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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-06
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Clayton McComb was Mankato WISH
tor last Thursday
Mrs. James Stevenson of Decoria has
been caring for her brother, Jake DEM,
who has been i'll with the flu and pneu-
monia. +'aa .1-
School has been closed in the De-
Renee school on account of the flu in
that district.
Mrs. Aaron DeRemer spent part OF
last week caring for the sick at the Glenn
DeRemer home.
George Rynearson was called to st.
Paul last Friday on account of the seri-
Gus illness of his son, Carl, who has
the pneumonia. He is attending the
school of agriculture. His condition is
said to be some improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H Walker and fam
lily spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
with Ray Walker near Alma City.
The Medic Farmers club which was to
have met at the John Stroebel home Fri
day evening. January 30, has been post
poned on account of so much sickness
in the neighborhood.
The friends of Mr.. Beryl johnson were
grieved to hear of his death which &C.
Cured at his home in Mankato last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Johnson was a
former resident of Pemberton and was
well liked by all his acquaintances. He
leaves to mour his loss a wife, three
small children and his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Johnson of Mankato.
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MISREPRESENTATION
ONE Is BEING HELD
HERE THIS WEEK
Practical Table Talks and Dis.
cussions; Another Begins
Next Monday

The International Harvester com.
pany's second tractor Service school
opens Monday under the supervision
Of Mark Kelly, assisted by G. l.. Far
rell. Representatives from some OF
the local implement agencies in the
Mankato branch house territory will
attend .....
The school being, conducted this
week has about twenty members in
attendance daily and will close
Saturday afternoon. Practical in
struotion is given, followed by round
table talks and discussion of the
various problems that come up in
power farming. The theory and prac-
tice of internal combustion engine is
fully explained, and it is thought that
ty the schools method much good
will result to the farming community
The following men are attending
this weeks school. The student who
he is representing and the town are
given:
Maurice Anthony, Ole Anthony
Norseland. NJ ar..~ ..
Jacob Thiessen, J. J. Thiessen
Mountain Lake. .
Joe Schwab, M. J. Dickson & Co.
Fulda. c ssEl. ...-.
Al ert Matejcek, Groh & Matejcek
Cleveland
Albert Matchbox, Groh & Matchbox
Cleveland. 80
A. P. Wiebe, Charles LIEN, Bing-
ham Lake.
F. D. Stoebe, R..IH. Langhoff, Odin.
C. Beier, Carson Farmers Elevator
company, Delft.
Geo. Brouiller, Adams C Schrantz
Slayton.
Arthur Ruthenbeck, Okabena I'M
plement Company. Okabena.
Ferd Haven, Cole Bros, Lake Crys-
tai.
George Nohava, NJ Nohava & Son
Lonsdale. sUe i e..
Dempsey Hix, !. H. c. Travelor
Ottawa. .-...
Leon Narcotic /. H. C.. Travelor
Marshall.
H. Bagdons l. H. c. Travelor
Winona. -
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CAPTUREDBYB OLSHEVK|
Ray Morse, Rochester, Minn.,
Man Reported to Be In
Their Clutches

Rochester, Mimi, January 29.-Ray
Morse for a number of years operator
and ticket clerk at the Northwestern
railway passenger station here, may tie
a prisoner of the bolsheviki in Siberia
according to the latest indications.
Some members of the railway unit
which went to Siberia with Colonel
George II. Emerson. st. Paul, are still
in the far eastern country. it is re-
ported. Among the men still over is
Lieutenant Ray M. Morse. Late tele-
graph reports from Siberia indicate, 1t
is said, the possibility of some of these
American railway engineers now being
held prisoners in the hands of the boil
sheyiki. including some American Red
Cross nurses who went over with the
party, among them being Miss Virginia
Anderberg of Redwing.
Colonel Emerson. who was in COM
mand of the expedition, and who is now
back in ST. Paul. while expressing fear
for the safety of the railway men still
over there said he was greatly surprised
by the reported captures. He was in
when he left Irkutsk December 10. Be-
fore he left Shanghai, word of the seiz-
ure of Irkutsk was received.
ut is surprising that these men and
nurses should be in that territory" Colo
mel Emerson said. "The nurses were
ordered from the district west of Irkutsk
in August and all the American units
there were moved toward the east coast
weeks ago, / supposed"
1t is now more than a month, 1t is
stated, since friends have received any
direct word from Mr.. Morse. His wife
went to the Pacific coast in the fall in
the expectation of meeting him there on
his return from the Far East. Because
of the delay in this she has taken a
position as teacher in the schools at San
Diego.
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MAKERS OF CORN LIQUOR
They Are Being Watched BY
Prohibition Agent In West
Virginia
IAssociateC Press Dispatch.1

