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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

only seven states In the union pro
duce annually more bushels Of corn
than Minnesota.
Minnesota has made splendid prog
ress In corn growing In the last ten
years. In 1909 1.6S0.000 acres were
planted to corn. yielding 68,812,000
bushels. In 1919 100000 acres OF
corn were planted. producing 49,
100000 bushels.
Minnesota 10 Handicapped.
Minnesota's one handicap in corn
growing Is the shortness OF the sea
son. This handicap imposes need OF
special care and attention on corn
growers. Because of this handicap,
the Minnesota Agricultural college
has for number Of years called spe-
cial attention to Seed Corn Time
September 1920, and has advocated
the selection of seed corn at that
time. The. reasons for this are:
Ftrst-We normal have a killing
frost In the state not later than Sep
TENDER 20. Corn that has matured
before that time, Is likely to mature
before that time the following year,
while II one waits and selects corn
later In the faIl, he is likely to get
corn that did not mature until Octo-
Der l, or later, and such corn planted
mature until October /, or later, and,
therefore, Is likely to be hit by frost
before 1t has matured.
Second-Seed corn selected Sep
TENDER 1920 has ample time to dry
out before freezing weather. Freez.
ing does not injure seed corn II I,
is dry, but It does injure 1t If 1t is
! not dry. Corn, of course, will not dry
out thoroly when left unhusked in the
field. ..
Last Year a Good Example.
The year 1919 was splendid corn
year in Minnesota and splendid
yield was secured. Many farmers,
feeling sure that they could get seed
corn In their fields any time kept
busy at other things and did not save
seed corn until husking time. A reg
ular blizzard and freezing weather
Many who saved seed corn after that
time found this spring that their corn
would not grow. IN the last ten years
we have had three or four such ex-
periences.
We realize that what we say Is not
new to Minnesota corn growers. Ev-
eryone knows 1t, but not enough prac-
ttce seed corn selecting at the right
time, SO we send this letter to sew
eral thousand corn growers, merely
as suggestion:
First-That every corn grower Sc
lect his seed corn during Seed Corn
Time, September 1920.
Second-That this seed be selected
from a field of corn adapted to the
locality. If one hasn't such corn on
his own farm. he can get permission
to select seed from neighbor's field,
paying for the corn. of course.
Third-That the selected seed corn
be stored In a dry, well ventilated
place where 1t will dry out quickly
and stay dry.
Fourth-That fifty ears of corn for
each acre to be planted the following
year be selected. This win provide
enough corn 30 that careful re- selec-
ton may be made next spring.
Remember these suggestions, and
select seed corn at Seed Corn Time,
September 10-20.-A. d. Wilson, d.
rector, agricultural extension.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Alive With Wild Ducks.-Accord-
ing to Redwing sportsmen tho bot
tomlands about Redwing are fairly
alive with native wild ducks. The
wood ducks, which are protected by
federal law until 1922, are the most
numerous. These birds have become
nuite tame and they arc no longer
frightened by motor boats, passing
not fifty feet away. Teal and void
ptdgeons are also to be found In
large numbers. Sportsmen say that
the fall hunting conditions are not
any too promising. owing to the fact
that there is little Wild hoe In the
lowlands this season. The wild
ducks in years past found the bot
tom lands in this vicinity fine rest
and feeding place, In making their
ut to the southland late In the
fall.
Sunday Night Dances.-Some objec.
ton has been voiced at Madison Lake
to the Sunday night dances adver-
tised for that village. and when the
question permitting them was dis
cussed by council members there
Monday morning no action was taken
to stop the next dance announced for
August 70: The last one was attend
0H @@o oouploo' Iud ioBlnldCure
OF 1909 repealed the state law prohib-
iting Sunday shows, games and
dances, and local ordinance now gov
ern, says The Elysian Enterprise.
Paving 10 the ThInu.Srhe Cher
burn Advance Standard says: An au /.
to load OF five Pomery Iowa, mon
were at the uplinger and Whitehead
land office this week and from them
We learn that Pomery, village nc
larger than Sherburn and located
ninety miles south of US, Is paving
nearly fifty blocks this season. II
Will be remembered that the sewer
contractor oane from Pomew last
fall after completing q sanitary sew
er system at that place. Another
contractor this past spring put in a
storm sewer system paralleIing the
all. We mention this for the benefit
Of some Of our friends who thought
we'd bankrupt Sherburn with sew +.
er system.
Moved Into New Home-Mrs. A. ID
McGOvern has sold her home on
Washington Court and has moved
into hef new home at 236 Clark
street.
EIks to Visit Winnebaeo-The
Mankato Elks will again como to
Winnehago to put on the work of
the order, The next visit will be
some time this fall, in ell probability.
and a big class of candidates will be
ready for the branding irons. There
are about eighty members Of the
Elks in and around Winnebago at
the present time
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
MADE GROUP CHIEF

