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The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
HELD TO DISTRICT COURT
Conrad kiefner, Who Is Charged With
Threat to Kill.

Fairmont, November 9.-Conrad
Kiefner, arrested Wednesday by Sher-
iff Carver as he apparently was plan
ming to start a campaign of murder in
the neighborhood Of the Snyder and
Kruger farms, where he formerly
worked, today was charged with
threatening and attempting to kill and
was bound over to the grand jury by
Justice J. A Everett
County Attorney Allen brought the
criminal charge against Kiefner.
81 want to see him placed in the
criminal ward at st. Peter or some
other place where he will be kept
said Mr.. Allen. "It is mistake to turn
loose such dangerous man. We will
try to make thorough job of it this
time. He has been released twice
from asylumS and it must not occur
again"
When captured early Wednesday by
Sheriff Carver and Deputy Allison, Kief-
ner had an automatic revolver, an electric
fashlight, high power rifle and 400 cart
ridges. The rifle and cartridges were in
grip. but he was carrying the automatic.
Kiefner had written a letter which was
found on him, indicating that he expect
ed to be killed and saying his property
should go to relatives in Germany. He has
been laboring under the hallucination that
the Snyder and Krueger boys have been
killing their farmhands and burying them
on the farm, and believes he should
avenge the fancied deaths.
Kiefner recently told Judge Fancher
that Fred Snyder was the best man for
whom he ever worked, that he paid high
wages and treated him fine, but that
Snyder killed his farm hands and would
have to suffer for it.
Kiefner is sullen and uncommunicative
in Jail. His case will go before the grand
jury November 13. An indictment is be-
leved certain.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

Waseca Herald: ]. d. Lever of Wood
vile had a narrow escape from serious
or fatal injury while returning from
Mankato Monday evening. His brother
in-law, F. w. Kruger of Saco, Mont.
who is visiting here, had business in
Mankato and John drove him over In
the afternoon. They left GAINESVILLE about
p. M, and in making the turn at the
Britton corner, two miles south of there,
the car upset. Both men were thrown
clear of the car Mr.. Kruger escaped
without injury but Mr.. Lever had his
head cut and hand bruised though not
seriously. They telephoned to GAINESVILLE
from the Britton residence and Charles
Woodhall came out and took them to n
home where they spent the night. There
have been several bad accidents at that
corner this year and it would seem that
signs should be put up to warn strangers.
The windshield and tenders on the car
were smashed and it was otherwise dam
aged
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

