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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
AND PROFIT
FOUND IN THE SPUDS
Many People Are Attacking New
Problem; How They Can
Be Taught
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Right now" says G. R. Bisby,
University Farm, ST. Paul, sis the
time to make a good start in the
raising of potatoes" Some of the
people with potato plots are old
hands at the business and know
very we'll how to work; Others are
attacking new problems. Both class
es, however, may find some of the
bulletins published by the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, full of good
suggestions and advice. The public
library has these bulletins and is on
the mailing list to receive any new
publications. The pamphlet, Stand
ard Potato Varieties for Minneso-
ia" lists the potatoes best suited to
Minnesota with descriptions of the
varieties and designation of the part
of the state best suited to their pro-
duction. This has goodo pictures.
Potato Growing in Minnesota"
gives information on methods of fer
tilization, planting, cutting seed, care
before potatoes, are no and cultiyat-
ing the growing scrop. This is also
a well illustrated bulletin "Pota-
toes Diseases and Their Control is
the title of third, lin which these
subjects are fully discussed. An
other takes up 'gThe Seed Potato
Crop" 10
In addition to these bulletins, the
library also has two books devoted
entirely to potato raising: The A B
c of Potato Culture by Terry and
The Potato by Crubb. rs
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Lavina Chaplin Wardell Passed
Away at Tracy.

vi o.
Away at Tracy.
Mrs. Lavina Chaplin Wardell, for
.mer resident of Mankato, known to
many people in this city, passed away
Yesterday at her home in Tracy. Her
home while in Mankato was in the
neighborhood of the normal school. 1t
was here that her first husband, Mr..
Chaplin, died. 1t was several years
ago that she was married to Mr.. War
dell, a furniture dealer of Tracy.
The body will be brought to Man
kato tomorrow afternoon on the 4:35
Northwestern train. Any friends of
the deceased who are members of the
Women's Relief corps are requested
to be at the depot to meet the train,
The body will be taken to Flenwood
cemetery, where it will be Inferred
with a funeral service. Her son has
been in Mankato, making these ar
rangements.
Mrs. Chaplin Wardell was member
of the Methodist church and was an
excellent Christian character. This is
attested to by all who knew her. For
number of years she was third dis
trict representative of the Minnesota
State Soldiers Home board
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
Reduces the Salary Rolls in
State About $4,000
CHANGES ARE SWEEPING
Fire Marshal, Oil Inspector and
The Hotel Man to Be
Eliminated

Drastic changes in the adminiStra-
ton of several state departments, in
volving the elimination of a number
Of high -salaried offices and the con-
sequent saving to the state of lat least
$4,000 in salaries and expenses in the
next two years were ordered Satur-
day by Governor Burnquist.
The changes, effective August 1.
carry out in a limited way recon-
mendations of the efficiency and
economy commission which failed of
passage in the legislature.
They include;
Elimination of the office of state
fire marshal placing its duties under
the state insurance commissioner.
Adjustment of the offices of
state oil inspector and state hotel in
spector, the state dairy and food COM
missioner taking over the duties of
those officials.
Making the state forester virtual
head of the state timber department.
Placing boiler inspector under the
supervision of the insurance COM
missioner.
Officers Who Are Affected.
Robert w. Hargadine,E state fire
marshal; A. NJ. Opsahl, state oil in
spector, and Robert e. Nee, state no.
tel Inspector, are the officers most
affected by the new order. A number
of deputies in the various offices, as
we'll as a score or more of clerks will
be removed by the changes.
1t is considered probable that Mr..
Nee will be retained as a hotel In
spector under the dairy and food de-
partment, his work having met with
the approval of travelling men and
hotel men throughout the state.
Governor Burnquist announced APP
pointments of employees of the forestry
department to succeed surveyors gen.
eral of logs The appointees are: H.
G. Weber of Ely, surveyor general of
logs: M. J. Thornton of Deer River,
surveyor for the Minneapolis district,
and Perry Swedberg of Moose Lake,
surveyor for the Saltwater district.
All have been employed as rangers
or in other positions in the forestry
department They will succeed, re-
spectively, Frank G.. Scribner of Du-
luth, Charles E. Sinclair of Mime
apolis and John j.. Carroll of Still
water.
The governor, in his order, declares
he is not defying the legislature. but
the changes are made to deterr, me
the advisability of legislation along
this line and ''to eliminate as much as
possible opposition to such legisla-
ton on the part of those whose posi-
tionS are affected"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18

