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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
From Saturdays Daily.

From saturdays Daily.
Miss Marie Paulson, nurse at the
st. Peter hospital, was shopping in
the city today.
w. R. Spornitz and family went
last night to Milwaukee to visit Mr.
Spornitz' brother.
Miss Iren Nicholson has gone to
Redwood Falls, where she has &C
copied position.
Miss Edna Stearns of Pennington,
Mimi, is guest at the home of Mrs.
J. F. Moore, 80 East Cherry street.
w. H. Hamley spent the day at
Minneapolis, attending the foot ball
game between Minnesota and Indi-
ana.
d. w. Quick, division freight agent
of the Great Western, with headquar-
tiers at RedWing, visited in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. I. N. Tompkins left this after
noon for Minneapolis, where she will
visit her daughters, Mrs. w. Roderick
and Miss Helen Tompkins.
Mrs. H. A. Heidel and little son
left this noon for Minneapolis where
Mrs. Heidel will join her husband
and spend Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. Ward Williams of Minneapolis
spent yesterday with friends in the
city, and will spend Sunday as the
guest of Miss Frances Wingen at st.
Clair
P. A. Gunders of st. Paul was in
Mankato last evening. Mr.. Gunders
was formerly grocer here, and served
as county auditor of Blue Earth
county.
Misses Mabel and Florence Cot
tingham of Springfield arrived in the
city today to visit their niece, Miss
Emily Harris, who attends normal
school.
DR.. A. E. Sohmer is leaving tonight
for Chicago to attend the clinical con-
ference of surgeons meeting to be
held in that city, and will be gone for
two weeks.
DR.. A. E. Claugh, past grand master
of the l. o. o. F. of South Dakota,
visited Blue Earth Encampment No
Is, l. 0. o. F. last night, and during
the evening gave an interesting talk
on his travels.
d. E. Walker, local Milwaukee
| freight agent, went today to Alden,
Mimi, to attend the funeral of his
brother in law, Bert Cottrell, who
was killed in an automobile accident
at Albert Lea last Wednesday.
Elmore Eye: Mr. and Mrs Fred
Kelly left last Monday afternoon for
Mankato, where they will visit for a
short time. They have disposed of
their residence property in Elmore
and as yet are undecided where they
will locate
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
TROY HIMMEL Man To
RUN FAIRMONT HOTEL
Leased the Reihs Hosiery in
That City;It Will Be Opened
December |

Troy Zimmerman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Zimmerman OF the Hotel
Heinrich, has leased the Hotel
Reihs at Fairmont The hotel will
open December 1. The Fairmont Sen
tinel says:
"It will be furnished and equipped
regardless of expense, everything
new and modern.
"But, after all, it is the landlord that
makes hotel and in the person of
Troy Zimmerman, the Hotel ReihS
has captured the ideal man.
"Who is Troy Zimmerman?
"He is associate proprietor and man
ager of the Hotel Heinrich, the best
hotel in Mankato. He is also vice
president of the Northwestern Trav-
cling Mems association and has for
years been one of the members of
the executive committee of the Man
kato Commercial club, live wire and
a booster.
'In brief, Troy Zimmerman is one OF
the few persons this side of the
divide who knows how to run hotel
and we have the straight tip from a
dozen different sources that he will
put Fairmont on the map as a hotel
town.
"Mr. Zimmerman is already incu-
, batting plans for the enlargement of
the hotel and, from what we learn of
him, his plans will not go awry. He
wants 100 rooms, with bath and tele-
phone, instead of but forty, and he
will not be happy till he gets them.
Welcome to the new landlord and
his estimable wife to Fairmont.
"May they form an undying love for
Fairmont which Fairmont will recip-
rOcata with interest -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Mapktoni
From Fridays Daily.