E. W. Goldenstar, civil engineer, has
returned from Sterling Center, where he
made Typographical survey of the lands
of Melvin Keith for the purpose OF de-
termining the benefits on this land from
the construction of County Ditch No. SO.
Mr.. Keith is making an appeal from his
assessment.
Mrs Albert Wynn and son Owen re-
turned to their home in Window yester-
day, after visit at the home OF Mrs. M.
j. Bokke.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Krouss of Medo
were in the city yesterday and visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Richard Col
Inns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Salfer of Madelia
were business callers in the city yester-
day.
gone to the country northwest of Duluth
to hunt deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hughes of Man
kato were at Waseca Wednesday to at
tend the funeral of A. S. Foster, an Ole
resident of that city who died Monday
evening
Glenn Davey son of Mr.. and Mrs. w
E. Davey of this city. who has been EN-
ployed by Deere & Co., Moline. H., the
past five years has enlisted in the army
and expects to go in as clerk in the En-
gineering corps. He left Moline last night
for st. Louis.
Mapleton Enterprise: We acknowledge
a short call last Saturday by Mr.. More
"
man of the board of coal administrators
for this county nd in company with his
associates will endeavor to keep the fed
eral authorities posted as to the coal SIT
uation in the county. In one town IN the
| county higher prices have prevailed than
| are allowed under the rulings OF the
| federal fuel board, but they have since
been lowered and it is likely that the
| people will secure fair deal. The Sc
| curing of sufficient coal is not to be ar
| easy matter.
Joseph Busch, bill clerk at the North
western freight depot, is back from st
| Paul, where he went to consult special
| list in regard to an injury to the knee
Some time ago Mr.. Busch happened tC
| make a sudden turn that wrenched some
| ligaments in the knee, and the injury does
! not heal as it should.
H c. F. Gustafson, travelling freight
agent of the Great Western, with head
| quarters at Redwing, was visitor In
| the city yesterday.
| A. B. Pratt soliciting freight agent. ant
| J. H. Reagan, commercial agent, of the
| Lehigh Valley railroad. both located a
| Minneapolis, were in Mankato yesterday
| looking over the various industries of the
| city.
| Mrs. Peter Peterson and son Clifford
| left yesterday for Minneapolis for a short
| visit with the formers sister, and will
| return home tonight.
Attorney S. B. Wilson spent the day al
| st. Paul, arguing a case in supreme
| court, Hoerr VS.. Hoerr
Judge w. F. Hughes spent the day ir
| st. Paul, attending to legal case in Su-
| preme court.
Mrs. s. Barr of St. Paul arrived today
for visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
H. Szamet.
Springs, Ark, where he will spend some
Dr. c. N. Weyer spent yesterday attend.
ing to business affairs in st. Paul.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Tale of Woe Related to Police
! By Windomite
COIN AND WATCH GONE
What Followed After He Dis
played Ten Dollar Bill In
Local Gin Mill
From Eridax,s Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Joe Peterson from Window. rough
ly dressed, but claiming to be pos
sessed to quite share of the wealth
of this world, was picked up by the
police last evening dazed and stun
ned, with a badly disfigured face. He
declared that he had been assaulted
in an alley back of saloon and rob-
bed of $55 and an Ingersol watch.
Visited the Saloons.
Peterson said he had visited two
or three saloons in Mankato and went
out the back door of one of them,
when he was followed by another
man, struck with something else
than a fist, but he did not know what,
and robbed. He said that as quickly
as he was knocked down, his pocket
book and watch were ''frisked"
away. He believed it was the act of
a man well versed in the line of
picking pockets, as it was done SO
skillfully.
BIacked Right Eye.
Peterson this morning had badly
blacked right eye and the right side
Ol HIS lace was Uduly SWOlloIl, anu
he was otherwise marked. He said
he got good look at the fellow and
would know if he saw him again.
The police let him go out this morn
ing and look for his assailant, and
after few hours he came back and
said he had spotted the man and
could locate him.
Peterson said he had taken out a
ten-dollar bill in a saloon where he
had "set them up and he believed
that that attracted the attention of
some thief who either followed him
or put another thief on his trail.
Native of Holland.
Peterson said he was native of
Holland, but had lived most of his
life in Mankato. He said he was
forty-five years old and single. He
said he owned farm near Window
and also owned properties in Chicago.
The police had no charge against
Peterson as he showed no signs of
having been drunk and said he had
not had much liquor
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
PASTOR is MARRIED.

hdpIelon enterprise: Rev. Ed
ward Livingston, the popular pastor
of the Norwegian Lutheran church
or Medo was married on Wednesday
october 31st, to Miss Diana Sven
son of Boscobel, Wisconsin. The
marriae ceremony was performed in
minneapolis by Rev. Grimsby and
was a great surprise to the people of
Medo as well as to Rev. Livingston's
entire congregation, as he asked for
no leave of absence and was in his
pulpit as usual Sunday, leaving Mon
day morning and returning Thursday
with his bride
Rev. Livingston is a young man OF
exceptional abilities and in his
church work in Medo is daily makine
new friends. He is a man of the
highest character and is devoted
heart and soul to the Masters work
His bride is a young lady who will
be a great helpmeet in his chosen
work and will be given a cordia-
welcome by the big hearted people Of
Medo.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