Charlestown, w. Va, January 90
The manufacture and sale of moon
shine whiskey in the mountains OF
Southern West Virginia is claiming
the close attention of w. s.. Hallanan,
prohibition commissioner, who with
a large force of deputies continues
to raid and arrest almost weekly.
There have been times in the last
few weeks when the o1icers have met
determined resistance, and already
two men, Preston Mullens, an alleg-
ed moonshiner, and John D. Kennedy,
a deputy sheriff, have lost their lives
in the campaign.
This fight, the most serious in
recent years, occurred in the Panther
Creek section of Mcdowell county,
on the Virginia border. Panther
Creek, the prohibition authorities say
is one of the most active moonshin-
ing districts in the state. There, ac-
cording to Mr.. Hallanan, have been
gathered some of the most famous
manufacturers OF moonshine from
buchanan county, Virginia. They
know all that is to be known about
the industry, and some of them are
famed for the qualities Of their
corn liquor" Usually their stills are
extremely difficult to locate. but
gradually the prohibition officers
are hunting them out and destroying
them. 49,.
There is another kind of moon
sinner In that section who is giving
the officers much trouble. He makes
his moonshine as quickly as possible,
markets it with the least delay, and
then moves his still to some other
place.
The country is mountainous and
rough with many fertile valleys.
These valleys, the commissioner has
discovered, were this year used to 4
large extent for the growing of sugar
cane, the high price of sugar nav
ing driven some of the old time
moonshiners to producing what they
needed for domestic and moonshine
purposes.
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LAWYERS GET TOGETHER
Ninth District Attorneys Organ
lied An Association; Som
sen Is President

Monday, the Ninth Judicial District
Bar association was organized and
every county in the district was rep
resented and practically every NUM-
cipality had sent its legal talent to
New Ulm to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
of organizing such an association.
Thirty attorneys had responded to an
invitation to meet at New Ulm on
that day.
Henry N. Somsen, as temporary
chairman and Roland Mathews of
Marshall as temporary secretary, had
done considerable preliminary work
SO very little time was consumed in
the matter Of the organization. AL
bert Hauser of Sleepy Eye submitted
a draft of bylaws to govern Che new
association which were adopted with
only a few minor changes.
The purpose of this Association is
to maintain the honor and dignity of
the profession of the law, to culti-
vate social intercourse among its
members and to increase its useful
ness in promoting the due admins
tration of justice.
After the bylaws had been adopt
ed officers were elected to serve un-
til the next annual meeting. They
are: President, Henry N. Somsen of
New Ulm; vice president, A. D. Doll
iff Of Redwood Falls; secretary, Ro-
land Mathews of Marshall; treasurer,
Henry N. Benson of St. Peter.
Several matters of importance to
the profession and also the public
were discussed but no definite action
was taken. In the course of the dis
cussion it was made plain that the
district is too large for one judge to
handle the work efficiently and the
chairman was authorized to appoint
a committee, one member from each
county, to work with the legislative
delegation from this district to bring
about the desired legislation. From:
the opinions expressed 1t seems
more desirable to increase the dis
trict, If necessary, but to provide for
two judges.
After the business session, the
members enjoyed splendid repast
at the Kadota House. A program OF
interesting speeches was carried Out
during the course of dinner.
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LEAPED FROM THE TRAIN
w. M. Jenkins Attempted to Escape
From His Attendant.