From fridays Daily.
w. A. Hanna has received word
from his son Carl that he has been
transferred from San Francisco to
Arkansas, and has been raised to the
rank of Sergeant Major of the regi-
ment stationed at Camp Peak neal
Little Rock, Arkansas.
Miss Cecilia Petit was called tC
Winnebago Wednesday.
S. NJ Jones of the ST. Cloud Granite
works transacted business here We'd
nesday.
]. A. Howieson and wife of Mankatc
drove over Tuesday to see Thomas
Howieson and wife.
A girls basketball team was or
ganized Tuesday evening with James
Bowman as coach. They will meet fol
practice every Tuesday evening in the
Baptist church basement.
Word has been received from Lake
field of the arrival of baby girl tC
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Wishart.
Eugene Plonty arrived from Great
Lakes station with his honorable dis
charge. Eugene has been in the hos
pital much of the time since going
there
Although the rain did not fall to any
amount Wednesday evening, it was
thought best to postpone the Red
Cross meeting of that evening partly
for the convenience of those loyal
workers from Mankato who were
ready to brave the dark and storm to
keep their word. The meeting will be
held in the Baptist church Saturday
evening at p. M, at which time it is
hoped all will be able to attend from
the country as we'll as the town. Let
us all turn out and give them a full
house.
The clang of the fire bell Wednes-
day noon brought everyone to their
feet. The McGuiggan residence was
found to be in flames caused by the
explosion of the gasoline stove. Miss
McGuiggan had narrow escape as
she was in the kitchen at the time but
was fortunate enough not to be in the
way of the fire. The fire department
soon had the flames under control but
the kitchen is a total loss. The re-
mainder of the house was filled with
smoke and SCOT which did much dam
age. Mr.. and Mrs. McGuiggan were
away from home the latter on visit
to Indiana.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Movie Man at Bozeman Got
Himself Into Trouble
WIFE'S PLEA OF NO AVAIL
Alleged That He Said 80 He'll
With the Government;
Quick Action
From Saturdays Daily.


Bozeman, Mont, October 20.-"To
hell with the government. They can't
interfere with my pictures" is the
statement attributed to ]. H. Ruerup,
manager of the Gem moving picture
house of Bozeman, and for which the
city council revoked the license of
the Gem at a special meeting called
for the purpose.
The council acted on the strength
of an affidavit of w. A. Connolly, a
Liberty loan committeeman, appointed
to arrange with the Snowman for
flour minute men" to advertise the
liberty loan in the theatre by speak
ing between reels instead of after the
shows and as the crowd was leaving.
1t was when Connolly explained th~t
show houses here and elsewhere were
acceding to the governments request
for such speeches that Ruerup con-
signed the government to hell, &C
cording to the affidavit
At a meeting of the Liberty loan
teams, late in the evening, a commit
tee was appointed to request the
council to take immediate action.
Plea OF No Avail.
Mrs. ]. H. Ruerup appeared before
the council and pleaded for leniency
on the ground that her husband has
an uncomfortable temper, which had
been augmented by a quarrel with an
employee and the knowledge that the
government was about to tax the
gross receipts of moving picture shows
ten per cent. She admitted that she
heard Ruerup make the disloyal state
ment and said she did not blame Con-
molly or the citizens for taking offense
but stated that chr husband would be
glad to make public apology.
The council voted unanimously to
revoke the license without discussion.
Mr. Ruerup is a former resident of
Mankato. He was in business here and
later conducted moving picture
house-the Wonderland Ruerup was
in trouble before with the authorities
at Bozeman, but of an entirely differ
ent character.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD
BANK QUICKLY BALKED
Some Fellow Tried to Palm
Self Off On Cashier As C.
H. Cooper
From Saturdays Daily.

Some fellow yesterday afternoon
called at the Mankato State bank and
said: This is c. H. Cooper, the
Northwestern freight agent. l have
a friend here who has a check for SIS
and he would like to get it cashed here
/ have not time to come over with
him to identify him, but will you cash
it if l endorse it?" Eyes, certainly"
said Cashier Emil Schoyen and the
other hung up Mr.. Schoyen kept
thinking that could not be the voice
of Mr.. Cooper, so he called him up
and asked him if he had just request
ed that a check be cashed for an
other man. Mr.. Cooper said he had
done no such thing. Then Mr.
Schoyen called up the police and an
officer came over to the bank at his
request.
Mr.. Cooper himself hurried over to
the bank. 1t was his intention to go
in at the back door, but when he saw
the policeman at the front, he thought
he might as well go in at the front
door, as the policeman would scare
away tee would-be swindler if he
should come. Nobody came to cash
the check, but Mr.. Cooper saw man
standing near the front door of the
bank, who, he thought might either
be the rogue or an accomplice giving
signals. ~
The incident reminded Mr.. Cooper
of time last summer when strang-
er went into the Gender bakery with
a $40 check. He said he was a
nephew of Mr. Cooper and had check
given to him by Mr.. Cooper. The girl
in the store cashed it. 1t proved to
be on a bank where Mr.. Cooper had
no account Mr. Cooper is nobody's
uncle
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Citizens There Take Center
Shots at Kaiser Bill
MEETWASENTHUSIASTIC
Baggageman At Northwestern
Depot Starts Something.WIth
ST, 900 Subscription
Especial to Free Press

