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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
MARKETING OF WHEAT
Canadian Farmers Will Handle II
On Come rafiue Raaia

On Cooperative Basis.
winnipeg, December "a A form
Of agreement has been drawn up here
by a special committee appointed by
the Canadian Council of Agriculture
on which 1t is proposed to handle
on cooperative basis for the next
hve years the wheat crop of Ontario
and Western Canada
Agreements are to be between
the United Farmers Grain Corpora :
ton, a non profit corporation" and
the individual producer, and 1t is set
out that contracts are not to become
effective" until similar contracts
covering at least sixty per cent of
approximately ten million acres of
wheat" have been entered into.
The express aims of the corpora
ton are declared to- be cooperative
marketing, eliminating speculation
and waste. The grower who enters
into contract with the corporation
agrees to deliver to it all his wheat
save that he retains for his own
seed and feed, and the Corporation
agrees to sell this wheat at the best
prices obtainable under market con
ditions and to turn over to, the
grower the proceeds less all costs
" The Tns grower is not restrained in
tno hoouom " piduI any crop ne
desires, but whatever wheat he pro-
duces or acquires or controls must
be delivered only to the corporation.
The agreement is binding upon the
grower, his successors and assigns,
for the f1ye-year period; and the
grower, admits his liability for dam.
ages and costs for any non fulfill
ment on his part of the contractual
obligations which he undertakes.
The grower is to mail to the cor.
poration as requested statements of
his expected wheat acreage and crop
conditions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31

allowance in lieu of subsistence, any
excess of the cost of such meals and
lodging over the allowance plus the
ordinary expenditures required for
such purposes when at home, Is de-
ductible, but any excess OF the al.
lowance over such expenses plus
such ordinary expenditures Is tax
able income. Congressman and
others who. receive a mileage allow
ance for railroad fares should return
as income any excess Of such al
lowance over their actual expenses
for such fares. A payment for the
the display Of goods is business
expense. This contemplates that
only such expenses as are reason y
able and necessary in the conduct Of
the business and directly attribut-
able to 1t may be deducted. A tax
payer claiming the benefit of the de-
auctions referred to herein must
attach to his return a statement
showing ~ the nature Of the bust
ness in which engaged; CD number
OF days away from home during the
ness; 90 number of members in tax
payers family dependent upon him
for support; "a average monthly
expense incident to meals and lodg-
ing for entire family, including tax
payer himself when at home; 90
average monthly expense incident
to meals and lodging when at home
If taxpayer has no family; 60 total
amount Of expenses incident to
meals and lodging while absent from
home on business during taxable
year: (7) total amount of excess ex-
penditures incident to meals and
lodging while travelling on business
and claimed as deduction: 81 total
amount of other expenses incident
to travel and claimed as a deduction.
Claim for the deductions referred
to herein must be substantiated
when required by the commissioner
by records showing in detail the
incurred"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
CATTLE TICK
Work Being Done BY Depart
ment of Agriculture; State
Cooperation
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington. December 22-[Cor.
respondence Of The Associated Press,
The cattle tick Is fast being elm.
mated through the work of the De.
partment OF Agriculture and the CO.
operation of the States. OF the IF
teen states which were tick infested
when the work Of eradication sys-
tematically began on July l, 1906
six of them have been completely
freed Of the pest. These states are
California, Kentucky, Mississippi
Missouri, South Carolina and Tenn.
essee.
During the year ending Dec. 1
1920 more than $4,000 square miles
were freed of ticks and since the
work began in 1906, the area released
has been $1,000 square miles. Thar
is 10 percent of the 728,565 square
miles infested with the tick when the
eradication campaign began. The
area remaining to be cleared qom-
prises 21S,474 square miles, al Of
which is in the Southern States.
Progress OF The Work
Progress Of the work as announc-
ed by the Department of Agricul-
ture shows that the total area in
tested July 1, 1906 and the area re-
naming December 1, 1920 with the
as follows:
Aiabama-51,27s square miles in
tested; 1882 square miles remain
ing; 81 percent Of infested area re-
leased.
Arkansas-52,525 square miles in
tested; 1880 remaining; 13 percent
Caiifornia-7s.s24 square miles in
tested; Completely released.
Florida-54,861 square miles in
tested: 1880 remaining: Is percent
Georgia-57,43s square miles in
tested; 1884 remaining; 70 percent
Kentucky-s41 square miles in
tested: Completely released.
400 square miles in
tested; 1890 remaining; 66 percent
Mississippi-4s,ss2 square miles
infested; Completely released.
Missouri-1,36S square miles in
tested: Completely released.
North Carolina-37,365 square
miles infested; 1O,037 remaining; "a
DeoeifGia aho asleasea 800 square miles in.
tested; 4,o47 remaining: 80 percent
released.
South Carolina -30,495 square
miles infested; Completely released.
Tennessee-16,987 square miles in
tested; completely released.
Texas-191, 1886 square miles infest-
ed: 100,606 remaining; AZ percent
Virginia-1S,s18 square miles in
tested; 1885 remaining; (SS percent
released.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
IFrom Fridays DaiIy]

