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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09

Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the town council April s, 1920.
Present Mayor Beale, Councilmen
Frank, Hart, Samson, and Covert.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Minutes of special meeting held
March 31st read and approved.
Monthly report of the town treas
urer was read and ON motion the
treasurer was instructed to transfer
$1,000 from the water works fund to
the current expense fund.
Monthly report of Police Judge read
and on motion was accepted. Mr.. Allen
appeared before the council notifying
the council of the willingness OF GER
tain proprty owners in the south part
Of town to pay advance water rent to
the amount of the cost of certain ex-
tensions and the clerk was instructed
to proceed with the extension on the
payment Of the money.
The town treasurer then filed with
the clerk the assessment roll for i'm
provement district No. 2 and on mo-
ton the clerk was instructed to have
notice of hearing published, the date
of hearing to be May Bird 1920.
The street commissioner was in
structed to hire truck to finish haul
ing away the rubbish.
On motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid:
Current expense fund.-. r. Hose,
salary $1,000; w. B. Mishler. salary.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09

Residents Of the town and valley
were considerably surprised when
they got out of bed last Friday morn
ing and found a well developed snow
storm sitting coat of white over
the face of nature. The visitation was
a false alarm so far as providing
moisture for the parched earth, as the
storm lasted only few minutes and
within an hour or two every vestige
of the winterish ingredient had disap-
peared in the valley, and there was
not enough of dampness in it to lay
the dust. From all appearances the pre-
cipitation was much heavier on the
higher ground, but even there there
was not enough of it to count very
heavily in producing the much needed
water. For dryness the Sahara desert
hasn't much over the land in this Vi
cinity above the irrigation system.
For one We still bank on heavy spring
rains to insure crops for the hill coun-
try.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of a special meeting OF the
town council, March 81, 1920.
Meeting called for the purpose OF
opening bids for the construction Oh
improvements in local Improvement
district No. 2, the date of the opening
of these bids having been in March at
which time the matter Of opening the
bids was postponed and the matter
laid on the table.
Motion was made and carried that
the bid of o. M. Chaplin be raised from
the table and read.
Bid of o. M. Chaplin. Excavation, es-
timated, SO cubic yards $1.25 per yard
$3.50 embankment, estimated, 11z
cubic yards at $1.6S per yard $RSS.s6;
cement sidewalk, estimated, 217 SO.
yds. at $2.46 per I'd. $2,993.S2; con-
crete crosswalks, estimated, 1856 lineai
feet at $3.50 per foot, $4,000; remov-
ing old walk and finishing grade, $50.
Total $4,315.78.
Motion was made and carried that
this bid be accepted and that the en-
gineer be instructed to prepare the
assessment roll as son as possible.
On motion council adjourned.
E. R. HOSE. Clerk.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09
HITS HIGHEST PRODUC.
TION RECORD.

On February 18th at 9 a. m. Fordson
Tractor Number 100000 left the as
sembly line in the Fordson plant at
Dearborn, Michigan, slightly less than
two and one-half years after the num-
Der one was completed. And here
again has Henry Ford set a new high
record in the manufacture of farm
tractors via the quantity production
route.
Although the Ford interests are
very recent entrants in the ranks of
the tractor manufacturers, yet Henry
Ford really built tractor-of the
steam type-before he started work
on his gas car. And, incidentally that
tractor and the first car, still in very
good running condition. and Mr.. Ford
occasionally demonstrates both to
visitors at his farm in Dearborn.
Some fifteen years ago Mr. Ford
began work on what has come to be
the Fordson. This tractor was really
a Ford car equipped with special
wheels and included of course some
mechanical changes. BY 1908 he had 4
workable tractor; it plowed, narrowed
and did much other work on the farm
Then ensued nine more years of ex-
detrimental work before the first trac-
tor was put on the market
Fordson tractors are now being as
sembled at the rate of $50 a day at
Dearborn, 100 at the st. Louis assemb-
ling plant and 1t is estimated that
within short time the Des Moines
branch will be in operation. There is
also an assembling plant in Cork,
Ireland.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09

Many people are putting in gardens,
but it is very hardy vegetable that
will sprout during such weather as
this section has been experiencing
during the past week.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-04-09

w r. Irwin, Of Tonasket, Mas
among the many who visited oio
Sunday. -----------
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
SIGNS TEN YEAR LEASE
j. c. Penny Company to Occupy
Meagher Building On
Front Street