Lane c. Moloney Given Promotion BY
Llquor>chaslEg Commander.
From chasing balls as a baseball
player to chasing high balls as pro-
hibition agent was only step for
Lane c. Moloney, who began his new
duties today as federal group chief for
South Dakota, says The Minneapolis
Journal. Mr.. Moloney was assigned
to the Minneapolis Office in January
and has taken part in numerous raids
in the twin cities and various sections
Of the state. he formerly was pro-
fessional ballplayer.
Mr.. Moloney is well-known in Man
kato, where once upon time he play
ed ball; also he was with the federal
officers when raids were made on IL
licit stills.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
PLANS SPELL DOWN
Contest VIII Take Place at the Min
esota State Fair.

Fhsre'il be an old time. spelling
contest at the state fair, George b.
Howard, In charge of the school sx-
hfbits at the fair, September to II,
completed his plans for the contest,
which will be staged on Friday, Sep
TEMPER 10,
Already more than sixty entries
have been received, according to Mr.,
Howard. There will be one oral and
one written ceBtest. Contestants may
compete In both events. Prize money
totaling 500 will be presented to the
winners,
3, B, Mclean of the state depart
megt of education Is preparing the
lists Of LOO words for both contests
The consolidated school exhibits
wifi be staged for the first time since
1913 this year. 1t was discontinued
during the war.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Baby Girl.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Reinbold Of Eagle Lake are the proud
parents of an eight pound baby girl,
born Wednesday. August Is.
Escaped From Insane Hospital
Otto Schessler, who several weeks
ago tried to blackmail Wiedenheft
Brothers at this place and was sent
to the asylum at st. Peter as mem
tally deficient. escaped from that
institution Saturday or Sunday and
Monday morning walked into the
Wiedenheft store here says The Good
Thunder Herald. He asked o. J.
Wiedenheft. for money but as 1t was
not readily given he left immediate
ly, fearing re- capture perhaps, and
has not been heard Of or seen since
then. While the man did not act In
q threatening manner on this visit.
the impression remains that he Is q
dangerous person to be allowed his
freedom.
Will Move Fish Madison Lake Times.
Games Warden Polzin tells us
there are millions of very small strip
ed bass In Lake. Elysian, and he in
tends to transfer as many of them as
possible. to Madison, Francis, and
other nearby lakes as soon as he can
prcure seine from St Paul. Striped
bass are usually found in the big riv-
ers. They are much like the Graphic
In appearance, and are equal to any
thing that swims. as pan fish.
Retired On PensIon-Aaron w.
Morris, mail carrier on r. r.. d. No. I
out OF Vernon Center. for nineteen
years and one month has been retired
on account of his age according to
ono OF the post Office rulings. He will
receive pension from Uncle Sam
and viii hold his position until new
carrier 10 appointed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
Application For citizenship.

The following foreigners made aD
plication to Deputy Clerk of the
United States Court Davies yester-
day afternoon for second citizen pap
ers: Bernard Joseph Tildken of Ma
della; Barbra Sheffner (Sister Mary
Alovia,) Mankato; August William
Schultz, Amboy. These applications
will be heard at the October term OF
the United States court at this ely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
coLLIDED WITH TRAILER
Car No. 8 Bumped Into Vehicle Q
, Plum, Street Today.

Car No. on the Mankato Electric
Traction line collided with a trailer
behind a Ford car being driven bp
Andrus Johnson near the intersec-
ton OF Plum and North Front street
at ten o'clock this forenoon. Before
reaching the intersection of the
street Mr. Johnson started to turn
into Plum street. He cleared the
tracks with the car but not the trail
er, which was badly damaged.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Of the fond parents and three broth
ers are filled with thanksgiving and
praise to the Giver of all that their
little one was almost miraculously
spared to continue to bring Joy and
happiness TO the ones who almost
idolize her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
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SEED CORN TIME
SEPT. 10 TO 20
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Minnesota has made a very good
record in corn growing. Though
north Of the SO called corn belt, In
yield 1t compares very favorably with
the best corn states.
The average yield of corn In sew
eral states for ten years, 1919 1919.
are given by the bureau of crop es-
Inmates, United States department of
agriculture. as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
Baby Boy Born.