Mankato may furnish the Second
regiment band if plans discussed yes
terday afternoon at meeting called
for that purpose do not meet with
unforeseen obstacles. Those present
werS executive and band committees of
the Mankato Commercial club and
the Retail Merchants association, the
board of governors of the Mankato
Automobile club and the committee
recently appointed to secure the Sec
ond Regiment band for Mankato.
William Sandon, director of the
Sandon band, was present, and talked
over with the men present the feas-
Utility of trying to organize the band
here. The meeting was very largely
attended and the project was talked
over from all points of view. Mr.. San
don stated that the requirements OF
the government, as stated by Colonel
W.T.. Mollison and Adjutant Harold
Nelson, called for single men, not
over thirty,five wears of age, with
the exception of the director. The
members of the band will be required
to pass the same physical examina-
tion given to regular army recruits,
as we'll. as a musical examination
These three requirements will cut out
nearly every member of the Sandon
band, making them not eligible. II
also developed during the meeting
! that Adjutant Nelson had given q
Worthington man promise that he
could be the leader, or assistant lead
er of the band.
Mankato Wants Band.
Z THOSE present at the meeting ex-
pressed the unanimous opinion that ii
nossibIe the Second Regiment band
should be organized in Mankato, but
that an essential requirement would
be that the leader and assistant lead
err be Mankato men. 1t also devel-
oped that by special dispensation ex-
eeption might be made in the require
i1lentss in several cases, permitting
married men in the band. In case the
reader and assistant leader be Man.
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Would-Be Army Officers Put
In Some Very Hard Work
JOINTS ARE MADE STIFF
Two Thousand Leaves of Bread
Are Prepared Daily For
Big Crowd
limited Press Dispatch.1
Tuaedav,c 0aity

+ rom ucSodyS Ddhy'
Fort Smelling, Mimi, May 15.-
With all but about 800 Of the appli-
.cants at Fort Smelling for the re-
serve officers training camp official
ly passed upon, the camp today pre-
scented a, new and unique appearance,
with the campers out -or Grill IN
their khaki uniforms. When these
officers in embryo were called TO
drill this morning, many were rath-
er stiff and tired from the strenuous
drills, of yesterday. This unwonted
exercise is little hard on some who
have been accustomed to office work
and indoor life. 1t is. not believed,
however, that the final examinations
will cause more than about 100 to
be rejected on account of physical
disability.
Two Thousand Loaves of Bread.
The army bakers, who have had
special training for that sort of work,
are turning out about 1000 loaves
of bread daily. 1t had been feared
for a tine that quite a number OF
the men would have to find sleeping
places in the twin cities, but this
fear, was dispelled today by the ar
rival of hundreds of blankets. The
campers are rapidly getting things
into shape for the strenuous exer-
cises and studies that will be re-
quired to make army officers of the
kind that Uncle Sam needs.
A large number of non commits
stoned officers have already been
given temporary appointment for
TIC drilling.
The engineering section will short
ly be sent to Fort Leavenworth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
REDENBAUGH WAS TOLD
NOT TO MAKE MISTAKE
WOULD NOT GET MONEY
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Associated Press Dispatch.l
From Tuesdays Daily.
St. Paul, Mimi, May I'D.
A. White, chief of the San Fran
cisco police, sent the following
telegram to Chief John O'Connor
of ST. Paul, today:
"Redenbaugh makes complete
confession, involving Frank J.
Dunn, former husband of Mrs.
Alice Dunn, and Frank McCool,
as an accomplce and Mike Moore,
a bartender. Redenbaugh says,
that Dunn paid the money to
Moore and made arrangements
with Redenbaugh through Moore.
The price was $4,000, and REDEEM
baush got $500.
"The prisoner said Moore ar
ranged with him to meet Mr..
and Mrs. Dunn in an ice cream
parIor so that .Redenbaugh could
identify Mrs. Dunn. The prisoner
says Mrs. Moore told him he must
be sure of the woman so that he
would make no mistake and kill
the sister, as If he did Dunn
would not pay the money"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18

