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Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25

An target practice with ih'
Springfield or the new Model II, yes.
Il as well reduces friction and i'm
proves gas checking, altogether tend
ing toward longer life Of the barrel.
less work in cleaning. ard better ac-
curacy. The bullet should be- pushed
down into the grease 10 whrre it "n-
icrs The she'll. and given a twirl win
the fingers, then withdrawn. and The
grease adherine 10 il if only a ti'n
coating is al hat is necessary. 1t is
best 10 use a greaser made for The
purposr. which prvens 100 much
greaese siaNing On the bullet Il ha
been found in SOM rifle clubs that as
q general rule krag rifles shoot wild
when bullet sreasing is reoorted o.
This is perla aos due 10 ENLARGED borr,.
caused by bad cleaning or even bad
boring, which require plenty Of foui-
ing TO develop heir beoi ACCURACY.
Q.-Can YOU Tell m" how o adjust
The rear sigh of my % repeater for
various dist anc",? Il is IN ordinary
sporting sisht and here is no WV Of
knowing what he different degrees If
elevation mean. +. I. j.
Houston Texas.
A.-The gradua ions on lie oignl
havr TO particular meaning; they are
piac, d therr 10 be used BY he shooter
when he learns from eXperienc JUS
wherr 10 ,ei the sigh for different
distances. Thi, becausr not only IS
ihe avcra-e .22 repeater chamberrd
to shoe % shori. long and long rife
carlr5@es, which Of course have ZACH
differenI curve, but also because
these cartridges also very in pow'r
according 10 fhe different make,-H2'
mucji. Of course, bui nevertheless
cnoueh 0 make il desirable 10 change
si-ht elevations. Still another re1-
son is he fac thai II" -hooiing eyes
and methods Of aimin" of individue
shooters vary a -reai deal, and what
would BE- correct for on would not
sui, anoiher. Fir several series oi
shots a paper targrs plecrd a. var!
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25

You needn't worry about your
THANKSGIVING pastry. Mocre'o Bak-
cry can serve you.--AdV.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25
VAIL TO ADVISE
GOVERN MENT
q.ns

Washington, Nov. 25-ThcOdOrs
n. Vail, president OF the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Co.,N
will become the personal adviser
of Postmaster General BurlesOn
i'm the organization o. fthe tele-
phone and cable system under
government control.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25

Old fashioned Frui Cakes Al
Moore's Bakery.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25

Q.-Can he o-callrd .22-caliber
caps be satisfactorily used for iarge II
shoOlins with a pistol? | have IA
Stevens Offhand Model with which
would like 70 practice in my cellar. and
desire TO maxi as little noise as pos
sih'r. a Ihc SAM iime. DO mol WIN
10 spoil ms pistol. Will these caps
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25
TARGET TIPS AND HUNTING
BY EdW ard Cave
(Scnd Question Care of This Paper)

Readers src reminder ,hal his col
umn i, opgn 10 questions, which should
b. s,nt to US in care Of Sporting Edl-
tor and 10 discussions by the readers
on any nm connected with hunting
or target shooting
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25

ous dis ancc, from YOU, and while do
ing 50 max thr necessary sighl ad
iustmen's to bring Your hits so they
sroup as close as possible 10 the cen
Ter Of the buli's-eye, and you Will
learn how 10 use your sight
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25
give me good accuracy al 30 fec
ID. l.. w.
Washington, ID. c.

A.-You should obtain Satisfactory
results with C. E. (conical bull'D caps
loaded with smokeless powder and TO
harm will come 10 the barrel if II is
thoroughly cleaned imme diaiely after
shooting, cleaned again within iwen' "
four hours. and properly prot &c ed
from rust thereafter until fired again.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Q.-ls !. a COED idea 70 use MohlIN.
briganI on bullets 10 save fouling Cf
the barrel of a rifle? c. NJ. T.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-25
Rochester, N. Y.

A.-The average mule deer buck car
ries a larger and handscmcr spread Of
antlers than does ihc average whil"-
ail buck, but some of The latter grow
a better spread Ihan plenty of th'
former. Ears gavr thc mule deer his
from name; his tail is no. like That
of mule although decidedly mor'
like clipped tail of mule han is
ihe "fag" of The whitehall
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
LEAGUERS ARE REGISTERED
Work Was Carried On Very Quietly
in Rock County.

