submarines in
stead Of on Saturday. as was origin
ally intended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
courf issued a Mandate.

limited Press 4ispatch.J
Washington, March 26-The feder-
al supreme court today issued man
date. turning over to her British
owners. the steamer Appam, brought
to an American port as war prize
Nv German commerce. raiders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
ROUGH TIME FOR SAILORS
Those On HeaIdton Had Unpleasant
Experience.

Experience.
TUnired Press Dispatch.1
From Mondays Daily.
Washington, March 26.-When the
American oil tank steamer Healdton
was sunk by a German submarine,
many of the men on board were eth
er smothered, frozen to death or
drowned, according to a report re-
ceived by the government today from
American Consul Crogh at Rotterdam.
Many were caught in the hold, when
fire broke out. Others were forced to
rush right out in the open boats, with
the weather below zero. =.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
Horrible Was Sight.

| Horrible Was Sight.
CHASTITY and horrible in the ex-
IRENE are the details of the tragedy
which wiped out the Kleeman fam
| lily last night. Brooding over debts
and his inability to meet them is
said to have driven the young far
mer insane with grief, and he MUIR
| dered his young wife, and their four
little children, the oldest scarcely
six years of age, and the youngest a
babe in arms, seven weeks old, while
they slept in their beds, unsuspect-
ing, and assured of the protection of
. the husband and father. Whatever
demon entered the man, possessing
his body and soul, and driving him
to the bOtal wholesale murder of
his wife and innocent children, also
drove him to put an end to his own
existence, and the murderer turned
suicide, hanging himself by the neck
from an ingeniously constructed gall
lows in his own home. The only mes
sage which he left to explain his
deeds was badly written note, of
which the meaning is hardly intelli-
gible:
Dear Folks" he wrote, when
|. woke this morning someone in
the house said, Money or life
1t is it dresses. Happy. / hang
myself, Goodbye, bye. With
love, w. e. Kleeman."
Upon the side of the note was
written as a sort Of an afterthought:
|..'He killed them"
Mankato Girl Makes Discovery.
Miss Ruth Snyder, young woman,
a resident of thislcity, living at 1O15
North Front street, now teaching in
the, vicinity of the Kleeman home,
where she boarded, was the first one
to enter the home after the tragdy,
and was confronted by the gruesome
sight of the dead body of the muir
derer ldangling from rope, as she
struck a match, after. entering the
HON home Hfpgo the dim hours of early
= Last Satp1day MI, Kleeman drove
Ito Clement, taking Miss Snyder who
wished to spend Sunday at her home
in Mankato. He told her to get a
livery rig Sunday ITO come back to
!, the farm, SO he would not have to
drive over after her, AS he was not
feeling well, and she. said she would.
2 He said: ."'fou will miss your train
tomorrow" Miss Snyder noticed
that he did not appear to be feeling
very well, but she did not notice
anything in his actions that would
lead her to suppose that he was out
I.of his mind. He was apparently as
rational as he ever wasA
i. Returned to Her Boarding Place.
Sunday night, when returning. to
resume her school duties Miss Sny-
der came via Morgan, from where
she hired a livery rig to take her
out to the Kleeman home. The roads
were very bad, and it was impos-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
SHOT AND KILLED SAILORS

Two Men From the informed Ships
Tried to Make Escape.
limited Press Dispatch.1
Philadelphia, Penn, March 26.-
Guards at the League island navy
yard last night shot and killed two
sailors of the German informed ships.
The German sailors were endeavor-
ling to escape. &
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30
From Mondays Daily.

TIoH1 Wohdays Daily.
Redwood Falls, Mimi, March &c.
William Kleeman, prominent young
farmer living near Clement, killed
his wife and four children with an
axe, and hanged himself some time
between Friday night and today. The
bodies We're found by school teach
er on her return to the Kleeman
home where she boarded. 1t is be-
lieved that Kleeman brooded over
heavy debts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-30

Election Returns at Club.
The election returns will he re-.
ceived at the Elks' club tonight.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-24
Georoe seban at Empress

