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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
LANDING FOR AV|ATORS|
FIELD HAS BEEN MARKED
OFF IN MANkATO
SUCCESS OF COMMITTEE
Ground Obtained In Columbia
Park; Commerce Secretary
Has Arrived

Efforts of the committee recently
appointed by the Mankato Civic anu
Commerce association to look after
the location of an aerial landing field
for this city have been crowned with
success. This committee consisted of
o. M. Hatcher, Harry French and Les
ter Patterson. Through the good
work of those gentlemen tract of
land for the aerial field has been Sc
cured at Columbia Park to the west
of the st. Peter road on high and
dry ground. The field was laid out
by Chas. and George Schwanenberg
and G Il. John, engineers in County
Surveyor Roy H. Allison's office, and
the plat Of the grounds was made by
George Black, draughtsman in that
office. The Dimensions of the field at
1440 feet long by approximately TAO
signed marker In the form of a
large white cross which will be plac-
ed in the center of the field from end
to end with the name "Mankato" in
large. letters which can be read from a
considerable height.
New Secretary Has Arrived.
Walter E. Olson, the newly appoint
ed secretary of the Mankato Civic and
Commerce association, who arrived
here yesterday afternoon, is taking a
decided interest in the new aerial
| field, and will use is best efforts to
have Mankato des: mated as one OF
the aerial mail stations on the all
route between st. ! ul and Omaha
The city has already commenced the
work of cleaning up and dwelling the
| field, which will be in rediness for the
landing of machines in very short
| time.
Secretary Olson will be assisted In
| his work by H. F. Henley of the
American City Bureau of Chicago, who
has acted as secretary of the Civic
and Commerce association since its
Organization, for a short time. Mr.
Olson will remain here until about
the sixteenth of August when he will
depart for Madison, Wis, to attend
the American City Bureau summer
school at that city. About September
| l, he will return and take up, the fall
and winter work of the association.
A location for the Truth Tool COM
pany of Glendale, Mimi, has been
secured on North Second street op-
posite the armory. A. e. Cowden, the
proprietor of the plant will take po-
session about September 1, if he can
secure a residence for his family by
| that time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
CAUGHT AT AMBOY
News Gleaninss Are Picked Up lr
the Busy Village.

News Gleanings Are Picked Up In
the Busy Village.
Amboy, August 3.-Mrs. Armstrong
of Vernon Center spent day in AmbSy
last week, She will teach in the Am
boy public school this coming year.
Fred Wilbur and Fred Mertesdorf
of Vernon Center spent Saturday in
Amboy on business.
The Winnebago band played on the
streets of Amboy last Friday, adver-
Using the Million Dollar band which
will play in Winnebago on August 6.
Rev. ]. w. Morse of the Method
list Episcopal church is taking a two
weeks vacation
DR.. Merrill and wife and J. Void
and wife left last week for vacation
trip to the northern part of the state.
They will be gone for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Otterstein and
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Kinney arrived
home the latter part of last week aft
err spending several weeks in North
Dakota and Montana with friends and
relatives.
Schwender and Jones have sold
their interest in the garage to Hus-
sy & Co.
Herbert Dredge and Leslie Cornell
of the First National bank have been
enjoying weeks vacation.
John Silbert and wife left last week
for vacation trip to Pennsylvania
and probably will visit Canada before
returning.
K. H. Weges has resumed his duties
at the Coleman Lumber company
yards after spending two weeks va
cation in North Dakota.
Mrs. Gus Urban has the finest
flower garden in town. She is great
lover of flowers and has all kinds
constantly in bloom.
Harvesting Is about over and some
threshing has been done. Oats are
yielding about sixty bushels to the
acre but wheat has been badly dam
aged by the rust. Corn will be a
bumper crop If we get rain soon.
Late potatoes need rain also.
Miss Hobert Of Minneapolis is visit
ing her mother and friends in Amboy.
Albert Trazle has sold his residence
to Mrs. Slayer. Albert has about
made up his mind to go farming again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
PROGRAM FOR FESTIVAL
Farmers to Enjoy Day At Hands
Park; An Address BY
Congressman