Luverne, Mimi, June 24.-Regis-
tration~ of Nonpartisan league mem
bers was quietly accomplished in
Rock county Saturday. Several days
ago, Rock county citizens who have
been prominent in patriotic move
ments, sent notices to a number of
persons that they must either regis
ter their party affiliations and pledge
loyalty to the government, or get out
of the county.
One arrest was made. Joseph Viii
lers, of Luverne, was arraigned on a
charge of threatening to shoot any
person who made him register He
signed a peace bond and then signed
a pledge of loyalty.
County officials declared here Sat
urday night that reports from sever
al towns stated a number of persons
"renounced affiliation with the Nom
partisan league"
Luverne, June 24.-Luverne author
tiles report that 376 farmers of Rock
county have registered as required by
the Luverne home guards and have
disavowed their affiliations with the
Nonpartisan league. Marshal Connel
of the village of Luverne states that
the farmers are obliged to do as or
dered and that if they fail their prop
erty will be confscated and the men
driven out of the county. Thirty one
have failed to appear and register
Connel says they are to be severely
dealt with. He says that the departure
of selected men was all that kept
citizens from driving them from the
county today
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
TOLD HIS TALE OF WOE.

Daniel L. Williams, Nonpartisan
league candidate for the state senate,
was Interviewed by local police Of
ficers Saturday night for driving a
motor vehicle without proper license
numbers. At the time he was spoken
to Daniel was minus both his num-
Der plates. At the station he in
formed the officers that it was prac-
tically impossible to keep numbers
on his machine He said that this
made the third time during the week
he had been obliged to get new ones.
Daniel is no longer driving the
trusty Overland buzz cart that car
ried him over the county roads for
his primary election tour. That faith
full car is still recuperating in the
hospital after the shock of the har-
rowing scenes that occurred at Madi-
son Lake. The car will probably
have to be reshod on all four wheels
and it is reported that many nails
and tacks were taken out of the tires
at the finish of the Blue Earth
County Nonpartisan league tour.
Police officers took pity on Will
liams when they heard his tale of
woe and allowed him to leave town
with borrowed number from the
station on his machine. The in
ventor of "theft proof license
tag will probably find a ready pur-
chaser here.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
Outing OF FARMERS
PROVED BIG SUCCESS
Watonwan Club Picnic Was
Very Fine Affair
EVENTS FOR JURY 4TH
Garden City Folks Appeared
Greatly Interested in the
Picnic Dated
Especial to Free Press.l

Garden City, June 22..-The annual
picnic of the Watonwan Farmers club
was held in Lou Kraus's grove Thurs
day and as the day was ideal a very
large crowd was in attendance. A. D.
Mccormack was master of ceremonies
and the program rendered by home
talent, also by the people from Lake
Crystal, Garden City and Mankato
showed that much thought had been
put into the planning of the event.
A big basket dinner, amusements and
drill by the farmerettes were hearth
ly enjoyed A tableau of nations was
well rendered. 1t was day that will
stick in the memory of those who at
tended These affairs weld the COM
munities into close fellowship.
A group of men met at the hard
ware store Tuesday evening and
made preliminary plans for a monster
county picnic to be held on the Garden
City fair grounds on July 4. John E.
Regan of Mankato was present and
acted as chairman of the gathering
Committees were elected as follows.
Refreshments, w. A. Roberts; dec
orations, e. e. Rev; music, q. w.
John; finance, L. e. Fleming: amuse-
ments, NJ. F., Crane and 3. HI. Mon
roe; chairman of novelty races. A. d.
Mccormack; horse race, Franc Thurs
ton. All assistance in any line will
be given by those who are asked free
of charge. All profits from stands or
other sources will go to the Red
Cross. Every community in the coun-
ty should be interested in this big
event. There will be band and a
ball game by two strong teams. Come
and spend day in Garden City
Mr. Mccormack of Iowa with his
wife has been visiting at the A.. D.
Mccormack and Burr Blackburn
homes. This is A. ID. Mccormack s
only living uncle and his wife is an
aunt of Mrs. Blackburn
Franc Thurston is laid up with a
very lame knee, the trouble seeming
ly being infiammatory rheumatism
Mrs. G. w John is happy in the
presence of her mother in her home,
Mrs. Pearson having come Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. III. John received a
message that their son, Lieut. c. T.
John was married Wednesday of this
week. aa4 Dn4 sfpeN 3niaas
Wendell Chapman arrived for a
few hours visit with his parents
Thursday, departing for Rochester,
Mimi, where he was married Friday
E. Y. Hemsworth and family left
this week for a motor trip to Ovation
ma and also. to Iowa points.
This correspondent received card
from Earl Mann. who is at Fortress
Monroe. He is well and much inter-
ested in his training and speaks high
ly of the Y. M. C. A.
The convention of District No. Fl,
w. G. T. U. is in session in Garden
City at this writing and is exception :
ally well attended and especially
strong in program features. A more
fully detailed report will appear later
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
DEATH OF c. T. OLSON
REPORTED IN NANKATO
News Proved Shock to Mem
bers Of His Family
DELAY BY WAR BUREAU
Relatives Had Received Letter
From Him Dated May IL;
Was In France

