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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
Gold Ring Proves To Be Enticing
Bait; Brings In Great Big Pickerel

Paul D, Neff, proprietor Of the
Neff Printing company of this city,
says that gold has it's charms even
for a fish. Paul has been wearing a
ponderous gold ring on one of his
fingers for a number of years past
upon which he placed but little value,
but since Sunday this ring jumped up
several notches in Pauls estimation.
Reaching Lake Emily last Sunday he
rowed out on the lake and prepared
to fish, but found he had no sinkers
for the line. He overcame this diff
ficulty by using his large gold ring
as a sinker. He baited the hook and
tossed ring and hook out into the
water. A moment later Paul noticed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
THRILLS IN THE CLOUDS
PIPESTONE AVIATOR TO DO
HAIR RAISING STUNTS
Western State Farmer Cleans
Up $3.50 An Acre; Business
Men Elect

Pipestone, Mimi, August 25.-At
the aeroplane field here Earl Smith, a
local boy. isSnow daily practicing an
act which he expects to put on at fairs
and other exhibitions in the near fu-
ture. Smith, who is a professional
motor cycle racer has now become
an aviator, too, and his act will be
that of climbing from his motor
cycle up a rope ladder into an aero
plane while both are going at great
speed. Smith has already performed
the fete with success several times.
A clean $169 in cash was the
amount that John HELM cleared Or
each acre Of the los are farm he
has just sold to Rullefson Bros, Of
Balaton, MINI. The farm which lies
just south of Pipestone was sold to
the Balaton men for $500 an acre
establishing a new high record for
farm land in Pipestone county. A
year ago Mr.. HELM bought the farm
from T. J. Nlffus for 1891 per acre.
At the annual meeting of the
Pipestone Business Mems associa >
ton c. D. Duffus was named as
president; A. C. Walker, vice presi-
dent; S. w. Funk, secretary and
Martin Forrest, treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
DEATH IN AUTO SMASH
Lorraine PETERSON VICTIM
OF ROAD ACCIDENT
Car He Was Riding Ran Into
Water Wagon, Near
Waseca
TSpccial to The Free Press

Waseca, Mimi, August 25.-Five
young men of this city were serious
ly injured last night, one fatally,
when a large touring car in which
they were riding crashed into a
water wagon used by threshing
crew on the road south of this city.
Lorraine Peterson, aged twenty five,
was so badly bruised that he died on
the way to town. The others will
recover, 1t is said. Both car and tank
wagon were completely wrecked. The
driver Of the latter was thrown into
an adjoining field but escaped with
a few bruises.
The driver of the car, Jerome
Johnston, son of Alderman Johnston
Of this city, says a cloud of dust from
passing car obscured the thresh
ing rig. The young man who was
killed held a responsible position
with the Everett -Aughenbaugh Mill
ing company Of this city. His mo-
Their is a widow and lost another son
in railroad accident few years ago
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
PLAN FOR HUNTING TRIP
SPORTS ARE BEGINNING TO
PUT GUNS IN SHAPE /
Game Reported to Be Plentiful;
Open Season Dates; the
Bird Limits