. Swea City. Iowa. August 3.-The
Farm Bureau officers of GRAM, Eagle
Swea. Harrison and Seneca TOWN.
ships gathered at the sales pavilion
Monday evening and right then and
there made arrangements for a great
at Hands park next Thursday, Au-
gust 5. The official title of the cele-
bration is 1.-THE Farm Bureau Festi-
val"
In the first place a picnic dinner
will be served at noon. Every family
is TO bring a picnic lunch. Dinner
will take place promptly at the noon
hour.
Just as promptly at one o'clock
the days program will start. Music
by the nifty little band from Seneca
township will enliven the proceed
ings throughout the afternoon.
Congressman L. ]. Dickinson has
been asked to give the principal ad :
dress of the day. 1t will be worth
the trip to look "Dick" over again;
see what Washington has done to
him and how he feels about things.
Then the inevitable and highly en-
tertaining horseshoe pitching con-
test is on the bill. Mike Flynn oil
Seneca claims his township has a
horseshoe team that will clean UT
all corners. The rest of the boys are
going to see about that, and they
will probably have their hands full
because Mike, being Irish, will put VI
battle with his fellows.
A baseball game between two pick
ed teams will take place. Equipmen,
such as balls, bats, mits, etc. are
wanted, so if you have anything Of
the kind be sure to fetch it along.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
CENSUS MANY CITIES
Numerous Population Figures Given
Out In Report.

Washington, August 3.-Census re-
port: Ashtabula,- Ohio. 22,O82, in
crease 1916, or 2O.9 per cent; Wash
ington Court House, Ohio 1852, in
crease 6S5, or GA per cent: Dover.
Ohio SOL, increase 1,480, or %. 4
per cent; Cleveland Heights, o. 49,
236, increase 1891 or 415.6 per cent;
Moscow, Idaho 1856, increase 286, or
7.8 per cent; Michigan City, Ind 49,
457, increase 430, or 2.3 per cent;
Mount Vernon, N. Y. 42,726, increase
II ,S07, or 1872 per cent; Wyandotte
County, Kas., including Kansas City
122,21S, increase 22,150 or 22.1 per
cent.
Grand Forks, N. D. (revised) A.
010, previously announced as 49,
$50; Bloomington, Ills, (revised) 49,
726, previously announced as 2S,63S;
Fitzburg, Mass, (revised) 179,754,
previously announced as 1874;
Parkersburg, w. Va; (revised) 20,05O,
announced as 20,O39; Ne
wark, N. j., (revised) 414,216, pre-
viously announced as 415,6O9. (error
due to duplication.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
SHOT By BANDITS
Charles Mohier, Bank, Clerk At Mo-
line, Victim In Battle.
CAsso,iated BRASS nisnatch


Davenport, Ia, August 3.-An air.
plane driven by Lieutenant F. c.
Briefly and Fred Wallace, of the
Wallace Aviation Field, both heavily
armed, was started in pursuit of the
bandits who robbed the Moline Com
mercial Savings Bank today. When
last heard from the aviators were
securing Henry and Mercer Counties
in Illinois. The bandits are known
to have escaped in that direction.
Moline, ILL.,, August Six armed
thugs, unmasked entered the Com
mercial Savings bank here at eleven
to a vault and all others into cash.
iers offices, swept $4,000 into sacks
and made their escape in large au-
tomobile.
They shot Charles Mohler, a barb
er, when he ran out of his shop
across the street to give the alarm.
Mohler may die. Police arrived as
the bandits were leaving and q gun
battle ensued on the streets, the
men finally making their escape. They
headed for Rock Island.
Before the Rock Island police had
been notified Of the bank robbery in
Moline the bandits dashed through
Rock Island heading in the direction
Of Galesburg on the Knoxville road.
When the Rock Island police sta
ton received warning from Moline
that the bandits were headed for
Rock Island, squad of officers in
autos was rushed to Sears, suburb
south of town, arriving there just In
time to SEQ the robbers car speeding
away in the distance. The officers
car dashed on pursuing the bandits
car which held it's lead, racing IN
the direction of Galesburg.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
Policeman Is Married.

