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Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
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ERRANT FANCY.

EHHANT FANCY.
This Is about the time of year when Fancy
(fatuous foolD
Goes straying round the edges Of some
mnnow-muddied pool;
One hears the frogs go "Gulliwump!" or
tell you it's knee deep
This vision will grow stronger as the sea.
sons onward creep.
But when it's spring and we have had h
heated day or two.
That same fool Fancy will bring back a
snowy day to view!
! love the summer. when it's cold In
spring like the fall:
The summer. In the winter time. love
the most of all.
I love to SNOWFALL folks in June. and coast
through warm July.
In January. o'er the stream I'd cast the
tempting fly.
In mid December I'd go forth and pluck
the daisied dell
I strongly hope that heaven won't give me
a yearn for the other place!
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
THE PROVOKING ANsweRER.

"Who dares." the ranting speaker cried
dispute the things l say tonight?"
A quiet voice at once replied: swell, tel
US who It is-I'll bite"
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
HE KNEW HIS TREES


HE KNEW HIS TREES
His mother had been reading to
him about Moses and the burning
bush.
IL guess, mother, il must have
been black gum bush, just about
this time of the year-don't you
think so?"
HARD LUCK.
BeJinks invests some now and then. but
thinks he will desist.
Whenever lie buys quoted stocks. they
take 'em on the list.
-O-
Where Black Crook Probably
Came From.
For Sale-FOur-rOOm house,
crooked street. Good colored
neighborhood.-Kno (Tenn.)
Journal and Tribune.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
DAY OF KNOWLEDGE NEAR

II is only about = month, now, till
the hopeful candidate with q book
containing the list of names of those
who have promised to vote for him
can look over tho same list and count
how many liars there are in his town
ship, county or ward.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
1000 YEARS AGO TODAY

--~ 1000 YEARS AGO TODAY ."
Grandpa Able Bandar is laid up
with n badly sprained tail, the result
of u narrow escape from q fall from
the family (coconut) tree.
Mrs. Jocko Howler 10 visiting
friends at Monkton. She reports the
bread-fruit crop a bumper.-From
the Simianville Review.
Consolation.
N. Peck-Here am, with my
nose to the grindstOne, as have
been for years and years!
Mrs. n. Peck-Huh! You ought
to he glad that the grindstone
don't bust on you. as grindstones
do, sometimes.
Treat II as Ore.
Wen not believe what we are told
BY any man upon the stump.
Smelt what he says, save all
truths gold,
Then throw the tailings on the
dump.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Finnigin Filosofy.

A public shpeaker Is like turr-
key. Tn longer ut takes IN {
git done tn more thoroughly he's
roasted.
Gilpin observer., 1920-03-18
Commissioners Proceedings

The Board of County Commits
sioners met for the month of
March and allowed the following
bills:
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01
Don't Like to Work,
Eh2-Y You've Cot it;
Springs Here at Last

There - an epidemic spreading over
the city, II your typist's fingers iinEef
iistleasiy over the Heys white she Eazca
out the window. or il she writes letters
WIKI n sentence or two added about
q place where the vioiets are bloom
rinG. or II she runs 10 her desk ON.
uunion with tales about the 'swcefuat
little bingham, just the thing for bus.
iness che has n. Isolate her az once.
Tor IT'S catching and will spraad
through the whole ofiicn force.
The symptom In men IA & feveriah
interest In baseball scores. fishing
worm mines, and how will last years.
kclls look ON May first? Lunch hours
hnvc been known TO expand into lunch
duya, and should the cnac be very ser.
louH, the victims have been known to
drop all Interest In business and give
TIE time TO telling tho most beautiful
stcnoFrapner how sweet she would
look IN a bungalow apron.
Children are easily susceptible To
the disease. Classes In school showed
"a marked depletion because Of raVaRcr
% the epidemic. Tho children who
are present show symptoms TINT are
sure signs. Limp vioiets. spring beau
Ties, bugs ~ moist tonds are trans
ported into the school room. Marbles.
htaehuila and tops bulge trousers
pockets and a skipping rope often
trails out from under a feminine deck.
The disease is aggravated eNtremci,
by 0pcn windows, the 0un OF hand
organs, or the sight OF cherry bios.
SONS. Patients are v%nriOusly affected
BY these and show different symptoms
bur the disease Is the same aud cal
always be Identified by the following
remarks OF the victims; wish !
didn't hav anything 10 do hui enjoy
myself" Gosh. | wish school was
I oNar "Nfx ia like IN 90 uopn.trbrs.
anywhere. just to loaf"
TLn numn Of Inn II.nu.n L. .nnLn-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01
a. ssf ess FTge Dividends .

