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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
MILK Men DUE FOR TRIAL
w. F. Schiling Is Among Those Who
Are Under Indictment
UNITED Press Dispatch.I

IUnIted Press DlSDatch.1
Minneapolis, May 5.-Five members
of the Twin Cities Milk Producers as
ISOLATION indicted for alleged com
bination to fix prices; were scheduled
for trial before Judge Dickinson iE
district court here today. 1t is pos
sihle the case will be further con-
tinued because w. F. Schilling, one
of the defendants is on the advisory
butter commission and may not be
relieved until peace is actually signed
The other defendants are j. B. Irwin;
R. b. Goodhue; Edward Knowland;
and w. s. Moscrip.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
OAKLAND CAR WRECKED
Battered Remains Were Found
Alongside the Roadway.

An Oakland car was wrecked on
the st. Peter road sometime Sat-
urday night when the parties driv-
ing the machine apparently were un-
able to make the turn up onto the
railway track and ran into the posts
of the right of-way fence. Two
posts were broken off before the
machine was stopped. The front
wheels were both broken off the
machine but it did not appear to
have been damaged otherwise.
1t is reported that the car belong
ed to parties from Good Thunder
and that it was taken to st. Peter
for repairs. AS far as is known no
one was hurt in the smashup.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
YOUNG LADY IS INJURED
ESTHER DEMMlN IS KNOCKED
! DOWN BY AN AUTO
Knocked Down at Corner Of Front
and Main Streets; Machine
Kept On Going.

Esther Demmin, daughte< of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Demmin, 9O1 North Fourth
street, was seriously injured Saturday
afternoon and Elinor Malchert of
Mortified was somewhat bruised and
hurt when Ford car, reported to
have been going at the rate of about
thirty miles an hour struck the two
girls at the corner of Front and Main
streets.
Esther Demmin was knocked down
and the machine passed completely
over her body. Elinor Malchert was
struck by the fender of the machine
and suffered bruises on her knee and
elbow and was hurt and Jared other
wise. Both girls were carried to the
sidewalk by passersby and were lat
er removed to their homes.
Driver Did Not Stop.
| 1t is said that the driver of the
Ford car did not stop or slow down
his machine, but even increased his
speed after striking the girls. The
machine shot up Main street and then
turned down Second and was gone
before the police arrived at the scene
The officers are working on a clue
and hope to locate the driver.
| DIR. Lydia Osborn is attending Miss
Demmin and il is reported she suffer
ed serious injuries the extent of which
are unknown. 1t is feared she was
| injured internally. Yesterday the cir
was in condition such that she
could not be carried from the first
floor Of her home to her room up
stairs. Elinor M'alchert is a student
at the Mankato Commercial college
and rooms at the Kronfelt home or
North Front street. She was in at
tendance at school again this morn
| ing.
Statement Made BY Miss Demmin'.
/ Sister.
| According to the statement made
by Miss Demmin's sister, Mrs. L.
DeRosia, the young lady was cross
ing the street from Salet's store tt
the American Beauty parlors il
company with Miss Elinor Malcher
of Northfield,- who is in the city at
! tending the Commercial college. i
was raining and the young ladies hat
an umbrella up. They looked up ant
down the street to see if it was safe
to cross and saw no danger A.
they were walking across Miss Nal
ebert looked up and saw an auto
mobile stapproaching at rapid rate,
She seized Miss Demmin's arm an(
tried to pull her out of the way, bu
| not before the car had struck Mis-:
Demmin and both young ladies were
thrown to the ground. The driver o.
the car had not honked the horn OF
given any signal. He did not stoI
to offer any assistance to the un
fortunate girls. Walter Luedtke, wht
witnessed the accident, obtained
whct. is thought to be the correc
number of the car, and an endeavol
will be made to secure the arrest O.
the suspected party.
| Miss Demmin was unconsciou.
when picked up from the pavement
and carried into theAmerican Beauty
After she, revived she was taken tt
the office of DIR. Ida Osborn. were
her injuries were treated 1t wa:
found that no bones were broken, bu
she was badly bruised and shaken
her ARMAND side and hip being es
pecially painful. She was unable tt
walk today. Miss Malchert received
some bad bruises on her knees ant
| arm. hut is otherwise uninjured
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
new UNION STATION LISTED
Not For Mankato, But 1t Will Be
Built in Rochester.