kato men, and several married men
be permitted in the band, Mr.. Sandon
expressed his willingness to organize
a Second Regiment band, and take
the dictatorship. 1t appears neces-
sary that seventeen band members
out of the required twenty seven
come from Mankato, and it was
judged better il all band members
were Mankato men, as in that case
when the band came home from serv-
ice Mankato would have a well or
ganized and experienced band. Mr..
Sandon was not positive that enough
men could be secured in this city, but
said he was willing to make the eff
fort.
Letter to Colonel MoIIison.
Sec. Soaring of the Commercial club
was instructed to write to Colonel
Mollison and Captain Nelson and in
form them that Mankato would pro-
coed to organize band for the Sec
'ond Regiment provided the leader and
assistant leader were Mankato men,
and few married men be allowed
enlist in the band, in which event the
band would be a credit to the Second
fl0SlL1SHI anu W WI duhdlO.t i nc lcl-
tiers were forwarded yesterday after
noon, and reply is expected tomor-
row. If this reply is favorable Mr..
Sandon will proceed at once with the
work of organizing, and will have the
assistance of the Mankato CONNER
cial club.
1t is expected that the Second Reg
iment band will be called for service
with the regiment on July l.
Mankato will not be deprived of
band concerts this summer in any
even, as enough members of5the San
don band will remain to form a. good
band. which may be added to with
extra men. The handsome new uni
forms for the band members were
ordered ten days ago, and are expect
ed to arrive before the end of May.
The first band concert will occur at
Sibley park on Sunday afternoon,
June 8.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
CHARGED SHELL EXPLODED

Little Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Phillips Is Disfigured.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Phillips of st. Clair met with an I'M
fortunate accident last Thursday
evening, which left him disfigured for
life. The little fellow was playing
in the yard and found charged shell,
which exploded in his hand blowing
off his fingers. He was reported to-
day as getting along as well as could
be expected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
SlxTY.ONE ENLISTMENTS
That Is the Record For Local Re
cruiting Office For MRy.

Sergeant j. F. Mueller of the Local
recruiting station reports sixty-on
enlistments for the first ten days Of
the present month. The st. Pau
office reports forty-flve enlistments
for the same period Mankato being
in advance of the st. Paul station
by sixteen men.
Private T. S. Hines of the local
station spent yesterday at Sleep Eye
meeting young men who are consid-
ering enlisting.
Those who enlisted yesterday and
went to Jefferson Barracks, st. Lou
is, Mo-, last night were John Larsen
of Tyler, Edward CAREY of Manka
to, a former salesman for Armour &
Co., and Joseph Blake of Eagle Lake
These three young men joined the
infantry
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
vaIise Reported Stolen.

The police late last evening re-
ceiyed a call from the Saulpaugh
that man complained that his va
lise had been stolen from a caboose
in the railway yards. 1t seemed
that the man left the caboose and
went to the Saulpaugh hotel, forget
ting the valise. Later the man went
to the train and the valise was one.
In the grip was "a blue serge suit and
SIT in money.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
, WILL TURN OVER PLANTS
Attitude of the Manufacturers Is Made
Manifest Today.
limited Press Dispatch.]