Announcement of ten year lease
that has Just been signed by the J.. G.
Penny company with +. X. Aaegner
building on Front street, now occu-
pied by L. w. Andrfst, furniture and
undertaking establishment, was made
today.
Upon the expiration of the present
lease. May /. the building is to be en-
tirely remodeled. making complete
~ modern department store structure.
The front will be of modern type with
Two entrances Plate glass set In
copper and marble base. The second
floor front will have three plate
glass windows.
The manager, William Burkhart,
says that when this building is COM
plete and ready for occupancy about
July /, II will be second to none in
ManIato. They will occupy the en-
tire building which will give ample
room TO take care of their fast
growing business, having outgrown
their present quarters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
MRS. JULIA PIPER DIES
She Was Former Resident OF
Mankato; Passed Away
At Minot

The Ward County INDEPENDENT OF
Minot, N. D., Of the issue of Septem-
Der 2, has the following to say In re-
gard to the death Of Mrs. Julia Piper,
a former resident OF Mankato, who
moved away from here about thirty
years ago. It will be remembered by
the older residents that G. w. Piper,
the surviving husband, was at one
time q member Of the firm Clements
& Piper, who were then located where
the Draper & Peterson grocery store
now stands.
mrs. Julia C. Piper passed away
Sunday evening at :45 o'clock at her
home In this city after an illness Of
two years from cancer of the stom-
ach. Her death was not unexpected,
as she had been precariously III for
many weeks. throughout her entire
illness. she was patient, bearing her
burden with true Christian fortitude,
and her death has caused the utmost
grief among scores Of Minot homes.
Funeral services were held from
the home Tuesday afternoon ct $3.50
o'clock and were conducted by Rev.
P. w. Erickson, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Of which Mrs.
Piper had been a consistent member.
The remains We're conveyed to Du-
those Of daughter who passed to the
great beyond years ago. and were ac-
companied By the husband, G. w.
Piper, her SON, Lee II. Piper, Rev. P.
w. Erickson and q. @. Brittin.
Mrs. Piper was born ct Fort At
kinson. Wis. May 81, 1852. and was
married to c. W. Piper August 8,
1874. TO this union three children
were born. daughter who died as Q
child and was buried at Duluth. and
two sons. Ralph J. Piper, who died
two years ago, and Lee H. Piper, gem
eral manager Of the Piper Howe
Lumber company. She IL also sur
vived by her husband, G. w. Piper,
who Is connected with the general Of :
fees Of the Piper-Howe Lumber COM
pany IN this city.
Mrs. Piper was woman Of many
noble qualities. living her life In Q
quiet. unostentatious manner. she'd
ding rays OF SUNSHINE ca the path
tend their profoundest sympathy TO
the bereaved members OF the family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
KEEP SUGAR HIGH
Porto Rican And Cuban Growers In
terested In Plans.

Porto Riean And Cuban Growers In
terested In Plans.
San Juan, August 2S.-[Correspond-
ence of The Associated Pressl-The
Porto Ricsn Sugar Producers Assoc
dation has replied to request to
join Cuban sugar interests in an ef-
fort OF prevent refiners from forcing
down the price or raw sugar that
while the local association could not
join officially with Cuba in such an
effort because of federal laws, Porto
Rico would not make shipments of
sugar except as sold.
The cable received from the As
ISOLATION de Hacendadosy Colonos de
Cuba said:
I'm view of the unjustified lower
ing In prices of raw, sugar, which en-
dangers sugar growers interests, to
the exclusive benefit of refiners, we
invite you to inform US II you think
1t possible to obtain joint action to
adopt legitimate measures to avoid
grave losses in the present and COM
ing crop"
Following the receipt of this cable
meeting Of the board Of directors
of the Sugar Producers Association
was called and Eduardo Gonzalez was
authorized to send this reply for the
Association.
Federal legislation prevents joint
action. We assure you that our policy
is to sell before shipment and not to
offer In advance"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
BOOKS WILL Be TOPIC
LIBRARIANS TO MEET AT
HIBBING THIS MONTH
Annual Gathering of the State
Association; Long List of
Speakers