Rochester. Mimi, May 3.-Roches-
ter will have new union station. 1t
will have one just as quickly as
conditions in railway affairs permit.
In the meantime, the local stations
will undergo such changes as will
make them more suitable for the
purpose for which they are designed.
These assurances were received by
local representative citizens this
morning from the group of North
western. and Great Western railway
men who paid formal visit to the
city for the express purpose of re-
ceiving first hand information con-
corning traffic conditions here, and
the need for more suitable place
for handling incoming and outgoing
passengers
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
MRS. BERTHA COLLIER ENDED
Her LIFE At FAIRMONT
SON FOUND DEAD BODY
Worry Over III.HeaIth and Her
Financial Troubles Was
Probable Cause

Fairmont, May Mrs. Bertha S.
Collier shot and killed herself in her
room at PIC East Second street Her
son Winthrop, who is craftsman at
Fairmont Engine company, found the
body when he went home at noon.
When the young man entered the
bedroom his mother was lying On
the floor with Colt automatic in
her right hand. He had no inkling
that she contemplated such deed
and is Frustrated from shock and
grief.
Coroner Jones said he thought Mrs
Collier had shot herself While stand
ing in front of a mirror She had
been dead about three hours ',hen
found. Persons living in the house
did not hear the shot.
According to the son, Mrs. Collier
who was about fifty five years old
had separated from her husband. OF
late she had been worrying over Il
nancial troubles and ill health She
had lived in Fairmont since last fall
when her son took position with
the engine company. For a lime she
roomed with Mrs. Elizabeth WEIGH
len. then at the J. X. Tanner home
and later with Mrs. Helen Gilbert.
In Good Spirits Last Night.
Winthrop and his mother had been
in the habit of getting the nooniay
and evening meals in their rooms
taking breakfasts downtown. He did
not see her this morning, when he
went out for breakfast Wednesday
night, he told Coroner Jones, she
seemed in good spirits and gave no
indications of the coming tragedy.
She had had the revolver for some
time and stated that she kept t for
potection.
Had Mrs. Collier known If a letter
that was in the Fairmont poStoffice
at the time she took her life, she
might be alive When her son came
home at noon, he brought litter
from his uncle. j. NJ. Underwood OF
Lake City, stating that if Mrs. Col
lier would let him know how much
money she needed he would i'm
mediately forward the sum.
Relatives Are Wealthy.
Mr.. Underwood is one of the
wealthiest men in Lake City, being
proprietor of the famous Jewell
Nurseries. His wife is Mrs. Golfers
sister.
Immediately after the discovery OF
the body. Coroner Jones and DR.. 81.
H. Marker were called. Their in
vestigation showed that the bullet
had entered Mrs. Golfers head
through the right temple and that
death was instantaneous. The coron
ner decided that an inquest was I'M
necessary.
Lake iEity relatives, notified ~
wire, replied that they would como
to Fairmont as soon as possible.
Mrs. Collier was highly educated
woman and an accomplished must
clan. Persons at whose homes she
had lived here stated today that she
was quiet and retiring, seldom leav-
ing her room except to go |oowntown
to buy supplies.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
BIG Summer Picnic.

Mr.. and Mrs. n. w. Kelly and
Mrs. Fred Kelly returned yes
terday from Black River Falls,
Wis, where they went week ago
with the remains Of the late Fred
Kelly, whose death resulted from an
accident on the Omaha railroad. Flu
neral services for Mr.. Kelly were
held here and when the body arriv-
ed in Black River Falls where It
was inferred, the Masonic lodge took
charge.
Mrs. NJ. w. Pugh has returned
from Topeka, Kan, where she spent
several weeks visiting relatives and
friends. .... ..,-.
Miss Marie Germo of Mapleton
visited friends in the city over
Sunday. ..
J. Garabed of New York City, is
spending several days in Mankato.
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. Hasenkamp of
| Omaha, Neb., spent the week end in
the city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Was Thrown Out OF Court