New York, May 15.-That the big
gest American manufacturers are
ready to turn their plants over to the
government for war purposes was a
declaration made today by Colonel
George Pope, president of the National
American Manufacturers association,
which held a convention here today.
He said the manufacturers were ready
to execute the government contracts
with a very small margin of profit.
Speaking of the willingness of union
labor organizations to waive the
eight -hour proposition for the cause
of the war, he said the manufacturers
at present would prefer a ten-hour
day, at the present scale of wages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. A. NJ. Forsythe went to Min
neapolis today for short visit with
friends.
Mrs. Sam Weyland of Kasota has
returned to her home after a day
spent in the city with friends.
M. J. Dillon of ST. Paul, represent
ing the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
company, was a business caller in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Lena Malzahn left for Min
neapolis today, where she will make
her home with her daughters.
Dr. and Mrs. C. d. Snow, Mrs. G..
D. Snow and Misses Ella and Bessie
Wilson left for LIE Sueur today to at
tend the funeral of the late A. B.
Moffitt
Miss Dorothy Cabot left today for
days visit with her parents after
which she will go to Herman, Mimi
where she has employment as a
stenographer in bank.
Miss Dorothy Cabot has resigned
her position at the E. w. Owen Music
store, and has gone to her home in
Heron Lake, where she will spend a
short vacation before going to Her.
man, Mimi, where she has accepted
position as stenOgrapber.
Architect Albert Schippel spent
yesterday on business at Lake Crys-
tai, where he was commissioned to
draw plans for a new creamery build
ing for the Lily Creamery company of
Lake Crystal. The new building will
be thoroughly modern one in every
way, and the estimated cost is S10,-
O00 1t will be built at Lake Crystal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
Military Railroad Reserve.

VI. J. Boyle, superintendent of the
Chicago and Northwestern road
with headquarters st Winona, an
nounces that the military railroad
reserve company, that is being
formed of Northwestern railroad EN-
ployes, will be composed of four. Of
ficers and 164 enlisted men. The men
will be enlisted in the United States
engineers reserve corps, and the Of
ficers will be commissioned in that
reserve
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
CALLS 1T PAPER FORCE
New York World BeIttIes Roosevelt,
So Called Army.
Press Disnatcb

= IIItCI I05N I1ISpdtCII.I
New York, May 16.-Charging that
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's volun-
teer division is a mere paper force"
The New York World today publishes
The results Of an investigation it
has conducted into the enroll
ments that are claimed to have been
made for the colonel's division. The.
World charged that of the force that
supporters of the colonel's movement
claim to have ready, only 1,175 have
actually enrolled, 205 are doubtful,
and 25,407 have not been secured
at all.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
win Continue Regulations,

Chicago, May Misrepresentation
of leading grain exchanges of the
country held a meeting todav and
recommended to their respective ex-
changes that they continue further
notice the, restrictive regulations
made effective yesterday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
PROPERTY IS DESTROYED
Forest Fires Cause of Much Damage
in Northern Minnesota.

st. Paul, Mimi, May la vast
haze of smoke from innumerable for
est fires overhangs the landscape of
Northern Minnesota Much damage
has been done in the neighborhood
of Brainerd. Here many farm hous-
es have been destroyed. Buildings
have also been destroyed around Du-
luth and Tower.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
Presbyterian Brotherhood Meeting.

"How can we safeguard the com =
fort, morals, health and recreation of
our soldiers?" is the question that
will be discussed at meeting of the
Presbyterian brotherhood tomorrow
evening. Guests of the evening will
be officers of Company H, Captain
Cosgrove and Lieutenants Hauck and
Spicer. These will share in the dis
cussion. Supper will be served in
the church dining room by the ladies
at $50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
DEAD BODY is FOUND
Fred Neatly Suspected of Being Vic
tim of Foul Play.

United Press Disratch
Duluth, Mimi, May 15.-With bull
let holes through the head and with
the head and face slashed, the body
of Fred Neatly, aged twenty-five
years, was found today at Bull, st.
Louis county. Sheriff Meining is ON
the trail of five men whom he sus-
poets of the crime. Neatly used to
be time keeper for the Mesaba Tele-
phone Company. He had just come
back from trip to Chicago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
CROP REPORT OPTIMISTIC
Fred D. Sherman Issues Very Flat
tering Statement.

tering Statement.
UNITED Press Dispatch
st. Paul, Mimi, May 16.-Fred d.
fisherman, state commissioner of i'm
migration, today issued a report on
agricultural conditions in Minnesota,
that is optimistic in the extreme. With
the coming of the, warmer weather, he
says, the crop prospects, which had
been looking dubious on account of
the chilliness of the early spring,
have become fine. He speaks of the
vast number of new farmers who
have come upon hitherto uncultivat-
ed ground
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Itinerant Minister Is Put Up Asainot