Friends Of Mr., and Mrs. George
Mouider, former residents Of this
city, but now living at Wichita Falls.
Texas, have received cards announc.
ing the Birth OF a baby boy TO Mr..
and Mrs. Moulder, born August Is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. James Eckhardt and
son and Misses Angela Searle and
LuFa Lukens of Rock Island, ILL.,, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
John Wsgley, left for their home to-
day,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Kamholz Of Nor
gan and three daughters visited at the
home Of their son. Otto Kamholx and
family over the weekly nd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Vernon Tompkins returned Satuf-
day evening from a two weeks visit
with relatives IN and near Albert
Lisa.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Baby Girl.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Reinbold of Eagle Lake are the proud
parents of an eight pound baby girl,
born Wednesday, August Is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Moved Into New Home-Mrs. A. ID
McGoyern has sold her home on
washington Court and has moved
street.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
Hummlno Birds Nest.

BURROUGHS, In his charming little
hook. "Wake Robin" says 1t Is an
event in ones life to find n hummlng
birds nest. The event happened to
me without any effort on my part.
Looking m from seat in the grove.
! saw the ruby-throat drop down on
IT'S nest. like shining emerald from
the clouds: II DID not pause upon the
edge Of the nest. but dropped imme-
diately upon 1t. The nest was sltu.
ated upon an oak twig. and was
about the size of a black-walnut. and
from where I sat Il looked more like
an excrescence than nest. II was sit
uated In the fork of two twigs. and
firmly glued at the base to the lower,
but was not fastened to the upper
twig.-Mary Treat In "Home Studies
In Nature"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
Cleaning Treasury Notes.

The process by which soiled bank
bills are cleaned and the treasury de-
partment enabled to make a large
saving In paper. ink and labor an
nually. is perhaps not generally
known to the public. In the govern
ment's laundry the notes are placed
on endless bands which pass In and
out between series of heavy copper
rollers. These rollers revolve In
special kind Of soap, and as the bills
pass backward and forward they are
washed and rubbed clean. They next
pass between rollers running In clean
water, and thus are thoroughly rinsed.
Lastly they 60 through heated rollers
which dry and iron them. leaving them
almost as crisp and clean on when
first printed.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
"He is my husband"
lIU BE CONTINUEDJ
Strange Draughts Boards.

Probably the most extraordinary
draught board In the world was con-
structed at ST. Leonard. England, In
1891. Ii was made of solid blocks Of
concrete. three feet thick. and Its sur
face covered an area of CPS square
feet. A draught board. which at one
time belonged to Bismarck. is estimat-
ed to have cost more than $4,000.
The squares are made Of solid gold
and silver. This draught board was
declared by experts to be the most
valuable In existence. A set Of
draughtsmen, u Of gold and IL Of
silver. were presented to the prince.
In the center Of each golden draught
was beautiful ruby, while inlald In
the center Of ench silver one was
peerless diamond. A quaint old draught
board is still to be seen hanging as n
sign outside the Chequers inn. Os-
motherley. It's interest lies In the
fact that neither the original painter
Of The sign. nor the landlord of the
inn, was draughts player. The
hoard has 5s squares. whereas q real
draught hoard contains "a.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
ANNAPOLIS FOUNDED IN 1904
Neva Scotia Earliest coionized Land
In North America, With Excep.
ton OF St. Augustine.

Nova Scotia may lay claim to be-
ing the earliest colonized land In North
America, with the exception OF st. Au.
gu stine, Fla, where the Spanish es.
Enlistment was made as earl az
1885. Port Royal. now the little town
Of Annapolis, was founded In 1904.
three years before the English settled
ut jamestown. The brave French
pioneers found II necessary to sus.
pend their colony for three years, but
The settlement was re-estabiished in
1910 by group of Acadians.
The Acadians were In almost con.
slant conflict with the English. The
colony fell into the hands Of the Eng
iish twice. and was each time returned
to the French before the English final.
ly captured It In ITO. The Acadians
remained steadfast in their hopes that
French rule would some day return.
but their hope was destined never to
be realized. They. however. persisted
IN maintaining their identity even
against the English insistence that
they abandon their allegiance to their
mother country.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
CHAPTER VII.
The Coming Of the Gutter.

never felt quite the same to our
lodger after that little business Mt the
peef-iower. II was always in my
mind that he was holding a secret
from me: indeed. that he was oil a
secret together. seing that he always
hing veil over HIS past.
And when by chance that veil was
for an instant whisked away we al.
ways caught Just glimpse Of some
thing bloody and sviaxt and, dreadful,
upon the Other size. The very look Of
his body was terrible bathed with
him once In the summer. and saw
then that he was haggied with wounds
all over. Besides seven or eight siashps
his ribs on one side we're twisted out
of shape and part Of one Of his
calves had heen torn away. He laughed
In his merry way when he saw my face
of wonder.
"Cossacks! Cossncksw said he, run
ming his hand over his scars. sand the
ribs were broke by an artillery tum-
bril- II Is very Ind 70 have the guns
pass over one. Now with cavalry II is
nothing. A horse wifi pick It's steps
however fast II may go. have been
ridden over by fifteen hundred cuiras-
siers and by the Russian hussars of
Grodno, and ! had no harm from that
But guns are very bad"
"And the calf?" I asked.
"Pooh! IT Is only wolf bite" said
he. "YOn would not think how came
by II! You will understand that nv
horse and had been struck, the horse
killed, and | with my ribs broken ny
the tumbril. Well. 1t wns cold-oh
bitter, hitter!-t,.4 ground like iron
and no one TO help the wounded. 80
that they froze into such shapes as
would make yo1 smile. I, too. felt that
! was freezing, so what did I do? 7
took my sword and I opened my dead
horse. so well as could. and I made
space In him for me to lie. with one
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
Author of 1.-THE Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Copyright By A. Conan Doyle

