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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
TRIP THROUGH BLACK HILLS
S. Fl. GRANNTS

city built on the mountain sides. The
Homestake Gold Mine, the largest
gold mine in the world is located
here. There are one hundred and
fifty miles of tunnelling under the city
and through the hills. The shafts
run to a depth of 1900 feet. When at
full capacity, $500 men are employed
and 1000 tons Of ore are taken out
every twenty four hours. The plant
has two OF the largest steam hosting
engines in the country, each $500
horse power. Six tons OF ore are
hoisted in single skip at the rate OF
thirty feet per second. The ore 10
thus dumped automatically into huge
bins from which il is fed into the
crushers and then passed on to the
stamp mills where the rock is pulver-
lied and mixed with water by 1920
stamps, each of which weighs 1860
pounds. This mixture then passes
over the amalgam plates where nine
ty- three percent Of the gold is recov-
cred. Within one percent OF the bal
ance of the gold is extracted by the
cyanidation process. An interesting
feature of the mine were the two cleo
trio engines of $500 horse power each,
driven by water power obtained from
Spearfish river, twenty miles to the
north after a fall OF seven hundred
feet. The same river furnished water
for the plant and the twin cities Of
Lead and Deadwood. The ore train
engines and the other machinery of
the plant are run by air pressure
which has been reduced by passing
through four cylinders until it reaches
a pressure of one thousand pounds
per square inch. The Homestake
Mining company have built for their
employees and the citizens Of Lead a
S260,000 recreation building in which
may be found free library Of $4,000
volumes a swimming pool, a gymna-
slum, game and rest rooms, and one
Of the finest theatres in the state.
The company also maintains kinder
garten where the latest pedagogical
methods are in practice and a free
| hospital for its employees.
One Of the most interesting memo
ries of the trip was climb by auto
| to the top of Mount Roosevelt, near
Deadwood, $500 feet above sea level
Here has been erected to Theodore
Roosevelt in commemoration of his
| activities in the Black Hills, tower
| thirty five feet high, and twelve feet
in diameter, which may be mounted
by an inside circular stairway. The
following inscription may be read on
1 AID UooCs III IlCluoty vi lhCOOOTc
Roosevelt, "The American" A fine
| view can be obtained OF the other
! peaks of the Black Hills. On this
mountain we met e. J. Stewart and
| his wife of Sioux Falls who were
touring the Hills. Mr.. Stewart was
former classmate Of Malcolm More.
hart at Wisconsin University.
A mile out from Strugis on the re.
turn trip to Rapid City, Fort Mead
was visited. Here Johns Keysor, q
of the fort was met. The buildings
Of the fort may be used in the future
as sanitarium for the soldiers Of the
world war The house which General
| Custer used for his headquarters Il
still standing. 1t was from here that
Custer left to fight his last battle
against the Sioux in which he and all
of his men were killed.
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to keep track of her numerous fam
lily. They make trial Of the various
attractions offered at the Fair, start
ing with merry go round and pop
corn. and ending with Ro-Co, the
health clown. who seems to make by
far the greatest impression upon
them, as evidence by their changed
diet when they return home, and by
their sudden interest in toothbrushes.
He also adds materially to the pleas
ure which Buddy takes in life, by as
sieting the dentist to remove the of
Tending tooth.
Picture Taken at Fair.
Mr.. Steene, Gamer man for the
New York chapter of bureau of pic
lures, will take the picture, begin
ming about September l with scenes
OF the Golduckys' home in the coun-
try. Most Of the pictures will be
taken during the fair week, however,
on the fair grounds. The scenario
of the play, which Is one reel in
length, was written by Miss Fannie
Buchanan, special recitation worker
for the Northern Division.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
PROBES TAKING SYSTEM
AMERICAN TREASURY WILL
TAKE LOOK ABROAD
British Place Confidence In the
Chartered Accountants and
Their Work

London. August 12.-[Correspond-
ence of The Associated Press. 1-At
first some surprise was expressed
among British insurance and shipping
companies transacting business In the
u. 8. when 1t was learned that
United States treasury officials were
coming to this country to investigate
their books In connection with taxa
ton, says a Times article. However,
any unfavorable feeling that may have
been aroused at first has been over
come by the personality of the offic-
ials who were commissioned for the
purpose and by an appreciation of the
attitude of the United States treasury
officials toward taxation assessments.
Accept The Totals.
British business men have learned
that the work Of chartered accountants
has hardly the same standing in the
United States as 1t has in this coun-
try. Here the certificate OF first
class firm of chartered accountants
attached to a balance sheet means
that the figures Of profit are accepted
as stated, without question. 1t seems
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RED CROSS film At FA|R|
STORY OF "Go-LUckYS" Is
TO BE SHOWN THERE
1t Will Demonstrate the Great
Work Done BY Health
Clown