Hibbing will entertain the librar-
ians of the northwest September
Is to Is.
James NJ Mcconnell, state com
missioner OF education; l.. r. s.
Ferguson, commissioner of education
OF st. Paul, and Leonard H. Wells,
well known authority on rare and fine
books. are listed among the local
speakers.
After a business meeting and COM
mittee reports on the opening day,
speeches of interest to librarians will
be delivered, and E. A Bergeson,
president Of the Hibbing library
board, will give an address Of well
come at a public meeting.
VIII See The Mines.
The second day Of the Convention
win be occupied with an automobile
tour Of the mining country and with
visits to other points Of interest in
the range district which includes Hib-
hing, Chisholm, Bull, Mount Iron
Virginia and Eveleth, and through
forty miles Of forest and peat land
ore dumps and open pit mines.
Friday and Saturday, the last two
days Of the convention, will be COS
discussions on subjects of special in
terest to Librarians, and with cleo
ton and installation OF officers fol
the coming year. After the last ses
sion Saturday, trip by ore train will
be made through Hull Rust and
Mahoning open mines.
Number Of Prominent Speakers.
The list of speakers who are ex-
pected to attend the convention are:
Miss Katherine Patten, who durins
the war was in charge Of the Ameri
can Library association OF Fort Smell
ling; Miss Sarah G. n. Boyle, Chica
go, formerly head of the Carnegie
Library OF Pittsburgh. now assistant
secretary of the American Library
association; Miss Mary Eileen Ahern
editor of Public Libraries" one OF
the two national library organs; Miss
Miriam Z. Carey president Of the
Minnesota Library association. Miss
Mary Walden, Y. M. Q. A. worker II
France during the war when she
gathered material on Joan Of Arc;
Miss Gratia Country1nan, notable
woman librarian, and Clara r. Bald
win, OF the state library commission
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
HOLDING BACKOF LEASES
FARMERS ARE NOT DIGGING
FOR THE IRON ORE
However, r. E. ellison Is of the
Opinion Mineral Is Near
To Wells

Wells, Mimi, September 1.-THE
prospect Of an immediate investiga-
ton Of the iron ore deposits to the
west Of Wells has not improved. In
fact, according to Charles ellison
the project is in a fair way of being
dropped as far as he and his son, r. e
ellison, are concerned.
The belief OF the Gdllsons In the val
ne of the deposits OF ore has not
changed. however. and their interest
in Its Development has not diminished.
Also, the farmers by their refusal to
grant leases, show that they have
some faith in Mr.. Glilson's idea.
"We have done everything we
know" said Charles 0dllson, Ito get
the farmers concerned to give US some
kind of a lease that will be satisfac-
tory to the monied men whom we ex-
seem determined not to give US q
chance at its development, We are
sure there is mineral there In guam
titles that will mean good thing for
all concerned, but there is no means
OF getting It developed unless leases
can be had II we have to give 1t up
do So"
Matter Explained to Men Of Money.
Mr.. ellison reiterated his claim that
the matter has been explained to men
back the project without INIT provid
ing proof Is furnished that the ore
extends over a considerable field and
Is Of the proper quality and thickness
OF vein. This proof Mr.. ellison 10
positive he can furnish by digging
test holes, II leases could be procured,
as his previous experiences IN digging
wells In that vicinity has convinced
Inn tina the ore Is there.
Il have heard Of only one other
place In the world where ore that Is
have found there" said Mr.. ellison
all Of that vicinity Is underlaid with q
vein like that, but Il does not seem
reasonable to believe that It would
all be In one spot. Also, have found
iron deposits elsewhere, as far away
as Mankato. Near MankAxo expect
to Investigate further IL forced to give
up the idea Of dBT6f{3pment here"
The Miperai Deposits.
The mineral deposits are abou,
forty feet thick. with the last two feet
being apparently almost solid iron In
According to Mr. ellison the farm
ers are quite divided a. to what they
should do as to leases. Zone man,
he said, wants to sell his farm, and
believes lease would tie 1t up some
way so that the sale could not be
made. Another is in favor Of devel
Oping the land themselves, and II II
proves OF consequence to turn the
mines over to the state. Others have
different ideas.
Mr.. ellison believes 1t would take
half a million dollars to sing the shaft
SO considers It out of the question fol
the farmers to get people around here
interested to that extent.
According to the leases asked fol
by the Gillsons, the farmers are to gel
one fourth of the mineral mined
while the promoters are expecting tc
get commission for their work and
turning over the lenses to the monded
men who would finance the project,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
BANDITS ENTER HOUSES
They SWooped Down On Homes
While Families Attended
State Fair