II was afraid lest he might have
hurt you" he punten.
Eta, ia. tar cried De Lapp. "He
Is a pretty. gentle thing. always
love the dogs. But am glad that
have met you. major. for there Is
this young gentleman. to whom I owe
very much. who has begun TO think
that am spy. Is It hot so. JackT'
was so taken aback by his words
that l could not lay my tongue to an
answer. but colored up and looked
askance. like the awkward country
lad that | was.
"YOu know me. major" said De
I.app: 'and I am sure that you will
tell him that this could not be-"
"No. no. Jack! Certainly not! Ger
tainly not! ~ cried the major.
THANK you," said De Lapp. "You
know me. and you do me justice. And
yourself, hope that you will soon
rave your regiment given you"
II am well enough" answered the
major; 'but they will never give me
a place unless there is war, and there
will be no more war In my time"
ooh +! you think thatT said De Lapp
with q smile. swell nous verrons.
We shall see. my friend" He whisked
off his hat, and turning briskly. he
walked off In the direction Of West
Inch. The major stood looking after
him with thoughtful eyes, and then
asked me what 1t was that had me
think that he was spy. When
told him he said nothing. but he shook
his head and looked like a man who
was NJ at ease In his mind.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
BIG ULCER
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you may use this to recommend your
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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11
Doctor Cupid

That love sometimes cures dis
ease is a fact that has been called
to the attention of the public by q
prominent physician. Love Is not,
however, the cure for all women.
Many a woman is nervous and
irritable, feels dragged down and
worn out for no reason that she
can think of.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Pre-.
scription gives new life and new
strength to weak, WORKOUT,
rundown women. "Favorite
Prescription" makes weak women
strong and sick women well. It
Is now sold by all druggists in the
United States in tablets as well
as liquid form.
Send 10c to DIR. Pierce, Buffalo
NY, for trial pkg. of the tablets.
NASHVILLE, TENN have used
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and found it to do what it is recon-
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than the doctors. had several and
none Of them did me any good. Dr..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the
only thing for weak, broken-down
women. / felt like a new woman
after taking it. weighed 155 lbs.
and never felt better in my life."--
MRS. AGNES TATUM. It's L. Green St.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11

The descendants OF the Acadians.
numbering 100000. are to he found In
Maryland, Virginia. the Carolinas.
{ eorgia and Louisiana. When the
Acadians were expelled from the Basin
OF Monas. Grand Pre-. when they re.
fused to take the oath Of fealty to the
English sovereign in 1875. many of them
escaped TO the wilderness and later
drifted back to their former homes only
to find them occupied by new settlers
from New England states.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1920-11-11

little hole for my mouth. Saprtsti! IL
was warm enough there. But there
was not room for the entire OF me. so
my feet aud pa Of my legs stuck out
Then in the night. when slept. there
came the wolves TO eat the horse, ana
they had little pinch of me also. as
you can see; but after that twas on
guard with my pistols, and they had
no more of me. There ] lived. very
warm and nice, for ten days"
''ren days." cried. "What did you
eat?"
"Why. ate the horse. II was what
you call board and lodging to me. But
Of course have sense to eat the legs
and live In the body. There were
many dead about who had their water
bottles. SO had MI could wish. And
on the eleventh day there came a pa
troll Of light cavalry. and all was we'll"
II was by such chance chats as
these-hardly worth repeating In them
selves-that there came light upon
himself and his past. But the day was
coming when we should know all. and
how 1t came ! shall try now to tell
you.
The winter Ind been treary
one. hut with March came the firsf
signs Of spring. and for week on
end we had sunshine and winds
from the south. On the seventh Jim
Horscroft was to come back from
Edinburgh. for though the session end
ed with the first. his examination
would take him a week. Edie and !
were out walking on the sea beach on
the sixth. and could talk Of nothing
hut my old friend for. indeed. ne was
the only friend Of my own ags that ]
had at that time. Edie was very ST.
lent. which was rare thing With her,
but she listened, smiling. TO all that
l had to say.
'Poor old JIM" said she. once or
twice. under her breath. "Poor old
JIM"