-TLITISTdlII WFFIISttI IS UT Up NYdTIIol
Horrible Accusation.
limited Press Dispatch J
DesN Moines, Iowa, May 14.-Rev.
Lyn J. George Kelly, thirty five
years old, itinerant minister of SUIT
ton, Neb, is in jail at Red Oak, To-
wa, charged with having murdered
eight persons at Zillisca, Iowa, in
the year 1912. This announcement
was made here today by Attorney
General Hasnoy. He says that the
arrest and indictment of Kelly clears
up the old mystery of the Zillisca
murders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18

Charles J. Hill of Los Angeles. Cal.
will speak on prohibition at the Con
gregational church Monday evening
at eight o'clock, May 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
CHEESE VS.. PORK CHOPS

Economy hint oeHt Out by bePdTl-
ment of Agriculture.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, May l5.-Economy
hint: Eat II cents worth of cottage
cheese and you'll get more protein
than is contained in pound and a
half of pork chops, says the United
States department of agriculture to-
day. A pound of such cheese daily,
the department declares, will supply
all the protein required by an ordinary
man working indoors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
flour Dropped in price.

TAssociated Press .Dispatrh]
Minneapolis. Mimi, May ,16.-F1our
dropped $1.40 in price today, being
quoted at $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-18
Sheriff George Freer Winged
One Of the Thieves
OTHER TWO OvERHAULED
! They Were Captured At Worth
'lgton and All Have Made
Confessions

lue Earth, Mimi, May 14.-Three
glars entered the general store OF
G. Elder & Co., here yesterday, and
gathered more than s-,Uvv worth
silks when Sheriff George Freer
xIlked in the front door.
In an exchange of shots one of the
Aandits was wounded and captured
\ nd though the other two managed to
n wade the sheriff and his volunteer
&leputies on the outside, it was report
3, ID last night that two suspects an
z swering their description had been
: taken at Worthington.
4 The burglars were losers in one
other respect A large touring car
(Hudson Super. SKI was left behind
by the two unwounded bandits In
their eagerness to find the shortest
way out of town.
The man wounded said he is Charles
Larrabee of San Francisco, twenty
nine years old, He was hit in the
back and leg and was captured be-
hind the Register printing office. He
said the robbers came here directly
FROM Sioux City, Iowa. Larrabee had
$16q on his person.. 5n
Nb loot was obtained from the Edel
storte. This is the second attempted
robbery of the place in three weeks
April 81 two robbers were chased
froin the store after an exchange Of
Is .Jts but both escaped.
= Posses Immediately set out in
Ftrsrch of the two men who escaped
Z = word is expected from Sheriff
neer who went to Worthington thai
me men held there are the one:
Ehanted.
- All Three Caught.
M Sheriff Freer stated to The Free
II ,ress late today that all three o
Ii he burglars had been caught, al
y aaye confessed. The one who wa:
dangerously wounded, Larabee. wa:
shot in the back. The sheriff coult
mot tell whether he was going t
live or not. The other two escaped
[ travelled some distance on foot, al
though one, called Adam, had beer
wounded in the leg. They managed
to hire an auto to take them t
Sherburne and there they engaged
another to take them to Worthing
ton On their arrival at Worthing
ton, they found Officers waiting tt
catch them They had been at Wor'
thington the night before, and on'
of them had picked up newspa
per. This was dropped in the stor'
where the robbery was attempted
This gave Sheriff Freer a very de
sirable clue. He at once telephones
to Worthington and found that tn
men had been there. He told tn
officers to be on the lookout TO
I've, two that had escaped. Thi
m. Mining these two We're. brought t
Am e Earth. The one who was no
nav,tt gave the name of Murphy.
Ljrheriff Freer today had not dis
graered who owned the automobile
peat the men left when they fled
prre prisoners state that another mai
Ejaned them the auto at Sioux City.