With game birds of all kinds unus
Tally plentiful and with the shooting
Of doves, wood cock, ruffed grouse
Gconoquially known in northern
United States as PARTRIDGE, and Chi
time after several years of closed
season, Mankato nimrods are looking
fordward to the opening of the sea :
son this fall with a good deal of
pleasurable anticipation. The first
shooting Of the year starts Septem-
Der 16 when wild ducks Except wood
ducks), geese, coots, Wilson snipes,
gallinutes, rails, yellowlegs, and
doves may be taken. A large con-
tingent of local sportsmen leave an
nually for their favorite lakes about
the middle of September so as to
be there when the shooting starts.
The wood cock may be shot after
October 1. The season for quail, par
fridge, and Chinese pheasant opans
October 15.
Regarding the PIover.
Plover must not be shot until Sep.
tember 16, 1927; wood duck until
September 16, 1923; prairie chicken
and sharptail grouse until Sept. 16,
1922.
Seven hundred licenses were re-
ceived by County Auditor Glade yes
terday. None have been applied for
as yet, but the county auditor ex.
poets to dispose Of all of them be-
fore the end of the season. Nearly
eight hundred were granted last year.
One feature of the hunting law
that sportsmen are cautioned to note
is the requirement that every per-
son to whom license to take birds or
quadrupeds is issued shall, on or be-
fore thirty days after the expiration
OF his license, make written report
to the commissioner on a form pre-
the kind and number of each bird or
quadruped taken under such license"
The report must be made whether
any game is secured on the license
or not. .
Penalty For Not Making Report.
The penalty for failure to make
the report is that the licensee shall
not be granted a license to take birds
or Quadrupeds for one year there
after.
Other regulations which should be
borne in mind are:
It is unlawful to take water fowl
with rife, to carry guns in train
ing dogs during closed season on
iduub lFeQueuISu w game DlrQs, OF TO
take water fowl from a sail or power
boat or from afrplanes or upon the
open water.
The limits" in game birds are:
Daily limits: Five birds in the ag-
gregate of all varieties except as fol
lows: quail, 10; wild ducks, coots,
rails, ships, and yellowlegs, Is; wild
geese, s.
Limit allowed in possession:
Mourning doves, white breasted or
sharp tailed grouse, wood cock or
upland plover, 80; prairie chicken or
plnnated grouse, 25; quail or par
fish pheasant males only, s; wild
ducks. coots. rails or gal1inules, Jack
snipe and greater or lesser yellow
leg in the aggregate Of all kinds. 45,
Of which not more than five shall be
wild geese.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
WILL HAVE A HEART

State Game Commission Not to En-
force One Regulation Closely.
Members Of the state game and fish
commission have decided to be lem
lent with hunters who have failed to
meet with the requirements Of the
game and fish commission in not
sending in a statement of the number
of birds and animals they killed last
season. County Auditor Kennedy has
received a number of application
blanks for small game licenses but
as yet has not received the licenses
He has also received a number OF
cards, which applicants for licenses
can fill out stating the number OF
birds they killed last fall, II they have
failed to make this report previously
This will entitle them to a small
game license this year. Otherwise
they will not receive a license The
season on wild ducks and other water
fowl opens September 16.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
BRIEF SEASON OF OPERA
MANkATO TO ENJOY THREE
FINE PRODUCTIONS
Sonora Company to Be At Grand
Theatre, Three Evenings
Next Week

Mankato is particularly fortunate in
having secured the Sonora Grand
Opera company for brief season of
grand opera in this city. From the
cities they have played in the United
States and Canada excellent reports
precede this talented organization,
and 1t would seem that this. company
is endowed with unusually capable
artists who not only possess wonder
full voices, but who also can act.
Now In Minneapolis.
The company is now playing at the
theater, Minneapolis,
and Victor Nilsson and DR.. Davies
special musical critics Of The Journal
and Tribune respectively, have many
nice things to say Of this organiza-
ton. The work Of Consuelo Medina
Rigoletto in Rigoletto, and that of Al
fredo Graziani and Beatrice Pizzorni
in II Trovatore has received especial
enthusiastic tribute, and it is safe to
say, that this company Of artists will
sing their way into the hearts Of the
Mankato music loving public.
The Three Operas.
During their engagement at the
Grand theater, the Sonora company
will present II Trovatore" Monday
evening, August 80, on Tuesday even
ing Verdi's masterpiece "Rtgoletto"
and on Wednesday evening Carmen"
Mankato enjoys Tar too few per-
formances Of standard grand opera,
and II the Sonora singers measure up
to expectations aroused by the en-
thusiasm they evoked in other cities,
1t is to be hoped that they will be 30
well received here as to encourage
eWos 20 suolonpoId " un3sI IysW
less familiar works.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27

the bobber ducking down beneath the
surface and he drew in the line. To
his great surprise he found that a
sinner about three inches long had
tried to pass through the ring but
became wedged in the gold band SO
tightly that it could not go forward
or back up. Paul took the brilliant
colored minnow and baited his hook
with 1t and short time later landed
a twelve pound pickerel.
Anybody who tells me there is no
luck in using gold ring for a sinker
does not know what he is talking
about" said Mr.. Neff, who vouches
for the truthfulness of this story, and
Paul is truthful man.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
FOREST LANDS
PREVENTION OF FIRES is
MAINLY URGED By PACK
Losses Annually Are Shown ito
Be Increasing Each
Year