Word was received from the war
department this morning at the home
of O. G. Olson that Carl E. Olson, a
Mankato boy, died in France on April
8. The report was received from the
auditor of the war department and
bore the official stamp of the govern.
ment department, but did not say
what the cause of the young mans
death was.
Relatives of the young man are at
loss to explain the meaning of the
message as they received letter from
him, written on May II, and at that
time he was well and enjoying the
life in France.
Enlisted in Mankato.
Carl Olson enlisted at the Mankato
recruiting station on May 1, 1917, and
was among the first men to arrive in
France with Pershing's troops. He
reached France on June %, 1917, and
has been on active duty since that
time. Mr.. Olson was a member OF
Headquarters Company, Sixteenth in
fantry and acted as motorcycle or
derlie, carrying messages from one
commander to another.
During his year in France the young
man never complained in any of his
letters of being ill and always seemed
to be enjoying the life in the army
The report which was received from
the war department this morning stat
ed that Carl E. Olson of the head
quarters company of the 351st infan
try had died in France. While the
name and company are the same the
regiment differs from that in which
the young man was supposed to be
serving.
May Be Mistake.
Sometime ago the official casualty
list carried the name of Carl F. Olson
of Cambria as having died in France
and Mr. and Mrs. Olson are hopeful
that the official dispatches may have
made a mistake and in some manner
confused the two names. Carl E. Oh
son came to Mankato from Tyler, Min
nesota, where he had been employed
before enlisting in the service. He
was twenty three years of age this
spring.
Miss Olive Olson, sister of the
young man is employed at the Lack
drug store in this city.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
ROBBERS LOOT STORE
KIDNAPPED YOUNG MAN
CARRIED orr IN AUTO
Little Girl Fell
Into Water Tub
And Is Drowned
Clara Marie Enders Victim of
Distressing Accident This
Morning

While playing in the back yard at
the home of a neighbor about $50
this morning, little Clara Marie En-
ders, the two year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Enders, PIP West
Fourth street, climbed o the side of
big tub containing ABOUT ten gal
Ions of water, looked down at the
wavering ripples, lost her balance and
fell headfrst into the water, drown
ing Immediately, as she could not help
herself, and no one saw the acci-
dent The little girl had not been
gone from home but few minutes
when she was missed by her mother
who started to look for her and found
the lifeless little body in the tub OF
water.
DR.. g. A. Dahl was summoned at
once and found that the child had
been dead about three -fourths of an
hour The little girl was born Janu
ray "a, 1916, and was two years old
her last birthday.
The surviving family are the par
ents and little sister. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Landkamer's un-
dertaking parlors on Wednesday aft
ernoon at two o'clock, Rev. j.. p. Jen-
sen officiating. Interment. ia the
Swedish Lutheran cemetery.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
THRESHERMENMUS
They Are Expected to File Statement
With "Aegieu Department
ISpaciaI IN Free Press

They Are Expected to File Statement
With "Aggie" Department
Especial to Free Press.l
Washington, ID. c., June 22.-Under
the authority of the food control act,
the bureau of markets of the United
States department of agriculture is
to require from all threshmen in the
country periodical reports on the
number of bushels OF wheat threshed
by them and the acreage from which
the grain was produced.
A list of threshmen is being cimpiled
from all available sources by the
bureau of crop estimates, which is
cooperating in the undertaking, and
the bureau of markets is having
printed supply of blank forms for
threshing reports, together with a
pocket memorandum book for daily
records. Reports will begin with the
opening in June of the winter wheat
harvesting season. The county agents
will aid in distributing the schedules
and memorandum books and will also
assist in assembling the results.
The results are to be made avail
able for the use of the United States
food administration, the federal trade
commission and other branches of
the government. They are expected
to provide a complete and accurate
check on the advance wheat figures
OF the bureau of crop estimates in the
same way that the cotton ginning re :
ports, compiled by the bureau of the
census, check the cotton estimates
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
FLOUR HID IN CAVE
Seven Sacks Were Found Cached
Near Redwood Falls.