From saturdays t'ally.
Sleepy Eye, October 20.-There's
nothing the matter with Sleepy Eye
At a meeting held here Major w. W.
Smith, cashier of the First National
bank of this city started the Liberty
loan ball a rolling by signing up fol-
$4,000 bonds at the war fund rally held
in Sleepy Eye last night Inside OF
thirty minutes over $4,000 or ST.,
1888 a minute was subscribed fol-
a complimentary shot at the kaiser
1t was the biggest and most enthusi-
astic war meeting held in Sleepy Eye
At half past seven in the evening
church bells and school bells COM
menced ringing, whistles blowing and
the band played patriotic music. This
was the signal for the Liberty loan
meeting which was held at the opera
house. Manager Jack O'Brien called
off a big show and turned over his
theatre for the evening to the war
party.
Stirring addresses were delivered
by George Glotzbach, chairman of the
meeting; Rev. James Klein, the Cath
Ole priest; Rev. w. c. Albrecht, the
German Lutheran minister; Superin-
tendent H. c. Hess and Attorney
Dempsey Of New Ulm.
Dance AS An Accompaniment.
While the documents of world free
dom were being auctioned off in the
opera house, a merry dancing party
with the jazz step and all was going
on in an adjoining hall. But this is
just one phase of the complexity of
life in Sleepy Eye in war times.
Among those to make heavy single
subscriptions besides Major Smith
were Postmaster w. R. Hodges, Dr. F.
P. James and former mayor c. P. Cut
ting, each of whom subscribed $1,000.
There were numerous $500 subscribers.
August Dumbruski, local baggageman
at the Chicago and Northwestern de-
pot, caused an uproar when he came
forward with $1,000 subscription. Joe
Cassidy, freight handler and pal of
Dumbruski's stayed for $500 worth.
A vigorous campaign will be waged
within the next few days to have
Sleepy Eyes allotment of $125,000
oversubscribed. Reports from the
country districts are to the effect that
they are not coming across very fast,
this matter will receive strict atten-
ton by local speakers before the sun
sets on the night of October 81.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
DEATH OF MRS. ARMsTRON:
Wife of Royal Armstrong Died in Col
orado Last Week Wednesday.

Mrs. Royal Armstrong died last
Monday in Colorado, where she had
been for about six months receiving
treatment for tuberculosis. She was
twenty eight years old and was mar
ried to Mr.. Armstrong five years ago.
A husband and one child survives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong lived in Du-
luth. He is a son of H. B. Armstrong
of West Mankato. Mrs. Armstrong was
never a resident here, but Mr.. ARM
strong resided in Mankato and has a
large number of friends in this city
and vicinity who will regret to learn
of his wife's death. Mr.. Armstrong is
a stationary engineer in a large plant
in Duluth. The funeral of Mrs. Arm
strong was held in Duluth today. Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Armstrong and Jacob
Armstrong, brother of Royal Arm
strong; also a sister, Mrs. Louis Krug-
er of this city, went to Duluth last
night to attend the funeral
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
MRS. CHRIS ARNOLD DIES

She Was Former Resident Of Man
kato; Passed Away In Minneapolis.
Mrs. Christ. Arvold, former resi-
dent of Mankato, died at her home
in Minneapolis yesterday, and the re-
mains were shipped to Mankato, ar
irving this noon. The funeral was
held directly from the train to. Glen
wood cemetery, where interment was
made. While Mr. and Mrs. Arvold
made their home in Mankato Mr..
Arvold served as county auditor for
Blue Earth county for a number of
years. They moved to Rochester
about fifteen years ago, where Mr..
Arvold died, and the widow and fam
lily moved to Minneapolis shortly
afterward.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
LIGHTNING STRUCK HOUSE
Thomas ellison Home Receives Visit;
InY,,akae HiMan ShnHk

Thomas ellison Home Receives Visit;
Inmates Given Shock.
Lightning struck the roof at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ellison,
422 West Fourth street, Wednesday
evening about 7:10 O'clock, during the
heavy rainstorm, shocking the inmates
quite badly, and it was over an hour
before they completely recovered from
their stunned condition No fire re-
suited, but telephone and electric light
systems were put out of commission,
and shingles and plastering were
damaged. Mr.. ellison operates meat
market in the store rooms in the front
of his residence and this portion of the
building was not damaged
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
ROUND UP AT WELLS
Nine Men Arrested There charget
With Selling Liquor.