New London, N. H., August "a
Correspondence of The Associated
Pressl-Expenditur Of $1,000.000 a
year for the protection Of American
forests against the $30,000,000 year
fire loss was advocated here today
by Charles Lathrop Pack, president OF
the American Forestry Association In
addressing a conference of foresters,
cumberland owners, paper, pulp men
men and lumbermen. He also urged
a $,2,000,O00 a year Appropriation for
the acquisition of forest land by the
government for the purpose Of grow
ing timber to replace "our rapidly dis
appearing supplies"
Mr.. Pack spoke before the meeting
Of the society for the protection Of
New Hampshire forests.
Destroy The Forests.
Our mature forests are not only
being wiped out by destruction con-
flagrations as well as by numerous
small fires but these fires also pre-
vent the natural reforestration of hum
dreds of thousands Of acres Of out ov-
er land" he said. "Our direct loss
in timber by these fires is $4,000, 900
a year. Altogether there are 15,000,-
900 acres of state and privately owned
forest land in the protection Of which
the government should cooperate.
At present half of this vast area Is
wholly unprotected and protection for
the other half is entirely inadequate.
Legislation authorizing the govern
ment to spend S1,000,000 annually in
cooperation with the states for fire
protection is Immediately essential.
There should, be immediate COM
pletion of the Original program for the
protection of watersheds Of navigable
streams by spending 100000 year
in acquiring 100000 acres in new
England, 100000 acres in the south
ern Appalachains and forest lands in
the principal forest regions.
Speaking for the American For
estry Association I can say without
reserve that the Association is hearth
ly favor Of the prompt enactment of
legislation along these lines"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
CRUSHED TO DEATH
John Curran, Jr,, Was Pinned Be.
tween Tractor and Separator.


John Curran, Jr., living one mile
north of Plainview, met with serious
accident Saturday morning. which re-
suited in his death that evening. He
was running a tractor with separa-
tor attached when he backed up to
disconnect the two. He was unable
to stop the tractor and was pinned
between the feeder and the steering
wheel.
Walter Mundt ana two small sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Chandler OF
Rochester are alive after their exper-
fence yesterday. Mr.. Mundt was driv-
ing a truck and started up the steep
hill near Hammond. Not far from
the top Of the hill it became evident
that the machine was not going to
make it. The truck stopped and be-
gan to run backwards. Mr.. Mundt
put on all the brakes, but the weight
was too great and the truck could not
be stopped. Near a turn on the hill
the unexpected happened and the
truck and driver and passengers shot
ont over a high embankment and
dropped a considerable distance down
the slope below. None were hurt
with the exception of being some
what bruised and scratched.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MANKATO FAIR ISTO PUTUP
BEST OF EVERYTHING
ENLARGE GRAND STAND
Fireworks Display Will Be Spec
tacuIar; the Acrobats and
Everything

President Steiner of the Mankato
Fair association stated this morning
that he started a force Of men on the
enlargement of the grand stand at
the fair grounds. Speaking of the
amusements to be furnished the Wis
itors to the fair this year, President
Steiner said that it is planned to have
something doing at every moment
of the day. Fireworks, many new
thrillers in the way Of fire attractions
have been planned for. Among these
are: Allen & Allen. combination &C
robatic and boxing novelty artists.
Included in the program OF this com
pany is a three round scientific box
ing match, which Is said to be hum
mer. An aerial cradle and flying ring
act is another feature Of the acts to
be put on by the Aliens.
The Bartinos will be here with
their trained dogs. Here one will
see the dogs walking the slack wire,
rolling the hoop, and many other feat
ures of well trained animals.
Fritchie, Funny Janitor.
Fritchie, the funny janitor, clown
act, in which some wonderful aero
batic feats are performed will be an
other free attraction.
The Steiner trio is a grotesque
ing Valentines and Fisher Sisters will
appear in a comedy act, the report
DIRE of which will include wonderful
casting feats, triple somersaults in
the mid air, teeth and butterfly nov
city com bination flying ring acts, and
trapeZe acts.
Several OF the acts alone are worth
more than the price of admission to
the fair. These acts have been sci.
ected with a good deal of care and
though by the management Of the fair
association.
The fireworks display this year will
be put on by the Thearle- Duffield fire
works display company. There will
be both a day and night program the
three days of the fair. George Atchi-
son is chairman of the amusement
and free attraction committee, and
he has left no stone unturned to see
that visitors to the fair will get their
moneys worth in the way of enter
tainment.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
TOLD TO QUIT THE TOWN
C.. M. BLAlSDACE ORDERED
OUT OF BLUE EARTH
Alleged That He Attempted to
Take Advantage of Young
Girl There
Especial to The Free Press