Miss Olive Cragstead, Red Cross
visiting nurse for the city, will leave
for her home in Erskine tonight,
where she will spend a week. During
her absence the work will be looked
after by Miss Mable Johnson, who
upon Miss Cragstead's return Will
take up the Red Cross nurses duties
meantime anyone desiring to locate
Miss Johnson may call her at 1890 B.
The visiting nurse Is doing a wonder
full work in Mankato for those who
cannot pay for skilled attention. The
nurse must conflne her visits to each
patient to one hour, and they must
of necessity be visits in that she has
SO many to call upon each day.
Miss Minnie Scharf will spent the
holidays at her home in New Ulm.
Miss .Estelle Sour left last night
for her home in Hayti, s. Oak, where
she will spend the holidays. :.
today for Minneapolis, where they
will spend the holidays.
F. e. Browder has gone to Sulphur
Springs, Martinsville, Indiana, where
he will remain for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w, Benham and
family will leave next week for Long
Beach, Calf, where the latter will re-
main all winter. DR.. Benham expects
to return after short stay there.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Lee and family
of Westbrook arrived in the city last
evening to be guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. B. Eikum over Christmas.
Miss Anna Hill left today for her
home in Jackson, where she will
spend the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nerbovig and
Miss Ruth of Waterloo, Iowa, are in
the city as guests of DR.. and Mrs. Paul
w. Barney. Mr.. and Mrs. Nerbovig
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
MAKE PHYSICAL EXAMS
WHAT FEDERAL GOV WILL
DO FOR LEGIONERs
An Arrangement With Mime
I sofa Public Health
Association

st. Paul. December 23.-Physica
examination OF all former service
men in Minnesota will be made by
the federal government If the offer to
assist in making test census in thii
state, made today by the Minnesota
Public Health association Is accepted
A proposal that the American Le-
gion and the United States public
health service together undertake the
physical examination of all the ex-
service men in some one state has
been made by DR.. Haven Emerson
the new chief medical adviser Of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. vThis
census would serve as basis in es
timatipg the total number of disabled
ex- service men in the whole country
according to word from Washington
D. C.
DR.. Emerson proposes to hold the
state census as a preliminary to a
thorough physical examination OF all
the 100000 men and women who
served in the army, navy and marine
corps in the World war. This would
be as big a work as the draft.
Minnesota, which has more than
$4,000 Legion members, is the first
state which has offered to CO -oper-
ate. Officials of the Department OF
Minnesota American Legion were no.
titled today of the proposal.
Funds obtained through the annual
Christmas Seal Sale, which ends to-
morrow night, are used to finance the
activities of the state and the eighty
six aff..iated county public health as
sociations which would work as q
state unit in assisting the national
agencies in making the census
"Our diagnostic travelling clinics
are highly developed throughout the
whole state and would lend them
selves readily to expansion for this
purpose" states the telegram to DR..
Emerson from Miss Linda James,
acting executive secretary of the
Minnesota Public Health association.
"Our 100 per cent county organi-
cation for health work would aid in
securing a complete census of the
disabled service men. II Minnesota
is selected for this census, the Min
nesota Public Health association Of
fers its hearty CO. cooperation"
The extent of tuberculosis among
Minnesota young men is indicated by
revelations of the draft and camp ex-
aminations during the World war,
which resulted in 1000 men being re-
tected by draft boards and nearly 500
others being discharged from mo-
bilization camps because they were
victims OF the white Plague"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
WARRANTS FOR ARRESTS
ST. PETER HOTEL MAN IS
AFTER THEM
Objects To Handling Checks
That Do Not Appear To
Be Good