Window Reporter: Last week Thursday
a Twin City Reporter representative
appeared on the streets of Window, SELL
ing that somewhat notorious sheet, and
as it soon got about that there was some
erich scandle' in it that had been dug up
in this community. papers were selling
like hot cakes until he was hauled under
cover by Sheriff Peterson on a charge of
circulating a libelous publication. Satur
day he was arraigned in justice court and
entered a plea Of not guilty, and trial was
set for this week Thursday afternoon.
Having failed to produce bonds in the
sum of $500 he has been held by the
sheriff pending trial. Later those inter-
ested agreed on jury trial and the
sheriff was busy summoning jury yes
terdaY forenoon.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Attorney Harry Johnson spent the
day at ST. Peter.
Mrs. Claire Gresham of Minneapolis
is the guest of relatives in the city.
w. J. Roberts of Lake Crystal was
business caller in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Meyers of Albert Lea
visited with relatives in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. William R. Roberts of Lake
Crystal was Mankato shopper yes
terday
Mrs c. Conway and daughter Helen
of Waseca were callers in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Davis of Lake
Crystal were business callers in the
city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Salet and little
son went to the twin cities last night
for short visit
Mrs. Jennie Haycraft and Mrs. Kate
Johnston of Madelia were shopping in
the city yesterday.
Meredith Griffith, who recently
joined the United States army, will
leave for Jefferson Barracks tonight.
Mrs. A. j. Veigel of ST. Paul arrived
today for a visit with friends. Mr..
Veigel will arrive Saturday to visit
over Sunday.
Meredith Griffith of this city, who
recently enlisted in the regular army
at the local recruiting station, will
leave for Jefferson Barracks this
evening.
L. H. Smith has returned home
and is preparing to leave for the
Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin
woods to purchase his usual stock of
Christmas trees.
Among the Swedish Lutherans in
attendance at the anniversary celebra-
tions in st. Peter this week were Rev.
and Mrs. o. ]. Arthur, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Johnson, Mrs. John A. Peterson,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Sceid, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Johnson, Miss Mabel
Johnson, Mrs. William Lind. and Mrs.
Olson, Of this city; C. H. Johnson, De-
coria; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson,
Judson, Charles Farm and family, C.
J. Johnson and family, and A. Johnson
and family of Belgrade.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO
William Strike, Sixteen-Year.
Old Boy, Is Reported Seri-
ousIy Injured
From Thursdays Daily.

William Strike, a sixteen year old
delivery boy in the employ of the
Model Dairy, was struck down by an
| automobile driven by Mrs W. D. Rose
last evening as he was crossing
Front street short distance from
the Stahl house, and received very
serious internal injuries. He is now
at Emmanuel hospital, and his condi-
tion was reported as very grave this
morning
1t was stated at the dairy today
that the boy had left his delivery
| wagon and gone across the street to
deliver some milk, and was returning
to his wagon when struck down Mrs.
Rose had been out to the Mankato
Stock farm, and was driving south on
Front street, accompanied by o. S.
Lasby, manager of the farm, who had
an engagement with some men in
this city. Mr.. Lasby stated this
morning that Mrs. Rose was driving
very slowly and he was looking into
restaurant as they passed to see if
his men were there. He states that
he saw the boy start to run across
the road, and that the boy dodgeG a
horse that was being driven down the
street, jumping directly in front of
the automobile, which knocked him
down.
The automobile was being driven so
slowly that it was stopped with half
of its own length. The wheels did not
pass over the boys body, SO Mr.. Las
by's states. The boy crawIed out
from under the machine between the
front and rear wheels, and was pick
ed up and placed in the machine by
| Mr.. Lasby. The accident happened
shortly before five o'clock and caused
quite commotion on Front street
A large crowd soon collected, and
everyone seemed to try to get a
glimpse of the unfortunate boy. He
was taken to Emmanuel hospital i'm
mediately by Mrs. Rose and Mr. Las
by. The physicians found that he
had sustained serious internal injur-
les, and bad cut on his head. An
| operation was performed last night in
the hope CT saving his life. The boy
made his home with his father on
North Seventh street.
Mrs. w. d. Rose, whose automobile
struck the boy, says she was going
| only eight to ten miles per hour; that
the boy in running in front of her
car was not looking her way, but had
his eyes fixed on man on horseback
that came galloping down Front
street; that the boy was trying to
avoid this horse, and that she footed
her horn, put on the brakes and
stopped the car as quickly as possible
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
RYAN, EW,

RYAN-TEW.
Miss Theresa Ryan of this city and
Mr.. w. L. Tew of Alma City, were
united in marriage at nine o'clock
mass this morning in st. Johns Cath
olic church, Rev. Father Robert
Hughes officiating. The attendants
were Miss Agness Walsh and Mr.. AL
fred Murphy. Mr.. and Mrs. Tew will
make their home in Alma City.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
MRS. AUGUST EISOLD DIES
Aged Resident Passed Away Early
Yesterday Morning.
M-C A,,o, 4

MI .. august EISUIu, an OIu anu
respected resident of this city,
passed away Thursday at 1:30 a. m.
of pneumonia at the home of her son,
Rev. e. John. She was seventy-seven
years and nine months old at the
time of her death. Two sons and
eleven grandchildren survive her.
The sons are Rev. E.. John of Man
kato and Herman John of Hamburg,
Germany. Funeral services will be
held at the home of Rev. John, 204
North Broad street. Friday evening
at 1880. The body then will be taken
to Waterloo, Wisconsin, her former
home. Funeral services there will
be held on Sunday afternoon.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
WILL BE DOUBLE WEDDING.