The Butterfield election case,
which attracted much attention since
the election in March and which re-
suited from an attempt on the part
of certain ones to GUST Jacob Brog-
ger and o. A. Ulvestad, elected
president and trustee respectively in
that election, was dismissed Dy
Judge w. l.. Comstock at a special
term of the district court held In
that city Monday afternoon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Robert Downey, Aged Seventy, Slain
While Blasting Stumps.
limited Press Dis

United Press IJlspatcH
Brainerd, May 2.-Robert Downey.
aged seventy, living on farm north
of this city, was killed today while
blasting stumps out of a field. His
dead baby was found by his son. 1t
is presumed that Downey went up to
the stump to see if the fuse was con-
nected just as the charge OF dyna-
mite exploded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
STATUS OF FARM WORKERS
They Will Not Be Granted Discharges
Over Other Men.

Washington, May 5.-Farm workers
will not be granted any favors over
other men in getting their discharges
from the army, according to the an
nouncement made by. the war depart
ment today. The war department
takes the view that the labor a man
may be needed in after he is dis
charged has no bearing on his eligi-
bility to be released from the service
prior to others who by their conduct
may be better entitled to discharge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
ARsoNs-cRITTENDEN

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Parsons of
Minneapolis Mimi. announce the
marriage of their daughter, Florence
Capitola. to Mrf E.. Webster Critten-
den of Greenvifle, KY, on Thursday.
May LIST.
After delightful trip through the
west and to Honolulu. the young
couple will be at home in Vallejo.
Calf, where Mr.. Crittenden Is in
the federal service at Mare Island
navy yard.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Siashed His Wrist

limited Press Dispatch.1
! Tower City, N. D., May 5-Stand-
ing knee deep in water in a slough
near here. William J. Quearns of
Monticello, Wis. slashed arteries of
both wrists with razor. The body
was found thirty six hours later. Po-
lice said he was respondent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09

Died from accident and other
causes. Private Frank Sezygiel. Per-
ham, Mimi
Wounded severely, Prlvate
Christ K. Stamas, Minneapolis.
Wounded, degree undetermined,
Privates George " Johnson, Hop
kins: Henning w. Johnson, Lafayette.
Wounded slightly. Sergeant Joseph
E. DAILY, Sanborn
. Returned to duty. previously re-
ported missing in action. Privates
Leonard o. Wolfe. Sank Center; Jo.
seph Wutz, Jr, Duluth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
MRS. IRENE CASTLE MARRIED
Famous Dancer Becomes Bride Of
Captain Robert fireman.
limited Press Dispatch.1

: : U III5DdIEH.J =
New York, May 3.-Mrs. Irene Cas-
tie, famous dancer and movie star,
lately the widow of Captain Vernon
Castle. was married this afternoon to
Captain Robert fireman of Utica,
New York. The ceremony took place
at the Little Church Around the Cor
ner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
BIG PARADE ON FOURTH
This Will Be in the Nature Of Pa
triotic Pageant.

At a meeting of the pageant COM
mittee held last Saturday the mem
hcrs voted to give patriotic page
ant Curing the soldiers home com
ing celebration in July, IF requested
to do so by the general committee
in charge. If the pageant is given
it will be in the nature of big
parade,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
YOUNG men DOING WELL
Edgar Swan and Henry Hoehstein
Reported Resting Comfortably.

Reported Resting ComfortapIy.
Reports from the Emmanuel hos
pital today were to the effect that
Edgar Swan, the young man who at
tempted to commit suicide Wednes-
day evening was improving nicely.
He was not seriously wounded and
DIR. Holbrook states he will recover
within a short time. .....E
Henry Hcchstein, the young man
confined at the St. Joseph hospital,
who also attempted to end his life.
about a month ago is recovering
slowly. His wounds were serious
and it was doubted for sometime
that he would recover. Hochsteln
will probably not be up and around
for about two weeks yet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
She'll Get Him. You Bet,

y = Unlteu FTeSS lJLspdtCII.J
Chicago, May Mrs. John Pill
meters hunt for "a real man to love"
led, her to court here today on a
charge of bigamy. 'The real man"
has not been found as yet, despite
the fact that she had deserted two
husbands and was arrested with a
prospective third, police charge.
"Never mind, I'll get him yet" she
told the police. 81 $50. So. - - .sn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Of Course He Bought.