st. Peter, December 24.--The
Herald says According to state
ment made public yesterday. c. c
Crawford proprietor of the Nicollel
Hotel has been victimized to the ex-
tent of $40 by TWO men who gave
checks on him recently. He states
that warrants were issued for their
apprehension yesterday.
M. ]. Kiebach, real estate trav.
cling man who has made" this
town on a number OF occasions, is
sued $50 check on the Wilmai
State bank three weeks ago. Tho
paper was returned by the bank
stating that the man had no funds
port this transaction, feeling that
Kiebach would return and square
things" he said. Last week. how
ever, he cashed a check for $40 for
an Earl Reinhart who gave his ad
dress as New Rockford N. ID. When
this check had been cleared through
the local banks, it came back to Mr.
Crawford marked "a forgery" hs
said. This was too, trying on the
hotel mans patience and he decided
TO leave the matter in legal hands,
Reinhart, whose check the New
Rockford bank called a forgery, was
presented as an expense check"
The man also bore what he purport
ed to be letter of recommendation
as to his credit standing from the
North Dakota bank This was also
a forgery by the bank. The man
has often stopped at the hotel here,
said Mr.. Crawford, and for this
reason he felt free to cash the
ehack
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
KED OTTO is INJURED
Six-Year-Old Boy Had Encounter
With Delivery Auto.

Ked Otto, the six year-old son Of
Mr.. ank MIS-. F. M. Otto of this city,
was severely injured yesterday al
ternoon at $3.50 when he collided while
sliding down hill with an auto driv-
en- by John Upstrom. The lad was
Immediately picked up by Mr.. Up
strom and carried into the residence
Of Ray Kopolovisch and physician
summoned. The 10y remained uncon-
scious from the time he was struck
yesterday afternoon until $3.50 this
morning The worst injury received
by the child seemed to be directly on
the top Of the head, and in addition
to this he suffered cuts and bruises
on the hands and face.
Physicians In attendance on the
child stated at noon today that the
boy will recover. Mr.. Upstrom, who
is a delivery man for the Eckhart
Grocery store, says that he was driv-
ing at q moderate rate of speed past
the foot Of Hickory street hill. when
the Otto boy who was sliding down
the incline collided with the front
wheel Of the auto truck. He thinks
that the boy may have struck the top
of Is head against the wheel, but the
car did not pass over him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Relish.

A pretty wedding was solemnized
yesterday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. p. Smith, 302 Jackson
street, when Miss Winnifred Warren.
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Warren.
and Mr.. Louis A. Relish Of st. Paul,
were married by Rev. e. H. Knehans,
pastor of the Methodist church, in the
presence Of the immediate family and
a few friends. Christmas colors and
flowers were used in the house decor
atoms, and following the wedding GER
emony an elegant wedding dinner was
served at the Hotel Heinrich, covers
being laid for twenty one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Relish Will leave here
on Sunday evening for their future
home in st. Paul The bride gradu-
ated from the high school in this city
with the class OF 1920.
Among the out Of town guests were
Mr., and Mrs. Troy Zimmerman OF
Fairmont.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
FARMER FEDERATIONSl
Being Formed In Counties Of Wiscon.
sin With Good Success
. IAssociated Press Dis

ASSOCIATED Press DiSpatch1
Brentwood, Wis, December 22.-For
the purpose of merging their buying
power in the purchasing of various
farm necessities, a plan is being
worked out for the formation of a
federation of the various shipping
associations Of Barron county. In
planning the organization farmer
delegates from the towns of Turtle
Lake, Comstock, Almena, Hillsdale
and Poskin held several meetings
here.
The general plan calls for the for
nation of confederation to be
managed by board of directors,
representatives of the shipping as
sociations in the county. This board
would have authority through a
purchasing agent, to bargain col
lectively for feed and other farm
necessities by the same method that
is now used by the shipping associa-
tions individually.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
J. F. KANE IS WANTED
Assistant Treasurer Dakota Count,