ScVen SaCkS were fOuno CaCHeu
Near Redwood Falls.
Redwood Falls, June 24.-The Sun
prints this story:
Some party, name unknown, tried
to beat the government out of seven
sacks of white flour by hiding it in
a cave north of Belview on the banks
of the Minnesota river.
"a party who resides near Sea-
forth while fishing recently along
the Minnesota river noticed large
tin tank in cave and thought but
little of it, but few days ago he
happened to be there again and took
the trouble to investigate. and found
seven fifty pound sacks of white flour
that had been hid there by some per-
son who failed to report according
to a recent order of the government.
Yesterday Sheriff Hassenstab,
Food Administrator Harry Ward and
Captain W. B. Clement drove up there
in their car and seized the flour and
brought it to town. We would like
to have had kodak picture of the
gentlemen packing the flour over the
rocks from the cave to their car pre-
paratory to bringing it to town
Some party evidently was over
stocked with flour when the order
was issued from the government to
report all of this food stuff on hand
and thought they could conceal it in
a secluded place and sneak a sack
afterwards as they needed it. We
will wager that if some of the hav
and straw stacks, and hay lofts could
'squeaP that there would be consid-
cradle food stuff unearthed"
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
RECORD SALE FOR HORSES
Pair of Registered Percherons Bring
to Owner 81 600

to Owner 1000.
M. H. Coe, assistant county agent,
and w. H. Detamore were in Amboy
yesterday making final arrangements
for the canning work to be held there
next week. While there they made a
visit at the farm of N. P. Grass,
breeder of pure bred Percheron hors-
es and Holstein cattle
Mr. Grass has recently made sale
of pair of registered Percheron
mares to J. A. Bell, Jr., of Pittsburg,
Pa. The mares weighed 4,25O pounds
and sold for $1,000, which is the
record price paid for horses purchas
ed in this county. The horses are to
be sent to Pennsylvania by express.
What does this prove about the
breeding of better horses? Does it
pay? More farmers should follow the
example of Mr.. Grass and Blue Earth
county would soon be leading in the
pure bred stock business. Every sale
of this sort puts the county that much
nearer the front. Mr.. Grass should be
congratulated for what he has accom-
plished along the line of draft horse
breeding
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
MUST NOT MOLEST WIFE
Charles Wakey of Fairmont Fined $40
For Violating Order.

Charles Wakey or fairfnont Flneu 9Zu
For Violating Order.
Fairmont, June 24.-Charles WAX
ey was arrested and taken before
Judge Dean at Fairmont Saturday
and fined 500 for contempt of court.
This he paid and was released on the
injunction to go and offend likewise
no more.
Some months ago he was ordered
by the court to keep away from the
home of his former wife and molest
her in no way. The order further
stated that if he wished to visit his
children he might do so on securing
permission from the court or the
mother to do so. He was arrested for
going to the home of Mrs. Wakey, as
he declares to visit the children,
without first securing her consent or
the consent of the court.
AS an excuse for his conduct Wa
key declares that he has a letter
from his former wife giving her con-
sent to his visiting the children
whenever he liked and without the
formality of securing her consent. He
claims that on the day in question
he tried to phone her to secure her
consent but the telephone being out
of order he decided to go anyway. He
did SO and his arrest followed. The al
legged letter was not produced for the
inspection of the court
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
DanviHe

Grant flasher has been very sick
the past week with heart trouble.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert BeelOw autOed
to Mankato Saturday with their son
Harold who was taken to one of the
local hospitals where ne had his
tonscils removed At this writing he
is getting along fine.
Mrs. Carles Prean and Miss Agnes
Eoffel of Minnesota Lake spent SUM-
day at the home of Mrs. Will Mink.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike McCartle spent
Sunday at Madison, Lake at the home
of Mrs. McCartle's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Lyons.
Carl Lyons of Madison Lake is
spending a few days at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Mike McCartle.
The Danville Red Cross will hold
a meeting on June 81.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
Commercial and Auto Organ
izations Are Generous
AID ST. CLAIR HIGHWAY
One Hundred Dollars Going to
Improve Roadway East of
Piper Corner