Blue Earth, Mimi, August &c.
III, Blaisdale, who came here from
Luverne, Mimi, and who for several
months conducted a moving picture
show at this place, but who has been
doing painting Of late, is alleged to
have persuaded a small daughter Of
a retired farmer, who had lately
moved into town. to come into his
home TO look at some picture books
recently. Once in the house alone
with her he is accused Of having at
tempted TO take criminal advantage
Of the girl. Her screams caused him
to let her go. He was Immediately
he has teiephoned from st. Paul in
curing whether his wife Is still here.
Mrs. Blaisdale is beautiful young
woman about twenty years of age, and
is his third wife. She is said to have
Immediately applied for divorce
upon hearing OF his acts. He was
formerly connected with n Nonpar-
usan League newspaper, so II is re-
ported.
Z. G. Fargo, who for several years
owned and run what Is now the Pal
in June, 1915, suffered a stroke Of
paralysis while on a trip to Mime
apolis, and until recently has been
helpless and unable to speak. and who
is now much improved and able to
travel alone again, has begun action
IN court to have the deed for a So, 900
lot in Algona set aside. He claims
that the deed was obtained by fraud
while he was mentally incompetent.
His wife, who is his second wife, and
not the mother OF his large family
of children, has been made one Of the
defendants in the case. Attorneys j.
f. Rsgan and B. D. Grogan of Man
kato are his attorneys He has Of late
been making his home with a sister
in the cities.
Clear Lake. across the state line
in Iowa, has been made a state fish
hatchery. The hatchery Will be To-
Gated on the north shoe Of the lake.
Just west of the city limits. Work on
1t will begin at once.
Miss Erma Zanke, who lives near
EinOre, narrowly escaped death re-
Gently when by mistake she drank a
quantity of dlsinfecting fluid which
had been prepared for use by a broth
er who had injured one Of HIS arms.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Grannis and
daughter, Edith, have returned from
a trip to the Black Hills country.
Blue Earth Post: Mrs. Frank Seller
has bought a newly built residence
property at Mankato, and intends re-
moving to that city for a permanent
home at some time within the coming
ten days. The friends in the old home
regret her going.
senaor Frank e. Putnam and At
called on friends In this city yester-
day afternoon.
w. ]. Dickinson OF Minneapolis was
in the city yesterday afternoon.
Miss Grace Banker, Pleasant street,
left yesterday afternoon for Spokane,
Wash, where she will teach the COM
ing year.
Mrs. w. J. Flachssnhar of Terry,
Mont, and children are visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Fred e. Day at Eagle
Lake.
Mrs. Grace and I. Radichel of Los
Angeles Is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Fred. e. Day, Eagle Lake.
Mrs. Fred Cain, Main street, is Wis
iting relatives in st. Charles, Iowa.
Ted Thomas, representing the Hin
man Milking Machine company, 10 in
the city for several days on business.
Robert Lamm left this morning for
main for some time. Mr.. Lamm will
look after land interests Of the Man
kato- Montana Land company.
8. II. Taylor, vice president Of the
First National bank at Emore, Mimi,
passed through the city yesterday on
his way home from Minneapolis.
Miss Alice Stewart of Minneapolis
spent Sunday at Lake Madison as the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. J. W. Kueb-
Ter.
Miss Ida Martin of Willard street
returned from Madison Lake last ey-
entng where she has been visiting
since Saturday.
Miss Margaret Lundquist has Just
returned from two weeks vacation
spent at Washburn, Mis-.
John Murphy and Henry Pickle Of
Pemberton called on friends in this
city yesterday.
]. H Tauer of this city left this
morning for Triumph. ON a short bus
fneSs trip.
Thomas O'Heron Of Dseoria spent
the day in this city on business.
Richard Manage of st. Clair called
On friends IN this city yesterday af-
ternoon.
J. B. and A. T. Beylan Of Easton.
Mimi transacted business IN this
city today.
Charles Chamberlain Of Amhoy,
motored to this city today and call
ed ON friends.
Robert Ch&npfin of Vernon Center
was the guest Of his brother, l.. l.,
Chanplin Today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
Gruesonne Paving.