Redwing, September 11.-Bandits
travelling in an automobile swooped
down on the southern end of the
county Tuesday night, broke into two
farm homes within a mile of Zumbro-
ia village. damaged furniture. ham
mered and battered at a safe and
made way with $40 In cash and q
quantity of mems wearing apparel
The two places entered were those OF
Andrew Merseth, one mile west or
Zumbrota and Edward Woodbury., one
mile east of the village.
AT the Merseth place the bandits
broke into the house while the fam
lily was attending the state fair. Here
they ransacked bureaus, tables, dress
ers and other furniture in a search
for valuables and secured $40 In
money. A safe had been badly bat
tered on its hinges with q heavy ham
mer. but the door was not opened. A
considerable amount Of money In a
bureau was missed and the bureau
had been badly wrecked.
but recently sold their personal prop
erty at auction and had packed their
wearing apparel preparatory to going
20 California. The family was in zum-
brota Tuesday night The bandits
secured q quantity Of clothing by
breaking open the packed boxes.
An automobile was observed Tues
day night at the Merseth place by
passerby, who saw the machine back
into thy yard. The lights were then
extinguished but nothing was thought
Of the incident until after the burg
larry was discovered.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
SLEEPY EYE LAD winner
CLARENCE SCHULTZ GIVEN
HIGH CORN HONORS
Several Boys From Blue Earth
County Awarded Prizes At
State Fair

Clarence Schultz Of Sleepy Eye,
Brown county, was awarded first
honors in the club boys corn grow
ing contest at the state fair. Blue
Earth county boys were in the win
ners' class also. Coming from the
southern section or zone, consisting
Of Lincoln. Lyon, Redwood. Brown,
Nicollet, LIE Sueur, Rice, Goodhue
and all counties south, he won first
stakes for the best samples of white
the best ten ears.
OF other exhibitors of white dent
In the southern section Bonnie Nc
Cargar Of Nicollet was second; Mar
vim Schultz of Sleepy Eye; a broth :
er of Clarence, third, Clyde Nc =
Cormick Of Garden City, fourth; and
Otto Peterson of St. Peter. fifth.
or exhibitors of yellow dent in the
southern section, Thomas Hosken,
Jr, of North Redwood was first and
he also carried off the sweepstakes
for the best sample Of yellow dent.
Raymond Guentsel Of Eagle Lake
was second; Waldemar Floe OF Blue
Earth third; Melvin Osted of st. Pc
ter, fourth: and Charles Turritin of
Kasota, fifth.
Exhibition Of White Dent.
Exhibitors of white dent from the
south central section who won posi-
tons were. First. liver Barnaal of
Sacred Heart: second. Arnold Beck
man of Cokato; third, Raymond
Hecksel of Motordale; fourth, John
Ederer Of Morton; Fifth, Conrad
Sigfriedson of Cokato. Yellow dent
prize winners were first ELS
worth Anderson, Cokato; second,
Melvin Peterson Cokato; third, Carl
Lauken. Hutchinson; fourth, Joe
Kerchell. Hutchinson; fifth. Louis
Reinmuth. Howard Lake.
Elmer Davis and Harold Egeduson,
both of Cormorant, Becker county,
were awarded first and second prizes
for yellow dent corn grown in the
north central section. Honors for
any other varieties OF corn In this
section were taken by Louis Shep-
ard Of Detroit first Harold Cox Of
Swanyille, second; Ralph Phillips of
Detroit. third; Clarence Meilke OF
Richville, fourth and Ernest Wagner
OF hlcnvuie, nILQ.
Pig Raising Contest.
Pig raising is the latest field In
which feminine invasion has carried
away top honors In Minnesota. And
the hats of, the members Of he Mime
sofa boys and girls pig club are of
to little Anna Truog, daughter OF q
Swanville. Morrison county farmer.
Miss Truog won the state cham
pionship at the fair with her Poland
China entry, which scored "a 3, and
an original story on How Helped
Uncle Sam by Growing Pig" As
a reward she received $50 in cash, q
gold medal and free trip to the in
ternational livestock show at Chicago
next winter.
One hundred and eighteen boys and
girls competed for the $500 in prizes
offered by the State Fair in the pig
contests. Leo Eaton Of Bertha, Todd
county, with Duroc pig, and Haysen
Buffer Of Garden City, Blue Earth
county, with a Poland China pig, tied
for second place with scores Of "a
each. Anchor Nelson of Brownton
Mcleod county, exhibited the highest
scoring pig, Duroc, and won free
trip to the boys and girls short course
at university farm.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
SLIPS OUT OF JAIL
George DUTIES Who 10 Wanted BY the
Fslrmont Authorities.