So reads tho navy stock report is
sueC from the navy recruiting station
today. g. wninm Foster. INC local
recruiting officer. announces that the
saloamHnahip plan has been adopted
in his recruiting district. Each rec
oruifinr officer is a. salesman under
lhe direction Ut tho slles manager
u. fhe district headquarters. and their
stock consists OF fNu. three and -Four
year onilatmcnts in The navy
HWouldn't you like Co bo % navy
stock mnruata goo asks Mr. Foster.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01
Former Pastors -
OF Christian Church
Visiting in the City

Two former pastors OF the Broad
way Christian church are.in the city
ioflas and viii be at tho sunday ser
Vices o. the church. They are c.. l..
Dcsn and A. O. Kuhn. Both nov are
located IN Denver.
Ar. Kuhn arrived In tho city last
nirhf from Denver. III only recently
went there 70 take up hts new work
hH dlrhctor OF rellFloup education for
thf inierm0untain states and reports
thAf ~ hna hardly seen Denver IN thf
fifrec weeks he has neen there he
caaae Of the heavy snowfails. The
night he arrived there II began snow
fnf and continued for three days and
AFTER hat SNOW had melted there
was another fall.
Nr Kuhn reports that the house
shortage In Denver IL very serious and
he has not yet found a place. He
says Il d almost inlpoeslhh 10 rent
place nnd rather hard cfnn 70 buy
one. He. however. hopes 10 De uhle
10 move hts family TO Dcnger from
ncre within a short time.
SAY. FRIEND
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01

The Herald II the New Mexico
paper that takes the Want out
Of Want Ads by giving Results.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01

Coat heaters have been placed Ion
Grange grove 90 keep lhc frost froin
Huoiiinc ihp crop too soon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01
Navy Stock Offered
Al Recruiting Station

"NHvy stock is particularly high
nov u rs selling iu Two shnro lots
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01

Investigate this good business prop
osiiion az 2ii1-2 West Central
avenue
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-01

Aluminium has been made to con-
duct electricity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
SEARCH FOR ASSAILANT
Police At Detroit Believe They Have
Murderer Of Pretty Vera Sehnei-
der, Telephone Operator.
Associated Press Dispatch. I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Pontiac, Mich, 27.-The body of
Miss Vera Schneider, twenty year
old telephone operator, killed at a
vacant house in a residential section
here Saturday was taken to Elkton,
Michigan, today for burial at her old
home. while authorities here and at
Detroit continued their search for
her assailant.
Detroit police were looking up the
statements Of Alfred Webb and his
wife in an effort to substantiate or
disprove webb's alibi.
Webb was spirited away from Pom
tiac to Detroit last night, while a
crowd of 1900 persons, including
many women, surrounded the county
fail threatening violence. He was
held without a warrant pending in
vestigation Of his story to the effect
that he had known the Schneider
girl and accompanied her home from
work two nights last week, but he
spent last Saturday and Sunday with
his wife at Detroit. Mrs. Webb cor
roborated the statement.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
OPPOSE GIVING BONUS
United States Chamber OF Commerce
Declares It Would Bring Orgy OF
s Spending.

Atlantic City, April 27.-The Unit
ed States chamber of commerce
would go on record as opposed to the
granting of a bonus to soldiers who
served in the world war by adoption
of a reservation submitted for action
by the reservations committee at the
initial session Of its eighth annual
convention here today.
The reservation declared that, mot
only half a million negroes in the
south, who probably would receive
$500 or $500 each, would Immediate
ly quit work until the money was
spent" but predicted there would be
generally "such an orgy Of spending
that labor would be disorganized and
production decreased.
Report On Europe.
The chamber also received a re-
port of its national committee on
European finance, in which it was as
serted that while American bankers
and business men are friendly To
ward aiding In the rehabilitation of
Europe by private investment, no such
action can be looked for until peace
has been formally concluded and the
United States government has adopt
ed definite policy of sanction and
CO. operation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
DEATH OF R. A. WILLIS
Weil-known Pioneer Railroad Man
Died Suddenly Last Thursday At
Omaha, Neb.
From Tuesdays Daily.