New Ulm, January 29.-W. M. Jen.
kins, the young Springfield lad who
on September % last disappeared
from his home near Springfield rid
ing a pony, was sent to the state de-
tention hospital at st. Peter by Judge
of Probate w. B. Mather. hearing had
been held to determine his mental
sanity.
The young mans whereabouts was
not known for some time until rec
emily he was found In the insane asy-
lum at Cherokee, la. He had been
working for farmers near Jefferson, s.
d., and near Mapleton, Ia, and on
December he was placed in the
institution named above. On learn
ing that he was from Brown County
the authorities there decided to send
him to this county.
Attorney F.. A. Hyde was on his
way to New Ulm with him when Jen-
kins jumped through the car window
near Cambria station when the train
was going at about forty miles per
hour. AS soon as the train was
stopped attendant Hyde followed
Jenkins trail in the deep snow and
captured him after long chase near
the Hughes farm. He was brought to
New Ulm and placed in the county
jail. Later he was sent to st. Peter.
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ments. This company comes highly
recommended and should be greeted
by full house. R
A party of Kasota young people
were carnival visitors in Mankato last
Thursday evening.
Miss Ardella johnson and brother.
Clarence, visited in Mankato over
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. G.. r. Anderson and son, Rod
ney, have been on the sick list dur
ing the week past.
Mrs. C. w. Babcock spent last Fri
day and Saturday in Faribault.
Miss Nettie Rydberg has been
elected to teach in Waterville and be-
gan her work last Monday.
The seniors accompanied by Misses
Helen Olson and Ruth Johnson en-
joyed sleigh ride last wednesday
evening.
Miss Bertha Johnson is home from
Madelia, school having been closed
there on account of the flu.
w. H. Moulton returned from Ro-
chester Sunday where he went to
meet his brother, William, and Mrs.
Wilcox, who were returned from
Ohio. En- route here they stopped off
at Rochester to consult doctors in re-
gard to William Moulton, who has
been in poor health for the past sew
eral weeks.
Among last Saturdays visitors in
Mankato were the following: Ray
mond and Kenneth Stockton, Otto
Johns, Ernest Rydberg, Raymond
Wistrom and Edwin Palmquist.
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DECISION FOR TRUSTEE
LONG-FOUGHT WlDEll-
FINLEY SUIT ENDS
Court of Claims Hands Down
An Order Giving Mankato
Parties S $751;

The court of claims of the United
States in the matter of the case OF
the Widell- Finley company, cor
poration, William G. Hoerr, Frederick
Kron. Thomas R. Coughlan, Adolph O.
Eberhart, and Henry w. Volk, as
trustee in bankruptcy of the Widell-
Finley company, claimants, against
the United States of America, de-
PENDANTS, has decided in favor OF the
trustee and of William G. Hoerr and
Frederick Kron. =
The case has been pending in the
court of claims since February, 1912
and was decided today. The court Of
claims made findings ordering judg-
ment in favor of these claimants and
against the United States in the sum
of s53,433; $15,825 of which is found
to be due to claimants Hoerr and
Kron.
This action arose out of the worn
of the Widell- Finley company, under
contract with the reclamation serv-
ice of the United States on what is
known as the Belle Fourche project
near the Black Hills, in South Dakota
The arbitrary action of the engineers
caused the bankruptcy of the Widell
Finley company. r.rn
There Was Peculiar Formation.
There was peculiar formation
which was a good deal like semi-hard
rubber, and which was just as difficult
to remove as rock. The government
engineers allowed only small
amount per yard similar to the
amount for excavating dirt. The at
torneys for the claimants contended
that this formation should be put in
the classification with rock, and that
a much larger amount should be paid
than for the removal of dirt. This
material when removed from the
canal by excavation disintegrated
when put on the spoil bank, and
when it came in contact with the air.
so that it was then in the form OF
ordinary soil or dirt.
The case has been fought out in a
number of courts and final arguments
|were made in Washington.
Fl. l. and J. w. Schmitt represent
ed the claimants. 3
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GROUNDING DAY COMING
Monday, February 2, 10 The Date For
Animals Appearance.

Grounding day is coming soOn-
next Monday, February 2. Ifsby any
chance the sun sends his rays toward
this section of the hemisphere, there
, will be nothing doing in the way OF
fine weather for the following six
weeks, SO far as the harbinger OF
spring is concerned and he will get
back in his burrow there to remain
until the warmth of March brings him
out.
Grounding day is also a church
festival. 1t is known as Candlemas
Day when all the faithful of the
Catholic church get candles which are
blest.
The origin of grounding day is ac-s
counted for in the following manner:
Candlemas Day was favorite holt
day marked by public gayety and
ceremonies in Europe in the middle
ages. In Europe It still is celebrated
much more than in this comparatively
young country, by closing Of offices,
GNU UouhS' sryt Gees eF laSff
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PASSES up MINISTERS
Young Man Is Going to Be
Electrocuted; Unmoved BY
Preachers
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
osinnlng, N. ", January 2s.-Gor.
don Fawcett Handy, confessed MUIR
oerer, bank robber and train bandit,
calmly awaiting eiectrocution to.
night, declined the aid of the clergy.