IUnited Press DlSDatcN.T
st. Paul, May Paul Miller SAID
he was robbed of $21 in police court
cell. Police searched ten other
prisoners. Then they searched
Miller. 1t was in the wrong pocket
He bought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Swan Removed to His Home.

Edgar Swan was removed to his
home, 1921 North Broad street., from
the Emmanuel hospital this after
noon. DR.. J. s.. Holbrook stated
that he was recovering and his
condition is pot serious.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Hun Disguised With Treatment.

IltSSUCU5Ieu FTtSS -DISUdtCH.1 ~ y
Berlin, May although German
newspaper men at Versailles are
generally conservative in their ac-
counts, the correspondent Schurmann
of The German Gazette does not disk
ghise his disgust over French treat
ment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09

A. r. Rogers, federal reserve dis
trict chairman, issued statement to-
day saying that the people of Mime
sofa are a long ways from subscrib-
ing their allotment and he urges them
to get busy in the next five days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Soldier Returned; Wife Married.

UNITED Press Dispatch
st. Paul, May 81. II. Cook, fought
three years with the Canadians over
seas, and returned home to find his
wife married to Warner Chamberlain.
Cook was reported killed in 1917. The
wife seeks annulment of the second
vows.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
Printing Bids SOUGHT.

Associated Press Dfspatch.1
ST. Paul, MAY 3.-The state has
asked for printing bids to be opened
at the state capitol on June 3,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
LOAN LACKS $4,000
That Is Amount Needed to Fill Quota

That Is Amount Needed to Fill Quota
in Blue Earth County.
Victory loan subscription to date
leave the county about $4,000 lack
ing the full quota of the county The
Victory Loan committee is urging
Mankato people to rally to the need
and subscribe the,-amount that is
lacking. The result today stood as
follows:
Mankato, $4,000
Blue Earth county, $1,391,550.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
L. K. FREDERICKsEN TAKES
LOVE CUP SECOND TIME
AWARDED FOR MARCH
Earl D. Oliver of Amboy OBJ
tanned Second Place: (.
Williams Is Third

A patron of the Garden City cream
cry, L. K. Fredricksen, again wins
the silver loving cup. His check for
cream delivered to his creamery dur
ing the month of March amounted to
$642.67. This is the second time Mr..
Fredrickson wins the cup, making the
lineup of winners up to the present
time in the contest in which ]. G..
NARROW offers silver loving cup as
follows: ..
December winner, Evan E. Will
liams, $44S. so.
January winner, Evan E. Williams,
$379. ga. ........
February winner, l.. X. friedrich
sen, $431. AZ.
March winner. l.. K. Fredricksen
$642. 81.
: According to reports received from
secretaries of county creameries
Earl ID. Oliver of Amboy was second
high with check for 1912 03, and
Evan Williams of Lake Crystal third
with check for $46S.2
Patrons having the largest checks:
Garden City Creamery, Garden
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
WOMAN SHOT HERSELF BUY Pure BRED STOCK
GUERNSEY MEN TO INTEREST
SELVES IN PROPOSITION
Meeting to Take Up Matter Will BE
Held at Farm Bureau Next
Saturday.

The board of directors of the Blue
Earth County Guernsey Breeders
association held a meeting at. the
Office of the Blue Earth County Farm
bureau last Saturday afternoon and
unanimously decided to undertake
to secure a carload of pure bred
grade Guernsey cattle. A meeting
of all Guernsey breeders interested
in securing more stock will be held
at the Farm Bureau office on Sat-
urday, May 10, at 2 p. m. Those in
terested should notify the county
agent or Arthur Mitchell of Rapi-
dan. president of the association. A
committee will probably be sent to the
big Guernsey sale at Eau Clair, Wis,
on May %. There has been a very
active demand for pure bred Guern-
seys in several sections of the
county. .E.......... .....
,... Big Summer Picnic.
A big summer picnic of the asso-
citation will be held at the Mitchell
farm in Rapidan next month. The
date will be announced soon. Com
mittees were appointed and arrange
ments made at the meeting of the
directors Saturday. The board went
on record, as favoring the tuberculin
test for all herds in the association,
and also to urge production records
for all cows in the association as
soon as practicable
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09