Herman R. Korts, traffic officer on
the local police force. and also a re-
turned world war veteran, and Mrs,
Thresa Vein of this city were united
in marriage this morning at eight
o'clock, Rev. A. F. Winter, pastor of
Emmanuel Lutheran church perform
ing the ceremony. The bride was at
tended by her niece, Miss Thresa
Paul of Sioux Falls, S. D., and Will
liam Colert, a comrade in arms with
the groom in the late war, acted as
best man. The couple left this after
noon for a wedding trip to Sioux
Falls. After their return they will be
at home to their friends on North
Sixth street after Angus. 15.
The groom was a member of old
Company H, Mankato, when 1t first
left for the Mexican border, and later
was transferred to the Fifty Fifth
Engineers. and saw considerable SER
vice over seas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
PINNED UNDER MACHINE
Occupants of Car That Over
turned Seriously Injured
Last Evening

A. j. Broadbent Of 10 Wheeler
avenue, North Mankato. and Miss
Catherine Gollmar of st. Clair were
both seriously injured last evening
at five-thirty o'clock while driving
in Mr.. Broadbent's car on the Perish
ing Way near the farm of Paul Snai-
low, not far from st. Clair. MISS
Gollmar was driving the car at the
time, and for some reason lost con-
troll. The car jumped a bunch of
tile, climbed the bank on the side OF
the road and then turned over, pin
ming the occupants beneath the ma
chine. Mr.. Paul Schallow and wife
seeing the accident rushed to the
assistance of the injured young man
and women, and with great difficulty
extricated them from beneath the
machine. Miss Gollmar was quite
badly cut about the head and face
by the broken glass from the wind
shield. Mr.. Broadbent received III
Juries to his spine which will lay
him up for some time. He is now
being cared for at the home of DR..
r. o. Juliar at st. Clair, and Miss
Catherine Gollmar is being cared for
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Gollmar of st. Clair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
POLES AND SOVIET PROBA-
BLY, FAIL TO AGREE
FORMER MAX NOT BEND
Conference At Baranovitchi Is
Likely To Last For Sew
eral Days
Associated Press Dispatch.I

Warsaw, August doubt was ex-
pressed in diplomatic circles here to-
day as to whether an agreement for
an armistice would come out OF the
negotiations between the Polish and
soviet emissaries at Baranovitchi. 1t
was thought the soviet authorities
were likely to insist upon terms too
severe for the Poles to accept.
The Polish delegates carried with
them into the Russian lines port
able wireless outfit which they in
tended to use for communication with
Warsaw Officials said this evening
however, that it might be days before
the negotiations were heard from.
Receive No Word.
London, August up to early
this afternoon nothing had arrived
in official British or Polish quarters
to indicated definitely whether the
Russian and Polish armistice ennis
saries had actually come into con-
tact.
The British foreign office is pres
sing all its representatives in that
part Of the world for any scrap of
news as to what Is going on, but so
far without result.
Fighting Near Warsaw.
London, August 2.-Hot fighting
along the River Narew, in the region
northeast of Warsaw, is reported in
Sundays official soviet communique
received by wireless from Moscow to-
day. A crossing of the river at one
point by the bolsheviki is announced
and progress against the Poles furth1R
to the southeast, in the Bielsk r5S
gion, is claimed. The soviet cav.
airy also is reported pressing in
northeast of Lemberg.
Rumania Is WarIike.
Vienna, August 2.-Rumania has
served an ultimatum upon soviet
Russia, giving the soviets three days
to withdraw their troops from Ru-
manian territory, according to a Bel
grade dispatch received here today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
LOVE FOR BABY MADE
FATHER TO STEAL KID

Falrmont, Mimi, August S.
Giving his love for his two
year old baby, Donna Fay Hof,
Carl Hof of Pipestone, told in
court the reasons why he snatch
ed the child from her mother
while walking down the street
In Fairmont. He was arrested
because it Is alleged In securing
possession of the baby he caused
his wife physical injury. Evil
dence brought up In court show
ed that the wife had left her
husband on June 6. Hof drove
up In a car recently and took
the child from the mother who
was out walking. Divorce pro-
ceedings have been started by
the wife.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
NOTES FROM RAPIDAN
comings And Goinos Told BY Free
Press Correspondent.