The Bond Between, starring George Beban, which is filling an enga cement at the Empress, presents this cele- brated character actor in a role for eign to anything that he has ever done for the cinema. For the first time his many friends will see MT. Beban as a Frenchman. It is singular circumstance that while his first char acter work was French, this is the first picture he has made featuring that type. He succeeds on the legiti mate stage as a Frenchman was pro- nounced and his masterful handling of the character in "The Bond Be tween" demonstrates his thorough knowledge, not only of the art of character impersonations, but of the type he portrays. He selects for the leading role an old Frenchman whQ with three cronies, is living in cheap boarding house in the Bohemian art ists' section of New York. His one joy in life is his son, who through the many little sacrifices and denials
Arizona republican., 1917-10-24
ADJUSTMENTS
Mary Pickford at Lamara

All dag long yesterday crowds which taxed the Lamara to its utmost ca paclty were on hand to witness Amer Icas sweetheart" Mary Pickford, ill her latest Aircraft decided hit, 'ReDec- ca of Sunnybrook Farm .
 .As to the picture. suffice it to say that il is staged with ali the skill Of an accomplished director amid scenes that fairly breathe the atmosphere of the life and surroundings of one Of the most famous characters in htera- ture As to the role of Rebecca, were she to step rom the covers of the book, no more faithful chara acterizatlon could be possible than that as brought out by Mary Pickford. Never has our Mary been seen i'll more sulta loie The life of the little New Eng land sirl who is sent to live with two aunts who are strict dlsciplinarians. and who persists in innocently break ing their rigid laws, affords Mary Pick ford more opportunities for the display of the charming child studies, which she has made famous. than any pie ture she has ever done. The story is one that plays on the heart strings of young and old alike Everyone in the audience is affected as our Mary" one minute brings down the house with some clever bit of real comedy as only Mary Pickford can put over" only to be deeply moved the next through appealing pathos, which her wonderful versatility en- abies her to register.
 The Burton Holmes travelogue is also being shown.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-24
Rushman Scores at Hip

Busiman, in his come back to out door pictures certainly scored at the little Hip yesterday, says the man agement of that theater, if attend- ance is the criterion. The matinee idol has a strong, excellent vehicle in Their Compact" The story is of d vampire woman who iS as near she devil as it is possible to make a modern society woman. Bushman plays the part of the man she has duped ill her early career, and later she Is saved q coat of tar by being led to the edge of the western mining town and the nose of her horse pointed to the dessert, where she will pass one man whom she killed, for he lays bleaching in the sun. Their Compact is a corking value of big things in pictures well done.
 Tomorrow comes the much discussed Within The Law" which has not been played in Phoenix, either on stage or screen, since charming Margaret H. lingiOn presented it several years ago at the k,lks It has never been seen in Arizona in prictures, having only recently played New York and Chi cago, due to the antagonism of the polce, whom it treates without gloves
 So many law pictures have come and gone since it was the initial, that the management hopes it will not be conficted with "The Common Law "The Greater Law" "Unwritten Law, or any other of these, as it is the first and only Within The Law.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-24
GERMAN SPIES WORK THROuGHM MAIL SENT TO
 SOLDIERS FROM ARIZONA |S REPORT MADE

l want to impress upon you the fact that we are in war. True, German soldiers are not in our land, but their forerunners are, the agents and spies of Germany. Only today we had evidence of their activity in slipping pamphlets into bundles of magazines destined for our soldiers containing inflam
 nable pro- German statements.
 Agents selling books alleged to contain the only true statement os the war, but which contain fla grant mierepr esentations, have sp- peared at homes in this city, and others boldly wearing Hoover but tons have entered homes with pro- pagsnda strongly seditious in an attempt to discourage the food conservation movement and sue cess of the campaign which opens next week. MT. Hoover has plainly stated that food will win the war, and Germany does not want to see the American people aroused sui flclently to relea5e quantities of wheat, meats and fats for exports. -Georee SmaIley, secretary Coun- ell of Defense, to memoers of Womans' Club.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-24
Southern Play at Plaza


 William Russel in My Fighting Gen. tlsman" is the feature at the Plaza lheater today. IL comes billed as a thrilling story of the south during the reconstruction period, after the civil war. William Russell portrays Frank Carlisle, young southerner fighting the interruptions politicians and scheming carpet baggels'' who tried to bring ruin upon an already desoiate country
 The reconstruction period is one of the most tragic of American history, as seen in this picture. The problem oi dispensing with slavery, instead of a theory, then became a stern fact and the complications during the adjust ment to changed conditions furnishes a wealth of dramatic incidents, woven into this story of the screen