from tuesdays Daily.
Rufus A. Willis, one of the oldest
and best known railroad men in
Omaha, died suddenly Thursday at
Point avenue, after two weeks ILL
ness.
Mr.. Willis was seventy eight years
of age, and for more than forty five
years was actively employed by the
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad, being retired in 1872
at the age of seventy when he was
given gold medal in recognition of
his services.
He was born in Kenosha county,
Wisconsin, January l, 1912, and at
the outbreak of the civil war enlist
ed in Company d, Eighth Minnesota
volunteers, serving through the war
and being discharged as lieutenant.
He then entered the employ of the
St. Paul and Sioux City railroad,
which he helped to build, as a civil
engineer. Later the road became a
branch of the Omaha lines with which
he continued until his retirement.
He was married to Miss Williams,
sister of Ben Williams, of Mankato
in 1870; He is survived by his widow.
a daughter, Mrs. w G. Stevenson of
san Francisco; son, Thomas K
Willis of Oakland, CAL; a brother,
Henry Willis of Winona, Mimi; two
sisters, Miss Jennie Willis and Mrs.
Ann Richardson of Winona.
Mr.. Willis was a member of the
G A. r.. under whose auspices flu
neral services were conducted Sunday.
he was adjutant of George Cook post.
He was also a thirty-second degree
Scottish Rite Mason.
Mr.. Willis owned a cottage at Lake
FRANCIS and he spent his summers at
this resort. He was known to num-
Der OF the older settlers in Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
AOMER PETITION DENIED
Supreme Court Reduces Bond Of De-
fendant But Refuses Habeas
Corpus Application.
Associated Press Dispatcb.1

lASSOCEt6u fTeSS DlSpdlCn.I
st. Paul, April 21.-The Minnesota
supreme court today denied the ha-
beas corpus petition of Albert Aomer,
charged Jointly with Martin Kael with
setting fire to their general store in
Mankato, March Is, and bound over
to the grand jury. 1t was further or
dered that Aomer be admitted to bail
of $4,000. instead of $4,000 as fixed
by the Blue Earth county district
court.
Robert j. Martin of St. PAUL, dep
uty state fire marshal, made the in
yestigation and the complaint charges
Aomer and Kael with arson in the
first degree. 1t is alleged that three
persons were in the building when
the fire started. Aomer denied the
charge and asserts that the 800 loss
resulting from the fire was suffered
only by himself and partner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
ELKS HOME At AuSTIN
Articles of Incorporation; the Capital
Stock is 500 900.