Ossining, N. Y, January 29.-To-
day is Gordon Fawcett Hamby's last
day on earth. He will go to the cleo
trio chair at eleven o'clock tonight
for the murder of two bank employ
ees in Brooklyn bank. who he shot
last summer. Handy confessed t.
robberies all over the United States
Among those he confessed taking
part in were several that occurred In
st. Paul. He was known there as Jay
Allen.
Handy Was Unmoved.
Handy was as calm and unmovet
as the prison clock ticking off the
minutes of the little of life that re.
mains to him. He turned to face his
last day except one on earth with ar
unperturbed face.
Richard Harrison, whose cell is or
was to have died with Handy, but
this morning the warden handed hin
a telegram from Governor Smith who
reprieved him until March in order
to allow him time in which to make
a motion for new trial.
Handy asked permission today tc
select his own meals and this was
granted. For luncheon he had g
porterhouse steak, mashed potatoes
marmalade, coffee and ice cream. II
was cooked for him by the warden's
chef, instead of the prison cook. He
seemed to relish the meal.
Wanted To See Dog.
The warden's big collie dog accom-
panied him to the prison and the
death house prisoners asked permits
sion to see it. The dog was put
through his stunts. 1t sat before the
cells Of the condemned and reached q
paw through to the men awaiting
execution. When it reached Hamby's
steel barred door the man reached GU,
a hand, grasped the dogs paw and fol
a few moments made much of the
animal.
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FARMER CLUB MEETING
NELSON BENNETT PUT
AT THE HEAD
TivoIi Neighborhood Has Splen'
did Organization; News
Collected
Especial to Free Press.1

Tivoli, January 29.-The Farmers
club meeting was held Saturday
evening 1t was the annual meeting
and new officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Nelson Bennett;
vice president; Henry JAEGER; secre-
tary, Mrs. John Crowly; treasurer,
Herman Buchholtz. The next meeting
will be held Saturday evening,
February 81 at the school house.
Everybody is welcome. The more the
merrier.
Mr.. Broas will hold public auction
at his farm, Wednesday, January, %
at which time he will dispose of all
of his machinery. stock and house
hold goods. The forty acre farm will
also be sold at the sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Namit and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Tietz attended the
carnival Monday night.
Mrs. Walter Mcbeth. and son Ray
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. OFT and
family, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. L. Miller spent
Saturday at Mankato taking in the
carnival.
Misses May and Lucinda Harvey
were given a "housewarming" by
several friends and neighbors at their
new home, which has just been COM
pleted.
Mrs. M. Phalin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Bucholtz spent Thursday at
Mankato.
School district No. So has Teen
closed for an indefinite time on &C
count of the flu. Miss Anna Mcbeth is
teacher.
Ed Jensen is hauling baled hay and
straw to Mankato. He had several
tons Of each baled.
The Ladies Aid met at the home
of Mrs Guy Fords, Wednesday Janu-
airy Il. 1t was not very largely attend
ed on account Of the unpleasant
weather and so much sickness
throughout the neighborhood. The
next meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. Herman Bucholtz, Febru-
airy 4 *
Arthur Hueble is taking course
at the Mankato Commercial college
this winter. r'
Mrs. Joe Mosher has keen suffering
considerably with . felon on her
finger.
Mrs. Martin Klabel and daughter,
Madaline, and John Venora spent
several days visiting the formers
daughter at Truman.
Miss Loretta Harvey. who attends
the University at ST. Paul, has been
quite i'll at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Harvey. She has
now recovered sufficiently to resume
her studies at school.
Louis Tietz has been chosen as a
delegate to attend the Non partisan
convention, which will be held at
the Twin Cities the week of February
2.
Several friends and neighbors
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Crowly, Wednesday evening,
January 81. the occasion being their
first wedding anniversary. A very
pleasant evening was spent. At mid
night dainty lunch was served after
homes, wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Crowly
many more happy events.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mosher visited
Mr.. and Mrs. George OFT on Monday.
Mrs. Allen Broas passed away at
her home Friday morning after
several weeks illness. She suffered
a stroke of paralysis December IA
and since that time her health has
gradually failed until the end came
to relieve her of all the suffering The
funeral was held Sunday afternoon
and the remains were laid to rest at
the Eagle Lake cemetery.
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Butternut Valley