Rapidan, August 3.-Mrs. Lille
Sims, whose home is in Emporia,
Kansas, but who has been visiting
with relatives In Spirit Lake, Idaho,
and Spokane, Wash, arrived here last
Monday to visit for some time with
her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Garrett. From
here she will 90 to INDIANA to spend
the winter with her mother.
Mrs. Jessie Krupp OF Minneapolis
is here visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. l.. Rogers.
Mrs Fern MendenhaI and friend
George Eldridge of Minneapolis spent
last week with the formers mother,
Mrs B. E. Mendenhall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Halves enter
tanned relatives from Wisconsin last
Monday. ....
Mrs. Louis Anderson arrived home
last Monday from Mortified where
she has spent several weeks visiting
friends and relatives.
Knut Knutson and Mr.. Beebe have
completed painting the interior of the
school house in District 100.
Roy Peterson and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Jay Spencer Of Lake Crys-
tai were callers at the Garrett homo
last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Weller Of
Butternut were seen in these parts
last Sunday.
MT. Ericks and family of Gilmore
visited at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Fredricks last Thursday
Mabel Erickson spent last week
with her cousin, Minnie Mendenhall
Len Rue of Garden City Is build
ing new garage for the Weir boys.
Hans Strand has purchased a new
Buick car.
Oscar Larvick and family of North
Dakota, who have been visiting at the
Louie Larvick home have returned
home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
RATES co into EFFECT
RAILWAY EXPERTS ARE BUSY
MAKING SCHEDULE
New Ruling Will Become Effec-
tive During the Latter Part
Of August

Washington, August 3.-With a
view to making the increased passen-
ger fares effective August 20, and the
advanced freight rates applicable Au-
gust rs. railroad rate experts were
hard at work today preparing blanket
rate schedules
Railroad executives indicated today
that all possible would be done to
make the new rates authorized by
the interstate commerce commission,
effective the first of next month,
when the government guarantee ends.
Date Is Uncertain.
Increased charges for Pullman trav-
Ell and for excess baggage and on milk
shipments, under the present plan of
the carriers, will become effective Au.
gust 20 along with the new passenger
feres Railroad executives said that
no specified date could be set for
making effective new interstate rates,
which the carriers will seek to have
state railway and public utility COM
missions raise to the level authorized
by the federal rate supervisory board.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
TAG WAS STOLEN
Number Found On Car Containing
Quantity Of Liquor.

Number Found On Car Containing
Quantity Of Liquor.
st. Paul, August 3.-The 1872 bottles
Of liquor found by tn police early
yesterday in an automobile standing
on Wabasha street between Sixth and
Seventh STREETS, has been confscated
by federal prohibition agents. The
of liquor found by the police early
have been transported in the machine
over the Canadian border.
Records here show that the auto
mobile license, No. 274,134, was issued
to J. A. Ross Of Winona for a Ford
car. The car In which the liquor was
found was an Overland Inquiry at
the Ross livery at Winona today, re-
vealed that one of the license tags
bearing this number had been miss
ing for about two weeks from the
Ford car, after the machine had been
used for a trip about the country.
Police detectives are trying still to
find the owner of the car
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS.
Fairmont Couple Went To Blue Earth
To Be Married.

Fairmont, Mimi, August 3.-Miss
Mildred Woodward and William E.
Hall, both of Fairmont, surprised their
friends Saturday by going to Blue
Earth and getting married.
Funeral services for Al thony J.
Theohald, who died overseas and
whose body was brought to this coun
try for burial were held .ecent'y at
Sherburn The same group Of com
rades acted as pallbearers for these
services as when he was buried in
Coblenz, Germany, March 6, 1919.
Dayton August 3.-Captain R. w
Schroeder, holder of the worlds aiti-
tude record, was injured about the
head, when the fast racing plane he
was testing, crashed into an automo-
bile near the hangers at WILDER
Wright Flving Field.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
ASSISTANT SCHOOL HEAD.
Miss Alice Larson Selected Deput,
In Freeborn County. .

Albert Lea. Mimi, August 3.-Miss
Alice Larson, assistant county sup
erintendent of Freedom county, has
resigned her position to become a
school teacher. She did this, she
stated, because of fifty per cent in
crease in salary offered her If she
would teach again.
Chenille, Mimi, is out Of coal.
Threshing crews of the vicinity are
unable to operate for this reason.
Authority has been secured to un-
load some coal that has been recent
ly received by the Farmers Eleya-
tor company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
Story Was Not True

On Thursday, July ", an account
of the supposed Classick- Burkhardt
wedding, Minneapolis, appeared in
The Free Press. The Free Press has
since learned that this story was not
true. The information was received
from supposed reliable source and
the story was printed in good faith.
Those who gave the false informa-
ton to The Free Press will be pro-
secuted as they deserve. The Free
Press sincerely regrets that it was
mislead by INSCRIPTIONS persons,
who signed the name Of Miss C1assick's
mother to the letter which related
the story of a marriage that did not
take place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
Guttersens with TraxeI-The s