stoeL is sim n,o o~'
Austin, Mimi, April 27.-Articles of
incorporation of the Austin Elks Home
association have been made public.
The incorporators are J. G. Bramham,
R. j. Thompson, B. E. Hughes, o. j.
Simmons, J. H. Skinner, ]. J. Furlong,
H. A. Rutherford, Ira Padden, A. c.
Page and Frank Ryan. The amount of
capital stock is fixed at 100000.
This is the plan for building Elks
homes that has the sanction Of the
grand lodge officers, and is the plan
under which most of such buildings
have been erected. The stock is sold
to the members of the lodge and they
are the sole owners of the property.
They lease the property to the lodge.
ElkS homes with dormitory of twenty
five ~.oomS, pay from to IL percent
on tie investment. The incorporators
of the Austin Elks home plan to pay
Z percent of the capital and all above
that will go to the Elks lodge sinking
fund which will established to re-
tire the bonds.
Austin lodge will have total men,
bership of 600 by June / and the pro-
motors feel sure that each member
will take at least 800 bond to be
payable as the money may be needed
for construction. AS soon as the stock
is sold meeting of the stockholders
will be called and officers elected and
plans and specifications advertised for.
1t is hoped to have considerable of the
work done this YEAR
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
REPORT GRlLLs POST
Assistant Secretary OF Labor Severe
ly Criticized BY House Committee
For Caneeliing Deportations.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, April 27.-Cnarges
that Louis F. Post, assistant secre-
tary Of labor had violated the law "in
behalf of aliens who have contempt
for this government and who are try
ing to overthrow it," were made be =
fore the house rules committee to-
day by Chairman Johnson, of the
house immigration committee.
Mr.. Johnson was the first witness
at the investigation into Mr.. Posts
conduct in handling deportation pro-
ceedings against radical aliens. He
was followed by Representative Hoch
of Kansas. whose resolution looking
toward the possible Impeachment of
the assistant secretary Is before the
committee. Mr.. Post was not pres
ent, but was represented by counsel
Chairman Johnson presented a re-
port Of committee Investigations, pre-
pared by w. A. Blackwood of Seat
tie, Wash. which reviewed many
score deportation proceedings in
which Mr.. Post was said to have can
celled deportations recommended by
immigration inspectors and the i'm
migration bureau.
"Mr. Post called for cases." declar-
ed Mr.. Johnson, Ito be sent him at
the rate Of ten per day and later at
the rate of 100 per day, these cases
going over the heads of the commits
sioner- general Of immigration and the
law clerks of his bureau, and with
out having received his signature,
were ordered cancelled by Assistant
Secretary Post. The report also
shows a decision by the assistant
secretary In cases in which he under
took to define the word anarchist"
and to affirm that congress could not
have used the word as a verbal
brick bat"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
SOLDIER BOYS ROMANCE
HOW D. CUPID LINKED
YOUNG HEARTS
Happy Ending to Letter Writing
During Days When Boys
In Camp

Indian Lake. April 27.-The recent
setting up of the new household at
Lawn Grove Farm marks the culmin-
ton of a most beautiful and roman
tic courtship, the beginning of which
dates back to the sandy days at
Camp Cody where a soldier boy could
not close his eyese without seeing
the grassy lawns and dear faces of
home. During those trying times
Harry keenan, became acquainted
with a stalwart young soldier from
Lake Crystal, one Herleff Hanson,
who owned a pretty cousin in his own
right, Miss Frances Sbemmel. 1t will
be remembered that about that time
the Red Cross and others were say
ing to the folks 1T won't hurt you to
write to some homsesick boy" so
this girl wrote to her cousin and sug-
gested to him that he tell her of some
decent boy to write to as she didn't
want to write to lust anybody" Her
left looked around and decided that
Harry was "it' so he introduced them
and the letters started.
Letters Were Passing.
During the rest of the stay at Camp
Cody and all the time overseas the
letters passed back and forth once a
week with the regularity of elevator
buckets, thus proving that they both
had at least one of the most import
ants traits of good partner for life,
ability to stick to a task. 1t IS no to
be wondered that when Harry came
home he was anxious to meet the
young maiden who had so faithfully
added little sunshine" to his
gloomy lot, nor any wonder if he
dressed himself with unusual care to
stand the most critical inspection of
his military career, suffice it to say
he passed, and incidentally so did She
They first met at picnic at Minneopa
Herleff was there too, but they
scarcely needed an introduction,
nineteen months of weekly letters
had attended to all that. Lawn Grove
farm house went through most
thorough renovation. The wedding
took place late in March and = short
wedding trip followed, but as the
house was not ready for occupancy
the bride returned to her home to
await the time when the paint would
be dry and all things ready.
Happy Day Arrives.
This happy day arrived on Friday
last when the young people arrived
and set up their home. 1t never takes
Indian Lakers long to scent a good
time so when they heard that the
bride had arrived they gathered in
force to welcome the newcomer A
happy party was the result A nice
lunch was served at midnight. Games
and music was the order of the even
ing and all departed wishing the cou-
pie much happiness and long and
prosperous life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
DEER IS KILLED BY DOGS
BAD CANNES GOT TO
THE CITY PETS
One Made Escape From Inclos-
ure and Now Roaming the
Country Over
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
One of the fine female deer at
Sisley Park was killed by dogs some
time last night, and another, which
was frightened out of the deer park
is still at large, and will be difficult
to capture Park Foreman Staley,
stated this morning that about mid
night he was called up and informed
that deer was going down West
Front street toward the Milwaukee
tracks.
Deer Soon Died.
When Mr.. Staley went to Sibley
Park to investigate, he found one
deer with its throat bitten so badly
that it soon died. The dogs were then
in the deer Enclosure and were shot
at by Mr.. Staley, but it was so dark
that he is not sure whether he wound
ed any of them or not. There is one
thing certain, and that is, that Mr..
Staley has declared war on the can
ines.
Beat Rail Locomotive.
The deer which made its escape
wandered into the railroad yards this
morning and became frightened at
the putting of switch engine. The
switch crew thought that they could
run the deer down, but the wheezy
old locomotive was soon left far be-
hind as the deer sped north. The last
heard of the animal was in the vincin-
ity of the Windmiller green house.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
LIND TELLS AN old TALE
RELATES HIS STORY ABOUT
MEXICAN CONDITIONS
DETAILS TO THE SOLONS
Declares He Tried to Induce
Huerta to Quit Presidency
Of Country
Associated Press Dispatch. I