George DUTIES Who L. Wanted BY the
Fsirmont Authorities.
\ Fairmont, September lit would
eppear that the "One Geogre T. Dufee
hereinbefore named and described
as the defendent In rapidly increas-
ing number OF cases Is slippery sort
OF q person
For not only did he escape from a
Martin county deputy sheriff. but lie
has also escaped from jail after be-
ing captured.
When Sheriff Carver learned that
Duffee was In custody in Colorado he
wired Immediately asking the sher; Il
to hold him till he could bring him to
Fairmont. BY return wire Mr.. Car
yer received this telegram:
George r. Duffee escaped froai city
jaii tefore he came tho our custody.
Has not been captured at this time.
Is. q. Thomas, Sheriff.
And In the meantime they are look
ing for Duffee. Details concerning
his escape from the Colorado jail are
rot available at this time.
Is is possible that Duffee Is n sec
end Houdini?
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
THEFTS OF AUTOS
Startling Figures Are Revealed By
National Dealers Association.

SIdTtUuS Ft8uFCo HTC notC&too by
National Dealers Association.
There were 81.S49 automobiles stol-
en- in Index" cities of the United
States in 1919, compared with 1858
in the same cities In 1918, according
to figures complied from official po-
lice reports by the National Automo-
bile Dealers association, st. Louis.
This is an increase of 22.4 per cent,
or the 31,349 stolen in 1919, 1889
were recovered. 74.4 per cent. or the
25,613 stolen in 1913, 20.203 were re-
covered, 1873 per cent. Cars stolen
which were not recovered were val
ued at approximately s5,410,000 in
1918 and at $s,65S,850 in 1919.
New York again led the cities in
cars stolen, with 5.527 In 1919, against
3.340 in 1918 an increase of 35.5 per
cent. St. Louis was the only large
city where the number was less than
in 1918. This is accounted for by q
vigorous law enforcement campaign
against automobile thieves by the CIR
cult attorneys Office. Sentences up
to twenty years have been given IN
st. Louis for the theft of an auto
mobile
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17

Reported Dead, Found.--New Ulm
Journal: John C. Glauser arrived
here recently from Seattle, Wash,
and was told that his brother, Char
les p. Glauser, had died. As the two
brothers we're owners of an eighty
acre tract of land in st. Louis coun-
ty. Mr. Glxuser set out to have the
estate Of Lis brother probated. After
the petillon had been filed In the
probate court and had been given
one publication in the Journal it was
found that his brother was still living
and an innate in the state hospital
at Hastings. Both brothers lived In
New Ulm at one time but John left
here In 1884 and Is now locomotive
engineer on the Great Northern rail-
way and pulls the crack Oriental
Limited from Seattle to Leaveuworth,
Wash. He has been with the Great
Northern for the past twenty years.
When q youth Mr.. 0lauser worked
at the Frenzel pop factory.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
WOULD MOVE CAPITAL
State Supreme Court In North Dako.
tn Consider Case.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Bismarck. N. D., September IL
The state supreme court Is asked to
reopen the capital removal case.
Cases and motions to be heard by
the court during September include
a hearing on motion to be made by
attorneys for New Rockford to vacate
the judgment rendered four years
ago in which the court refused to or
der the question of removal of the
state capital from Bismarck to New
Rockford to go on the ballot.
Justice Robinson had instructed the
clerk to refuse to entertain a motion
the matter appears on the new
court calender.
The hearing is set for September,
the first on the fall calender.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-17
AGED WHITE MAPLE
Chicago Has Oldest Tree In State
OF Illinois.

Chicago Has Oldest Tree In State
OF Illinois.
Chicago, September 11-ICorres-
pondence OF the Associated Press. J..
Chicago has candidate for the Hall
OF Fame for trSes. II is giant white
maple nine feet in circumference AT
the base, eighty feet high and esti-
mated to be 1000 years old.
The big maple stands in the Cook
county forest preserve near Glenview
Ransome Kennicott, chief forester OF
the preserve, who recently examined
the tree and computed its age, found
that, while the heart was dead, the
exterior was sound and the tree ca
pable of lasting many more years So
far as known the tree Is the oldest
living thing in Illinois, according to
Mr.. Kennicott.