County Attorney Frundt rounded up
nine men at Wells on the charge of
selling liquor, says The Winnebago
Enterprise. Evidence was obtained
through the work of two clever de-
tectives, who came to Wells, worked
at odd jobs, and evidently had no
trouble in buying booze. Some of the
men arrested are prominent in Wells
social and business life, and surprise
was expressed when they were caught.
Seven of the cases have been disposed
of, pleas of guilty being entered. One
man will have hearing on November
2, and another has been bound over
to await the action of the grand jury.
County Attorney F'rundt is doing his
duty fearlessly, and is to be COM
mended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
MINES Incorporation
Work Is Resumed in Coal Producers
in Illinois State.

WOFk Is hcSunSO III SOdi FTOOuCCTS
in Illinois State.
Springfield, ILL.,, October 20.-One
third of the mines here are in opera
tion again, after being shut down for
a time by the striking miners. The
strikers are needing the call of their
leaders, and it is expected most OF
the mines will be in operation again
next week. Satisfactory agreements
seem to have been reached by the
strikers and authorities.
indianapolis, Ind, October 20.-Strik-
ing coal miners here were today given
until Monday to return to work by John
P. White, president of the United Mine
Workers. If the men are not working by
that time. Mr.. White says the severest
penalties that the union rules provide
will be inflicted. Mr.. White said that
until the men do return to work the fed
eral fuel administration will do nothing
to adjust their grievances. The sooner
they return to work, he said, the sooner
will they stand a chance of getting the
wage increases that they seek.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
ASKED FOR FISH SCREEN
This Is Sought For the Outlet of Mad
ison Lake.

This Is Sought For the Outlet of Mad
ison Lake.
Charles X. Mayer this morning ap-
peared before the county board on be-
half of persons interested in Madi-
son Lake and asked permission to
install a fish screen at the outlet. He
explained the purpose of such screen
to protect the game fish in this lake;
as many fish go out of the lake dur
ing the high water and rough fish
come in.
Mr.. Mayer received encouraging
words from the commissioners. He will
look further into the matter.
About three weeks ago Mr.. Mayer
put twenty-one cans of young bass
from the state hatchery into the lake
The enterprise that he is pushing is
to be accomplished by private sub
scription.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
BANDITsL MADE RAID

"Yegas" Got Away With Thirty One
Thousand Dollars; Banks Money.
Grand Rapids, Mich, October 90
An organized gang of automobile
bandits raided two banks near here
early today and made off with SS1, 600
All the bandits escaped. Thus far
the search has brought no success,
but it is hoped clues will soon be
found.
Havana, ILL.,, October 20.-Blood-
hounds are on the trail of robbers
who blew up several safes at Mason
City and Easton. They secured large
sums of money. The robberies oc-
Cured several days ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
MRS. JAMES THOMPSONDIES
For Years Excellent Woman Was
Frequent Visitor In This City.

Frequent Visitor In This City.
Mrs. James Thompson, who for
fifteen years represented the Jean
Martin Childern's Home, st. Paul
an institution for unfortunate chill
dren, died yesterday morning at the
home of her son, Horton Thompson,
Sutherland, Ore. This information
was received at the normal school
yesterday. Mrs. Thompson was
quite well-known in this city, and
those who knew her best held her in
very high esteem. She was a most
excellent woman and she did much
for the institution and those upon
whom she lavished her care and kind
ness. She was born in Ohio and for
a number of years lived at Lanesboro,
Mimi. She had been i'll for some
time and her death was not unex-
pected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Hog Sale Was Success

Buyers from far and near attended
the great hog sale of the Lime Siding
Stock farm last Wednesday. The
weather was unfavorable, but the in
terest was great. About 100 hogs
were sold, bringing an average price
of $40. The total of the sales was in
the neighborhood of $4,000 One
one and ne-half year old pig brought
$500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
SLAUGHTER OF PASSENGERS
Train in Russia Was Held Up; Hun
dred People Killed.
ASSOCIATED Press rispatcl