Two marriages will take place on
Wednesday, November IA, at St
Peter and Paul's church, at s a. m
Frank =. Bierl and Nicholas 7
Wilmes, both employed in the flour
packing department of the Hubbard
mill, are to be married, the former
to Lillian M. Becker and the latter
to Clara Becker, both brides being
sisters, who have recently come to
Mankato from Winona. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev.
Father Hartmann.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
MUCH BOOZE FOR ONE FAMILY
Charles Keller, Iowa, Had Seventy
Two Quarts OF Lager Beer.

Charles Keller from Dallas Center,
Iowa, pleaded guilty in the municipal
court yesterday afternoon to the
charge of operating a motor vehicle
without proper license number signs,
and paid a fine of $1S.65. In his auto
mobile he had seventy-two quarts of
beer and nine quarts of whisky. He
said he had bought the beer for his
wife and the whisky for himself. AS he
was not intoxicated, the liquor could
not be seized He was twenty mine
years old
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

The promotion of Captain w. A. Curtis
of st. Paul to be major in the office of
the adjutant general in place of Major
George c. Whitney, placed on the retired
list, was announced late yesterday by
Adiutant General Rhinow. Major Curtis
will continue as chief draft aide, and his
salary will be unchanged.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
"Fourthu Fund For Red Cross

"a Fourth of July fund" raised in
1909 and never used has been donated
by Candy, Mimi, to the American Red
Cross. When the fund was placed in
the bank eight years ago it was
1925. sc. 1t has accumulated $9O.26
in interest.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
DEATH TAKES JOE CLARK
Was Well Known Travelling
Salesman in This Section.

Salesman in This Section.
Joseph Clark, former resident of
st. Peter, well-known in Mankato,
and for thirty years travelling sales
man for Foley Brothers & Quinlan,
st. Paul, died at St. Paul Wednes-
day morning. He had been ill for
several weeks
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
Workers in Duluth.

The girls of Irving junior high
school in Duluth have each under
taken to knit scarf for a Duluth
soldier. The Red Gross will sup
ervise the work.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16
CROP REPORT TODAY
Preliminary Estimates Were Made BY
Aggie Department.

assoc lated Press DispatcA.l
Washington, November S.-Prelimi-
nary estimates of farm crops in the
department of agriculture November
report follows: Corn, 3,161,0S3; buck
wheat, 16,S13,0O0; potatoes, 439,-
6SS,C00; sweet potatoes, S4,737,0
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16

Jack Martin will leave tonight for Lu-
verne, where he will conduct the sale OF
a large livery at auction tomorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1917-11-16


Sunday afternoon fire broke out in the
barn of Abe Chozen at Winnebago Fifty
tons of rags stored therein were destroyed.
Mr.. Chozen places his loss on barn and
contents at about $1,000. He had $500
insurance on the barn. which will not
nearly cover the loss on the structure,
and he had no insurance on the rags,
which are worth money these days.
Fairmont Sentinel: The Fairmont
Machine company and Postma ster
Betz today uncovered supposed
swindle worked by means of count
erfeit money orders A few weeks ago the
machine company received $2.500 in the
money orders as first payment on an or
der They were issued at Havana, Cuba,
and were sent by a supnosed business
house of that city. little later the same
business house drew a draft for So, 400 on
the machine company The transaction
was so out of the ordinary that investi-
CATION was made with the result that it
was found the money orders are counter
feits. The matter has been taken up with
the postoffice department. Had the draft
been ordered the company would have
been out s2,400.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-07

men who dropped everything at the
call OF the nation. claimed no eNenp-
ton and announced Themselves ready
for what may come. And Mrs Nc
Couldrick, just as much patriot as
any nan in the country, Will keep the
horne lights kindled against his re
turn.
she Is pretty sorry. Of course, but
she viii brace up all right said Nc
Gouicrick. she IL ~ game as they
make them"
IielHtives OF James w. Calvert were
m the station to sec hlm leave. but
the other men, Aaron Burdette,
Charlie Rowland and Ebert \. wal
lace. whose relatives 1--we IN otner
states. went without the benisOn or
family farewellsl Lewis Kline, county
clerk and member Of the county eN-
cmrtion board. WIS there TO extend the
good wishes OF the government to the
men who departed ON the supreme
at'cLture.
The men who 20 TINS morning viii
not Doe accompanied ly an Official. as
the first conHgiment was. They viii
report TO j. W Clark. who left yes
torday with the men. upon arrival
NJ camp.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-07
RELEASE ITALIAN STACKER
Prisoners Condition Was Such That
He Could Not he Confined
In hail