Assistant Treasurer Dakota County,
Said to be Short In Accounts.
Hastings, Mimi, December ga
warrant was issued today for the
arrest Of ]. F. Kane, twenty-five
years old, assistant treasurer Of Da-
kota county, who is alleged to have
been responsible for shortage of ST.
510.06 in the office of County Treas
urer Maurice OBrien. Kane has been
missing since Tuesday night when,
IL is said he first had word that the
office was being investigated.
In a signed statement this morning,
County Auditor r. w. Downs, who
has been conducting the check in
the treasuruer's office declared that
County Treasurer O'Brien is Cen
tirely blameless" and knew nothing
of the alleged illegal appropriations
Of funds by his assistant Kane. Au-
ditor Downs expressed the belief that
Kane would be arprehended within
48 hours
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
CFrom Fridays Daily1

st. Peter Herald: Rev. e. ]. Col
berg, son of Mrs. A. E. Goldberg OF
Lake Prairie, and at present temper
airy pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
church at Scandia Grove, has accept
ed call from st. Johns Lutheran
church at Chicago avenue and Seven
teenth street south Minneapolis. Rev
Colberg Is well known in this city
where he was born and reared. He
is graduate OF Gustavus Adolphus
college and the Augustana Theologi
cal seminary Of Rock Island, ILL.,, and
has also pursued post graduate work
at the University of Minnesota. Rev
Goldberg will take charge on January 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Barden will leave
this evening for Waseca, where they
will spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mahlke of Aus
tin will arrive in the city this evening
for the holidays
Miss Hildred Meyer, who teaches al
Pine City, is home as the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Never
Adam Reckenthaler of Minneapolis
Will spend Christmas in the city with
Miss volborg Olson, who teaches in
Duluth, is home for the holidays.
MRS. J. s. Rock Of Sioux Falls and
~" 81 ihCyucu anu family OF
Tracy are In the city as guests of Mr.,
and Mrs. John Cain. "
Miss Louise Wiberg and her broth .
er, DR.. Paul Wiberg, left today for
their home in Lake Crystal, where
they will spend the holidays.
Miss Florence Herrley will leave
this evening for Fairmont where She
will visit friends over Christmas.
Edward Soaring and Otmer Land !.
kamer. students at the University of
Wisconsin, at Madison, arrived home
last evening for the holidays.
D.. w. Bradley will leave Sunday for
santa Monica, CAL, to be gone about
three months. Mr. Bradley is EXPRESS
messenger on the Northwestern road,
Mrf ana Mrs. A. v. Pendergast of
C~alonna arrived in the city today
70 spend Christmas with Mrs. PEN
dergast's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Diegnau Of North Mankato. i,
p. M. Grogan of Grand Forks. N. D.
arrived home today to spend the
holidays in this city. as the guest Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Grogan
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Day of
ST. Paul are in the city as the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Daily.
Miss Anna Grogan, one of the
teachers In the Vesta schools, arriv-
ed home today to spend the holidays
in this city as the yuest of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Krost arriv-
ed in the city today from Fairmont
to spend Christmas with Mr.. Krost's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Krost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Zimmerman of
Fairmont arrived here this afternoon
to spend Christmas &C tho ouosts az
Mr.. Himmelman's father, E. ]. Him
melmann n
Attorney William Stradtmann left
this morning for Glencoe to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Stradtmann.
H. Held of New Ulm. spent yester-
day In this city as the guest of
Senator Gustaf Widell.
C. 0. Babcock and family Of Fair
mont are in the. city as the guests of
friends over Christmas.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
WONDERFUL MACHINE
Has Recently Been Installed at
University OF Wisconsin,.
December

Madison, WIS.,, December 23.-
Scientists know that tremendous
heat and great pressure exerted upon
rocks and minerals In the bowels Of
the earth, can fatten great bouldss
out like pancakes or reduce them to
dust
A machine that will possibly per-
form these seemingly impossible
things before the human eye has
been obtained by the u. Of Wisconsin
for experimental purposes. It Is now
being Installed in the geology depart
ment at the University. It will exert
pressure Of 100000 pounds and ap :.
rocks, metals and minerals may be
heated to extreme temperatures at
the same time pressure Is being ap-
piled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
GETTING RICH QUICK
Long Sought money Inspector"
Landed In Minneapolis Jail.
Associated Press D1spatcn.l