London, October 20-A dispatch
from Odessa today reports the kill
ing of a hundred passengers near
Vladikavkas, in Caucasus The train
was held up by two hundred brigands,
and wholesale slaughter took place.
The robbers have not been appre-
hended. The passengers, with no
method of defense, were at the mercy
of the murderers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
EDITOR IS INDICTED
D. r. johnson Accused of Having In
terfered With EnIistments.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Minneapolis, October 20.-D. R.
Johnson, editor of The Peoples Maya
zine, was indicted by the Hennepin
county grand jury charged with Gin
terfering with and discouraging en-
listments." He pleaded not guilty and
was released on $4,000 bail. The
lengthy indictment quotes sections of
La Follette's and Congressman Lun-
deems speeches as published in the
magazine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26
Bow EeIl Into ouarrx

Albert Buckhouse, five year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Buckhouse,
fell into stone quarry yesterday aft
ernoon, fracturipg his right knee.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26

Will Reopen Flour Mill.
The flour mill at st. Peter will be
reopened November /.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-26

F. A. Fisher spent the day on bus.
mess in the twin cities,
The Benson signal., 1917-08-11
CHAPTER Viii.
A Cup of Coffee.

He was willing, after a long and
6Ootless search, to confess to himself
that he would rather see Nan Morgan
for one minute than all women else in
the world for a lifetime. The other
incidents of the evening would have
given any ordinary man enough food
for refiection-indced they did force
De Spain to realize that his life would
hang by a slender thread while he
remained at Sleepy Cat and continued
to brave the rulers of the sinks.
But this danger, which after all was
q portion of his responsibility in free
ing his stages from the depredations
of the. Calabasas gang, failed to make
on him the moving impression of one
moment of Nan Morgan's eyes. There
was in the whole world nothing he
wanted to do so much as in some way
to please her-yet it seemed his i'll
luck to get continually deeper into
her bad graces. Every day that he rode
across the open country, his eyes
turned to the far range and to Music
mountain. The rounded, distant, i'm
mutable peak-majestic as the sun,
cold as the stars, shrouding in it's un-
known Businesses the mysteries of the
.ges and the secrets Of time-meant
- him now this mountain girl whom
.ss solitude sheltered and to whom his
9so'sT'7ea aoutk0ually came back.
The Benson signal., 1917-08-11
CHAPTER TX.
The Glass Button.

Even as the big fellow stepped light
Spain stoOd-of the door and faced
him, the encounter seemed to De Spain
accidental. But before he could speak,
a second man appeared in the door
way, and this man appeared to be jok-
ing with a third, behind him. AS the
second man crossed the threshold, De
Spain saw .Sandusky's high-voiced
little fighting crOny, Logan, who now
made way. as he stepped within to the
right Of the open door, for the swing
ing shoulders and rolling stride of
Gale Morgan.
Morgan, eying De Spain with inso-
lence, as was his wont, closed the door
behind him with a bang. Then he
backed his powerful frame significant
ly against it.
A blind man could have seen the
completeness of the snare. An unpleas-
ant feeling flashed across De Spain's
perception. 1t was only for the i'm
measurable part Of a second-while
uhNCA LdAAIy was 1CSOlFluS 1LScl1 lulO u
rapid certainty. When Gale Morgan
stepped into the room on the heels
of his two Calabasas friends, De Spain
would have sold for less than a cup
of coffee all his chances for life. New
ertheless, before Morgan had set his
back fairly against the door and the
trap was sprung, De Spain had
mapped his fight.
He did not retreat from where he
halted at the instant Sandusky entered.
His one slender chance was to hug to
the men that meant to kill him. Nor
gan, the nearest, he esteemed the least
dangerous of the three; but to think
to escape both Sandusky and Logan
at close quarters was, he knew, more
than ought to be hoped for.
While Morgan was closing the door,
De Spain smiled at his visitors: "That
isn't necessary, MOrgan-Im not ready
to run" Morgan only continued to
stare at him. II need hardly ask"
added De Spain, whether you fellows
have business with me?"
He looked to Sandusky for a reply !;
W was Logan who answered in shril'