After admitting he had not regis
tered, John Anderson, who stated he
was an Italian, was fined 500 yes
terday afternoon in police court and
ordered held for investigation by fed
eral officers by Judge Evans. Ander-
son was arrested early yesterday
morning in the freight yards by Fris
co Railroad Officer Howard on a
charge of vagrancy. Howard stated
that the Young man had admitted to
him that he had not registered and
had left oklahoma City and Sapulpa
to avoid arrest He stated that the
board OF registrars would not let him
because two of his fingers on his left
hand had been cut off.
When Judge Evans ordered him to
h" neid he promptly informed the
court that he was sick. Investiga-
tion by officer Carl Lews showed him
to be suffering from disease that
made IL dangerous to confine him
with other prisoners in the city
Jail. Having no place to hold him
he was released and warned to leave
town within one hour.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-07
THEFT OF CIGARETS LAID
AT DOOR OF LIQUOR MAN
Wealthy ST Louis Wholesaler Arrest, Il
Tor Stealing pills From
Box Cars.

EAST ST LOUIS. H.. sept G.
Henry Albrccht. Wholesale liquor
dealer, rated as the wealthicst liquor
dealer u Fast ST. Louis, is one of the
acV entecn men charged in federal in
dlctmcuts returned 1T GanVille, III ,
with IObbing freight ears in inter-
state transit. II is charged That AL
hrecht and four othc- men stole
81 900 worth OF ci,sIrets.
Fnilrnad detectives say that for six
months there has been systematic
looung Of freight cars ln the yards
here, nnd that freight worth $4,000
has dlannpcnred.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-07
TAKE VAN LAX
FOR CONSTIPATION
Don't Poison Yourself Any
More With Calomel-Van
Lax Is Better-It Keeps
Bowels Clean.

When you are troubled with liver
trouble such as constipation, clogged'
up bowels, Indigestion, dyspepsia.
heartburn, played-out feeling, bad
breath, sick headache get from your
druggist soc bottle OF Van Lax COR
send to Van Vleet Drug Co, Memphis,
Tcnn) Take dose as directed on
label In short time II Will give
YOU the incest and easiest cleaning
out you ever experienced. Drop calo-
mel or salts. Van Lax is better. 1t
don't sickon you. Young or old can
take Van Lax and at any hour of the
day Van Lax Is pleasant to take.
Everybody likes It. Van Lax livens
up your liver Try it-today. 1t is
the latest and by far the best Tonic
Liver Medicine made. The best Is
none too god-get the best-Van AK.
ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-07
W0MAN'S HAND DISCOVERED
IN RUSSIAN TREASON PLOT
Madame SonkhomIinoff's Powerful In
nucnce Over Husband Recitcd
bN Witnesses.

PETROGRAD. Sept Witnesses
at the trial OF General Soukhomlinoff
former war minister, who is accused
OF high treason. unfolded today the
story of Madame Soukhomlinoff. on
| trial as an accomplice, bearing out
reports OF the influence she estap-
lished over her husband.
Anna Goshevitch, a former friend
of the SoukhQmlinoffs, testified that
Madame Soukhomlinoff expended
100000 rubles "A year.
The witness declared that General
Soukhomlinoff talked carelessly Of
military secrets and told his wife eV-
erything Secret papers from the war
office, she said. often lay about his
home, where they might easily hav.
been read and copied.
NJ. Boutovitch. Madame Soukhom-
! linoffs first husband. testified that his
wife demanded that he obtain a di-
vorce and give her "A large sum of
money because she desired to marry
General Soukhomlinoff. The general
challenged Boutovitch and attempted
to strike him. His wife pretended she
had taken poison. he said, and refused
to take an antidote until he promised
to assume the guilt necessary for her
divorce and pay her 1000 rublcs n
year. She was 25 years old at that
time and General Soukhominoff
was 60.
Much bf today's session was Occur
pied in reading letters written by the
former war. minister TO General jan
nschkevitch. former chief OF staff, II,
the period between the beginning or
the war and the resignation OF Gen
eral Soukhomlinoff. =,
In one letter he accused Grand
Duke Serguis of exerting n harmful
influence in tho artillery department.
He also was bitter toward Gener sA
Guchkoff former minister of muni-
tions, saying he was spreading reports
concerning lack OF munitions at the
front. which might be of advantage to
the enemy and this virtually amount
ed TO treason