Returned to duty, previously re.
ported missing in action. Private
Herbert M. Aistrup, Ruthton.
Oxford eagle., 1919-11-27


C. E. Mize, Trustee. ;Amory' MISS MISS
d. E. Turner Trustee :iuPeio' Mss Ms:
HOLDINGS:
5O365 acres in Archer County, Texas located IN the
Harris subdivision of the Club Ranch comprising Lots 81
49, A. and 49, located about IL miles from Archer City,
Tex and 20 Acres in Iowa Park, Wichita County, in the big
Burkburnett District with producing wells only fifty steps
away We less than three miles from Humble Well Ihe
Humble Well is owned by the Humble Oil Company, sub
sdiary of the Standard Oil Company. This is deep tes
drilling under 5000 feet contract.
The Sun Well putting down deep test within miles
southwest of our holdings.
The St. Clair deep test is located miles East OF our
holdings and is now drilling at 1,625 feet.
The Herroe Well is another deep test which is going
down vicinity of the holdings of the Mississippi
Oil and Development Company.
The Bmk-Archer Company has started drilling on its
$500 deep within the corporate limits of Archer
City. 1-2 miles from our holdings.
The Panther Pool, welknOwn producing field, is about
IL miles Northeast of our holdings.
The Holiday Pool is another well known producing field
and is about s miles North Of our holdings.
The West Fork Pool lies miles Southeast
The Mssissippi-Texas Oil and Development Company's
holdings lie about midway between the Bukbmnette and
Ranger Fields directly the anticline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Andrew and Ir,1ogene
LITTLE LIFE CoNFIDENcEs IN EXPERIENCE OF COUPLE PEIlLOSOPHlC, THOUGH MARRIED
 By VI,xERS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
NEVIS EVENTS ANDFEAT TURESFOR WOMEN REA DERS

friends lives there and he already spoke to me about moving to the apartment of a lady who is his sisters friend.
 Without more ado they were whizzing through the gittering theatrical district, and Jane wondered why so many people still swarmed along the brilliantly -ilium : ned streets. Theatres had long ago dis gorged their audiences: the little country school teacher did not realize the vast number of visitors and actual citizens who deemed slumber before ? or o'clock as old-fashiOned as going to bed at sun seti
 At last the car drew up before the mum Der which the literary man had given her. The chauffeur went to the vestibule at lanes direction and sought the name of Hoiladay on the little row of cards, arranged above the line of electric bells. one each apartment. He rang it-and rang it-and rang it!
 There was no answer No responding ton from the dweller above. Jane peered. almost tearfully. at the upper windows Every one of them was dark,
 "I guess your friend is not home yet. Miss What are you going to do now? ?'' asked the driver. also becoming hopeless. and, as Jane guessed. a bit tired of the exhaustive chance.
 "Oh, I don't know, I'm surel" and she could no longer withhold the tears.
 (To be continued tomorrowD Copyright, 1919. Thompson Feature
 Service)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Brooks and Patterson to Meet Johnson and
 Griffin in Tennis Finals

| Newton, Mass. August 13.-As result of victories today in two long. hard
 fought games, both of which developed
 exceptionally brilliant tennis, Norman F. Brooks and Gerald L. Patterson. the Australians. will face the San Franciscan pair, William NJ. Johnston and c. J. Griffin. winners of the northwestern sec tional title, in the final round tomorrow of the national doubles championship tournament on the Chestnut Hill courts of the Longwood Cricket club
 Brooks and .aPtterson defeated Fred B. Alexander and S. Howard Voskeil, the New Workers, who hold the tri-state championship in straight sets. But they were long enough and hard enough fought
 to constitute five sets of usual tourna-
 ment> play. The score was 10-s. 6-2. 14-1e.
 Johnston and Griffin defeated Maurice
 E. Mclaughlin and Thomas c. Bundy,
 both of Los Angeles, who hold the Pa
 cific coast title, 4-6, 14-12 6-0 S-6 At times it looked if the coast champions would stage comeback and take the match.
 Mclaughlin. in particular. showed bet ter tennis than he has played at lany time this year.
 The point scores reached the remark able total of 20S for the winners to 17s for the losers. Johnston and Griffin were playing tennis which was well nigh per- feet after the first set. with Johnston's