Tombstones have been employed In
Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire, Lincoln
shire and Lancashire, England,
for purposes of paving, and some years
ago the inhabitants Of the Vale Of Bel
voir raised a vehement protest against
such stones being used as pathway
leading to the parish church. The To-
cal authorities, however. sought to jus
tify the measure on the ground that
there were plenty Of old gravestones
on hand. which, IL used, might result
in q saving Of taxes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
DEALS IN PROPERTY.
Several Dwelling Houses Have
CHANGED Hands Recently.

Several Dwelling n use n We
Changed Hands Recently.
e. M. Zuel sold to Got.lieb Besch-
nett on Baker avenue, t IA property 2n
the corner of Lafayette and Broad
streets. The sale was made through
the E. w. Willard Land company.
Mary Jane Harris sold hsc home on
company.
L. e. Lucke Of Record street has
disposed of his residence to J. e.
Flessner of Sherburn for the sum of
$4,000. Carl Brell yesterday disposed
Of his residence on South Front street
to Sophia Peterson Of LuTerne for tie
sum Of s6,700. These sales were con-
sumated through the agency Of the
Edward Ario Real Estate company.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27

A very pleasant meeting of thu
Woman's Home Missionary society
beautiful home of Mrs. C. r, Gosslss.
Netwi. hstanding that many OF the
netaEsrs were away Oh thsiF sum-
nler vacation, there was a very large
attendance. The subject, Utah and
Mormonisna." was discussed, With
special attention to the work of the
Womaa,s Home Missionary society.
Mrs. ID. j. Jacobson sang Lead
Kindly Light" A most delicious
Mheheon was served by the hostess
sen and Mrs. r. Carlstrom.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
HOME COMING EVENT
Program VIII BE Carried Out on Fri
day, August ~.

day, August ~.
Easten, Mimi. Is preparing for an
elaborate home coming celebration
to be held OF that place on Friday
Aueust az. Mayor L. G. Hodgeson
OF BIT. Paul will be tho speaker Of the
day, Other features Of the day will
be baseball game between the Buff
alo Center, Ia, team and the Fair
mont team for the championship of
Northern Iowa and Southern Mime
sofa. Preparations for a street par
ade with many decorated floats have
been completed. A contract has been
closed with an aviator who will take
up passengers who wish to ride heav-
onward. In the evening there will
be a dance at Sippel's hall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
RAIN HELPS CORN
Report Made BY n. J. Wagon Of the
Northwestern Road.


Northwestern Road.
The rain Of the past week was ben :
eficial to the corn crop and another
week or ten days should see this crop
safe from damage, according to the
weekly report for Southern Minneso-
Ia issued here by H. ]. Wagon, divi-
sion freight and passenger agent for
way. The work OF threshing contin-
ues In full swing and the weather in
general has been favorable for this
kind Of work, the report continues.
Reports Of yields received during
the past week show some improve
ment In the case Of both wheat and
barley.
The following Is the grain report
for Mankato: The number Of thresh
ings 10 8. Winter wheat, Is to rs bu-
shells; spring wheat, 20 bushels: oats,
45 bushels; rye. 20 bushels.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-08-27
offsrsno Laid an Alta,

Albert Lea, August z5-An Offering
OF S7ee.75 was laid on the altar of the
West Ffeebc1n church OF Rsy. ]. III.
Lunde's charge last Sunday ut the
mission Festival. This is the largest
free WIN Offering in the aatgtry Of the.
congregation.