Guttersens Will TraveT.-The st.
Paul Dispatch Says: Gilbert Gutter
sen and Mrs. Guttersen, 2181 Dos
well avenue, will leave early next
month for a two months trip abroad
They first will go to Japan, where
they will attend the international
Sunday School convention, which will
meet in Tokyo. Later they will
spend some time in Honolulu and the
Philippine islands. fu-s
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06

IF, e. Mcclure convaIescing-F. e.
Mcclure of S07 South Front street
submitted to an operation for appen-
dicitis Sunday This morning he was
reported to be making q nice con-
valescence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
POKER GAME RAIDED
Party of Six Were Disturbed BY An
UnfeeIino Policeman.

Unfeeling Policeman.
ST. Cloud, August Six men, un-
able to sleep, whiled away most of the
night by searching for picture cards
amid the others in the deck. The dr.
version was passing the hours away
most pleasantly when the copper on
the beat got wise and pulled, with the
assistance Of brother officer, a sue
cessful raid. Harry Williams, Jake
Mueller, J. M. Murphy, F. w. Jones,
H. D. Haskins and Jake Hofner were
the names the members of the poker
party gave when they appeared in
police court The fines were ten and
costs for each of the sextetteyand the
pot. amounting to $50 was returned
to them. The game was staged at the
Grand Central without the knowledge
of the management The officers made
their entrance to the scene of activity
through q window.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
SWAT THE FLIES
Statewide War to Be Waged Against
the Little Pests

An August campaign against flies
was begun today by w. A. Witt
becker. state hotel Inspector Deputy
inspectors throughout the state were
instructed to enforce sanitary reg
ulations. Violation of regulations
will result in prosecutions. the in
spector said. Deputies have been or
dered to prosecute keepers of soda
fountains at which glassware is not
washed in hot water
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
Dozen at the Meeting

Eric Olson, the sage Of Martin
County, babbled to one dozen Nom
partisan leaguers who had gathered
In Sherburn on Sunday. Eric handed
70 his hearers the usual line of stuff
that league bloviators talk about.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
SUGAR YIELD LARGER.
Reports Show Crop This Year WI
Exceed Past Records

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Washington, August Sugar
PRODUCTION from sugar beets this year
Is forecast at 2,007, 100000 pounds by
the Department of agriculture, basing
its estimate on the condition of the
crop July 1. It will be record crop
Last year 1.453, 100000 pounds were
produced from sugar beets and the
average production for the five years,
1914-18, was 1,577,200,000 pounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06

Insane Persons Escape.-The local
police department was notified by
the authorities at the hospital for
the insane at Ct. Peter this morning
that two women inmates, Lilly Ben
age. and Arabelle Sarley mad escaped
from that institution, and to be on
the outlook for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
POWER HAS BEEN REDUCED.
Lowering of Water in Rochester Dam
ls the Cause.

ls the Cause.
The electric power at Rochester has
been reduced by helf as the result of
the lowering of the power dam res
ervoir to the point where cnIy one
of the big turbines can be used. The
power dam has supplied all of Ro-
chester's power since March l last.
If the drouth continues, it is said to
be likely that all the power supply
may be cut off,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06

Returned From Minneapolis.
Mrs. o. r. Roberts returned yester-
day from Minneapolis where she
visited her husband and other rela-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06
CHARGE WILL Be fought
DECLARATION Is MADE BY
MRS. r. j. TAYLOR
STICKING TO HUSBAND
Bail Bond of One Thousand Was
Furnished For the
nJ
ASVusSu
Especial to The Free Press.l


Milwaukee, Wis.,, August s.
Robert J. Taylor, piano merchant
of Mankato, Mimi, recently ar
rested by the police on warrants
duplicating him with Mrs. Bes-
sic Opherman, wife of a Mllwau-
kee saloonkeeper, was liberated
today on $1,000 bonds.
Mrs. Taylor, wife of the accus-
ed man, visited her home to secure
the bail and returned here with
it today. "We're going to fight
these charges together. I love my
husband and will stick to him."
Mrs. Taylor said, as she left the,
station holding her husbands
arm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-06

Battle Cost High.
Mexico City August 4-Forty two
thousand men in five years was the
the campaign against Villa