Washington, April 27-John Lind,
former governor of Minnesota, de-
scribed today to the senate committee
investigating Mexican affairs his eff
forts as special emissary of Presi-
dent Wilson to get the late Victor
iano Huerta to abdicate his power as
dictator in Mexico and allow a new
government to be set up there IN
1913. Mr.. Lind refused to detail con-
versationS with the Mexican chief or
instructions given him by the presi-
dent except as they were outlined in
printed memoranda which ne SUI .
mitted.
Americans in Mexico at the time.
he said. wanted Huerta recognized.
Those engaged in agriculture. he
added, desired Intervention by the
United States, while 1.-The American
mining interests in the north were
against it,"
Slavery On Estates.
Though I'll admit that the struggle
for power among few is to some
extent the cause of Latin American
disorganization." Mr. Lind said. 1.-The
primary causes, II seems to me, are
social and economic. In the tropical
plantations owned by Americans. /
saw IuSu WOih dlulOSI DIS Sldf0S.
guarded by men with revolvers and
whips and locked up at night. The
mines in the north and commercial
enterprises. of course are carried on
in a different fashion"
Lind Raps Catholics.
Discussing general conditions in
Mexico Mr.. Lind said the policy of
the Catholic church has not been to
foster education in Mexico"
IN not assume to say what its
policy is" he added, the fact is. edu-
cation has not been fostered."
Did you report that elimination Of
the Catholic church in Mexico was
necessary" asked Francis ]. Kearful,
counsel for the committee.
mo, SIR
Did you say, to Nelson Onslaught
messy, charge d'affairs of the Ameri-
can embassy, that the Catholic
church was responsible for conditions
81 did not. l have said-and l say
now-that it is very unfortunate that
those in positions of power in the
Catholic church of Mexico have not
devoted more effort to popular edu
cation"
Where Information Came From.
did you obtain much of your in
formation about Mexican conditions,
religious and otherwise from Protest
ant missionaries?"
" studied all sources of informa-
ton, not any one exclusively"
Mr.. Lind told the committee that
when Americans go to foreign coun-
tries they should not object and pro-
test to regulations and annoy their
government with frivolous complaints
about the action of the country they
have chosen to live under"
Have you understood that Ameri-
cans in Mexico have been in the habit
Of frivolously annoying their govern
ment with complaints?" Mr.. Kearful
asked.
Il have heard that individual
Americans among the Mexicans have
been a great source Of contention anu
friction to the Mexican authorities,
Directing to taxes and regulations and
other actions" the witness said. "Of
course, the psychology of the situa-
ton naturally leads to contention"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-30
DISCOVERS NEW CABLE USE.
Announcement of Discovery Made
Before National Science Academy.


Washington, April 27.-An import
ant decision which may revolutionize
the present system of world cable
communication is to be announced
today before the National Academy
of Science by Major General George
o. Suruiur. chief signal officer of the
United States army.
The announcement is that bare
wires, laid in the sea to replace the
submarine cable may be used for the
transmits sion of messages 10th by
telephone and telegraph. The use of
bare wire is said to open the way for
telephone conversation between the
United States and Europe or even
China.
1t is a new application OF what is
known as wired wireless" being the
transmission OF n,
tween two or more points with the
wire used merely as a guide. AS many
as forty messages have been sent
simultaneously with single wire as
guide