The good roads committees of the
Commercial and Automobile clubs
held meeting yesterday afternoon
and took up several matters, the most
important being that of extending
financial aid to the county to enable it
to improve the st. Clair road as far
east as the Tivoli bridge, distance
from the city limits of five and half
miles. The county will do the work
of grading and graveling by days la
bor, as contract work comes very high
this year. The work will be done this
year, provided the two Mankato clubs
will furnish the money until the lat
ter part of next January, when coun-
ty, funds will be available to reim-
hurse the clubs.
Local Banks Cash Warrants.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the local banks will cash the
warrants as fast as they are present
ed, and the committees voted to pay
the interest, which it was thought
would be somewhere between 5000
and $780, This will enable the work
to be completed before the end of
this season. The estimated cost is
about $4,000. The improvement is a
very desirable one, for the st. Clair
road is the poorest into the city from
any direction now, although better
than it was two or three years ago.
Aid For Another Road.
1t was also voted to contribute 500
toward the improvement of the road
that leads east from the Piper corner,
on the Garden City road, toward
Loon lake. The farmers and town
ship have undertaken to put this road
in first class condition, at a cost of
about $1,000, and desired some help
from this city.
Three members of the joint COM
mittee had not been assigned roads
to look after, and it was decided to
give these members roads, as follows:
A. E. Quimby, the Vernon Center
road beyond the Piper corner; R. F.
Neubert, the Pohl road, crossing the
Kennedy bridge and continuing south
and east to ST. Clair; H. H. Perrin.
the poor farm road.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
STORY FOR SCENARIO
FRAMED Up AT NIGHT
Load Of Silk Is Stolen From
An Owatonna Store
PICKED UP Mr.. GAMER
He Was WhirIed Away With
Booty; and Then Returned
Unharmed

Robbery of dry goods store and
the kidnapping of one of her citizens
were the features OF an early morn
ing sensation in Owatonna. it all
was like moving picture scenario,
but the kidnapped young man did not
appear anxious to figure in a play of
that kind.
Prying up the rear window of the
Peoples store at Owatonna, thieves
entered the building and took away
silks, silk articles, women's silk hose
ard other goods to the value of sew
eral hundred dollars. That theft was
committed this morning between two
and 2:30 o'clock The robbers eS-
capped in two cars which had been
seen about the city during the even
ing. James Fitzgerald, owner of the
Peoples store started this morning
that it was impossible to estimate the
value of the goods taken but the loss
will amount to several hundred dol
lars.
Kidnapped Young Man.
AS the thieves drove down the alley
behind the store, with their car load
ed with silks they met a young man
named Gamer, just returning from a
dance, Gamer had driven home from
a party in the country in car and
was putting the machine in a garage
when the robbers appeared. They
covered the young man, with revolv-
ers and ordered him into the car with
them.
Early this morning police officials
at Owatonna received a call from
Gamer in st. Paul. He stated that he
had been taken there by the thieves
and given the money to return home.
He was expected back in Owatonna
this noon. Gamer said he was not
hurt or molested but merely obliged
to make the trip with the men so
he could not spread the alarm and
cause them to be pursued.
Came in Two Cars.
AS farI as is known the robbers
came to Owatonna in two cars. One
of these was a REQ and the make of
the other is not known. From the
tracks in the mud behind the Peoples
store it is thought that one of the
cars had new Non Skid tires. Police
officials in Mankato received word
this morning to be on the lookout for
the car of silks. This warning was
sent out before it was known that the
thieves had headed straight for ST.
Paul Twin city authorities have
started a search for the men and
with the clue that young Gamer es-
tablished it is thought probable that
the men will be apprehended and the
silks recovered shortly.
The Mankato free press., 1918-06-28
MUST REN0UNCE THE
Mp. LEAGUE OR Leave
Decree Issued BY Captain of
Home Guard at Luverne,
Mimi.
UNITED Press Dispatch. !

farmers in this county, members of the
Nonpartisan league, must register be-
fore night and renounce their affilia-
ton with the league or leave the coun-
ty Immediately. This was the ulti-
matum delivered by the Rock county
home guards. They propose to wipe
out entirely the league movement in
that county.
Mayor Wright Of Luverne states
that he does rot anticipate any trouble
and that the farmers are making no
objection to registering and renounc-
ing their connection with the Townley
organization. He says that many ad-
NIT they were induced to enter the
league through Misrepresentation