Alfred Thorstad is on the sick list
Elmer Hanson, who has been very
i'll, is improving.
Claus Johnson was at Madelia on
business. Saturday.
Miss Ragna Thorson returned to
her home in Rapidan Monday. Her
school is closed on account OF the flu
Miss Miriam Williams visited over
Sunday with her sister, at Mankato.
Miss Emma Johnson is in Mankato
caring for her sister, Mrs. Jensen
who has the. flu.
Mrs. M. N. Thorstad, Della and
Clarence, visited at the G. d. Pugh
ho,ae in Judson on Saturday.
Lonnie Thorstad returned to Man
kato on Monday.
Erick Shaw has the flu but is i'm
proving.
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CONDITIONS ARE BETTERED
Situation In Mankato SO Far As The
Flu Is Concerned.

Situatioh IN Mankato so Far AS ne
Flu Is Concerned.
The flu situation in Mankato was
considerably better today, according
to Deputy Health Officer DIR. c. J.
Holman, who is acting during the alb
sence Of Health Officer DR.. A. A.
Wohlrabe, whosis at the present time
in Boston taking post graduate
course.
Physicians continue to be of the
opinion that in most cases the pa
tients suffering with the flu have but
mild attacks and that there are few
severe cases in the city.
Rumors run rampant concerning
the flu conditions in the city, and yes
terady it was rumored about that all
public meetings, the movies and a
number of the schools were to be
closed. but according to latest infor-
nation there was no foundation to
the reports.
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ACTION FOR DIVORCE

Mrs. e. A. Francis Wants Separation;
He Will Fight Case.
Mrs. E. A. Francis of this city has
started an action for divorce against
her husband, E. A. Francis former
proprietor of music store in Man
kato. Mrs. Francis alleges cruel and
inhuman treatment in the action de-
handing a divorce Attorney s.. B.
Wilson represents the plaintiff and
Attorney Harry Johnson the defend
ant. 1t is understood that Mr.. Fran
els will oppose granting of the d.
vorce
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PLANT PAYS FOR ITSELF
Lives Are Saved BY The Filtration
Plant In Pittsburg.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I =.
Pittsburg, Pa, Jan airy 20
valueing life at $4,000 and the cost
of case of typhoid fever at $500,
Chester F. Drake, engineer in charge
of the Pittsturg filtration plant to-
day estimated that the plant pays for
itself every eighteen months.
Before the city had filtered water
the death rate from typhoid fever
was approximately 130 per 100000 OF
population every year. Last year it
was approximately four per 100000
of population. - sE4 Esa
Tie plant, which was completed IN
1907, purified in 1913 approximately
44,25S, 00O, 900 gallons of water.
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Discharge Papers Are Necessary
UNITED Press Dispatch.]

st. Paul, January 29.-Discharge
papers of returned soldiers will have
to accompany applications for sol
diers bonuses, it was decreed by the
attorney general today.
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Charge of Murder.

limited Fress Dispatch.1
Stevens Point, Wis, January 3D.
John Busa was today charged by the
-coroner's jury her. with murder for
the death OF. his mother.
ka T. e
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EnioyIna Ice Skatina.

Carnival sports have not ended with
the completion of the Mankato winter
fete. Many skaters are ENJOYING the Toe
on the Front street rink every evening.
Lights on the rink are kept on until
eleven o'clock. ,..,..,..s
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TIMBE r ON SALE TODAY
Some State Property Was Offered To
The Public.

International Falls, January 90
Otto Diercks, state superintendent of
timber, offered thirty thousand dol
lars worth of state owned timber for
sale here today. The timber is known
as dead and down" stuff, and will go
to the highest bidder. The Backus
Brooks interes controlling the
international Lumber company mills,
are expected to take it.
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FOUR ON THE COMMITTEE
Minnesotans Who vii! Help Advise

MInnesotans Who WI! Help NdVIse
G. o. p. Leaders.
Minnesota has four members of the
advisory platform committee Of the
republican party, as announced by
Will e. Hays, chairman of the repub-
lican national committee, last night.
The four are: United States Sena-
tor Frank B. Kellogg, John Crosby of
Minneapolis, j. B. Irwin of Litchfield
and Congressman Sydney Anderson
of Lanesboro.
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Candidates for chauffeur's licenses
should bear in mind the examination to
be held tomorrow afternoon, in the rear
basement room of the Mankato State
Bank Euilding'