MI----~..p O.lo, DtLtMDtl Lo.-WlIn
the man said to be the long sought
money inpector" in Jail here, detec-
uves are rounding up victims wanted
is arraigned in municipal court on a
charge Of swindling. According to
detective, the prisoner his confessed
and has explained his method which
Is said to have netted him more than
800 a weeE
BY posing as an insurance man for
the railroad company, he would ap-
proach men who stepped of the train
at the Great Northern station, in Min
wallet, so that any loss they might
suffer would be made good in full by
the railroad company" he said Dur
ing the inspection he would abstract
as many bills as he dared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
QUICK CHICKEN PICKER

George Winters Got Away With 254
In Ten Hours Yesterday.
The Lynard Produce company in
this city employees a record breaker
George Winters dry picked 264 chick
ems in ten hours yesterday. This
is the best record SO far In these
parts, SO it is said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
MONTANA BANK CLOSED
Cashier Of State Bank at Plentywood,
Placed Under Arrest.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch,

IAssoclated Press Dispatch.I y
Plentywood. Mont, December 23.-
The Sheridan County State bank of
Plentywood is closed and Chester J.
Beiseker, the cashier is under arrest
charged with making false reports to
the state bank department.
Officials in charge Of the bank, &C.
cording to the prosecuting attorney
Of Sheridan county, have found short
ages In excess Of $100, 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
LIVESTOCK BENEFITED
Better Weather on the Ranges of
Southern Alberta This year.

Edmonton, Alta, December o.
Correspondence of the Associated
Press lin contrast with the severe
conditions Of last winter, livestock on
the ranges Of southern Alberta is
benefitting this season with the
finest weather and the best feeding
conditions seen in many years, ac-
cording to Hon. A. j. Mclean, min
lister of public works, who has been
spending few days In the south.
In spite of the somewhat serious
depletion of the southern herds last
winter and spring as result of feed
scarcity the ranchers were able to
carry over the bulk of their breeding
stock and with prices holding low at
present cattle reserves are being
built up again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
South Dakotan's CROP.

Watertown, S. D., December 3D.
South Dakota produced 235,881. 900
bushels of grain this year, $4,000. 900
thar in 1919 and 100000 tons Of hay.
100000 tons excess Of last years
crop, says the report of the United
States department of agriculture
made public here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
DIED FROM LOCKJAW
Ted WoIcott Passed Away At His
Home in St. Clair,

Ted Wolcott, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Wolcott, ST. Clair, died yes
terday at his home from lockjaw, the
result of stepping on a rusty nail
He was born January "a, 1901. He
attended the school at ST. Clair until
he was fifteen; then attended the Al
bert Lea high school for three years
and finished in Mankato, graduating
with the class of 1920.
He is survived by his parents, two
sisters and four brothers. Mrs. Dolly
Warwick, Mankato; Olive Wolcott,
Minneapolis; Jack Wolcott, Mankato:
Lloyd Woicott, Tacoma, Wash; Har-
old and Clair at home.
The funeral will be held Frida1
from the Evangelical church at St.
Clair at 1870 o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
BANK FIFTY YEARS OLD
First National Of Winnebaao ceIe
bratind Its Golden dIhiIAa 4

tNdktSudt VI WInHGpdQ0 IeIS.
brating Its Golden Jubilee.
The First National bank of Win
nebago celebrated its fiftieth ami :
versary this week. The bank was
founded in 1870, as the Winnebago
City tank by Jason C. Easton and J.
A. Armstrong. In 1885,, the interest
of Mr.. Armstrong was purchased by
G. d. Eygabroad, H. w. Sinclair and
their associates. In 1902, John A.
Reagen became president OF the
bank. In 1908. the interest of Mr..
Reagen and associates was acquired
their associates. w. A. Streater is
now vice president OF the National
Citizens bank of Mankato and presi-
dent of the Citizens Loan and Trust
company, having accepted these posi-
tions In 1918. ]. E. Rorman is the
president of the Winnebago bank.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31

Sixty First Wedding Anniversary.
On December 81 the children and
Preston gathered at their home where
they have lived for fifty six years to
celebrate their sixty first wedding an
niversary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
Hanson to Speak In RedwI

Hanson to Speak In Redwlna.
Ole Hanson, former mayor Of Seat
tie, the official who brought order
out of chaos when the /. w. WIS at
tempted to control that city, will
speak in Redwing Monday night,
January 3.