Minnesota state fair grounds will
be the stage for the greater part OF
the Red Cross moving picture film,
1.-The Golduckys Go to the Fair"
which will be produced during fair
week by the publicity department Of
the northern division. to demon
strate the work of the health clowns.
It will be distributed not only
the four states Of the divi-
sion, but will also be duplicated and
sent to the other divisions Of the
country, who are curious to know
what the work Of the clowns, as de-
veloped in this division, is accomp-
fishing.
Trip to the Fair.
The play pictures the experiences
of a typical rural family on q trip to
the fair. There are Jim. the fat boy;
and Buddy, who manfulty DISCUSSES
the fact that he has severe tooth
ache, in order not to miss the great
event; and an ascending series OF
girls, beginning with the baby and
terminating with Esmoraldi, the old
est; and mother, who has much ado
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To the Free Press: We arrived
July 20 at Rapid City, South Dakota,
a progressive city of seven thousand
population destined to be the metrop-
oils of western South Dakota. Four
railroads and four national and inter-
state highways enter the city. The
South Dakota State School OF Mines
which puts out leading biologists and
mining engineers is located here. A
large Indian school is one or the in
teresting features of the locality. The
city is rightfullv proud Of it's high
school which ranks as one OF the
finest in the state. The state fish
hatchery here together with the fed
eral hatchery at SpearfiSh keep the
waters Of Black Hills well stocked
with gamey trout. The saw mills OF
the city are worthy OF a visit. The
largest, the Warren Lamb runs its
own fifty mile railroad into the hills
to convey the pine logs to the mills
twenty four hours. The local flour
mill is run by water from the Rapid
river which flows through the town
Sixty miles to the south In the
southern extremity of the Hills is
Hot Springs, famous for its baths
plunges, hotels, and sanitariums. The
Battle Mountain Sanitarium for dis
abled soldiers and sailors has been
built by the United States government
at a cost of $1,000,000. We saw James
Sicily Of North Mankato. He is much
improved and will soon be able to re-
turn home Battle Mountain which
rises up above the town is so named
because 1t was there that the Sioux
finally drove from the Hills the Chey-
enne Indians who had fought for the
mountains and the helpful springs
for generations. We were entertain
ed by Mrs? Clifford Wilson, our grand
daughter, formerly Miss Joyce Case
who taught at the Mankato CONNER
cial college. A most interesting side
trip can be made to the national park
Wind Cave, which contains one hun
dred miles of explored passages and
three thousand rooms.
To really see the beauty of the
Black Hills, one must make the triI
through their very midst on the Bur
lington from Hot Springs to Lead
nearly one hundred miles to the north
The railroad winds through the noun
| tains, the highest between the Rock.
les and the Allegheny. A dense
growth of dark pines cover the hills
many Of the trees springing from
peaks or rock assures, seeming thus
to have almost human intelligence In
| IACuloCiNC6 WhCIO hO llldI
can ever reach them. The deep can.
yons, the swiftly dashing streams, the
lovely vistas presented at every turf
leave the sight-seer without words tt
express his edlight. Or one of the
many auto trails may be taken fol
the journey. ( Most of the roads art
In excellent condition. Some of thu
| hill stretches have cost $4,000 PEI
mile. Crushed rock with a coating
Of clay rolled in is used. The whole
/ Black Hill region Is under the contro
OF the state and federal government
Fourteen thousand acres are fenced
In as q game preserve for the wilt
buffalo, elk, deer and antelope. Trou
fishing all through this country Is the
best In the world
! At Lead, we were met by the Rev
H L. Case, our SON. In law, and hi:
family with their auto. We found 6
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

that there is not always the same un-
questioned acceptance Of figures 20
certified in the United States and that
the United States treasury maintains
quite large field staff of inspectors
whose business 1t il to examine the
books Of companies.
Appreciation II this fact, coupled
with an assurance that officials Of the
treasury never disclose to other gov
eminent departments the results Of
the insight they may gain into the
conduct of companies affairs has done
much to reconcile British business
men to procedure which struck them
at first as being strange
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
BARBECUE FOR HLYS|AN
Splendid Entertainment Given
In That Village For
Week End

Elysian is entertaining thousands
Of visitors during the week end at a
street fair and barbecue, which will
continue until Saturday night. Thurs
day was the opening day, and the
success of the undertaking was as
sured when the fair opened.
Hundreds of people from neighbor-
ing towns and the surrounding coun-
try gathered in the village, and more
will come Friday and Saturday. The
exhibits Of farm products and orchard
attract attention, and the displays of
fine arts in the ladies' department is
exceptionally fine.
D. e. Potter was the speaker Thurs :
day, Professor J. II. Hay Of the State
Agricultural school, addressed the
farmers Friday, and B. A. Gilkinson OF
association win speak Saturday after
noon.
Two choice beeves are being cooked
at the barbecue, which IL a novel at
traction. A program of sports and
free street entertainment carried out
each day. The first day brought a
larger crowd than was expected, and
with favorable weather Saturday will
be the biggest day in the history OF
the village.
The fair is financed by voluntary
contributions Of the local citizens.
GAINESVILLE and Elysian bands are
playing, Mankato orchestra furnish
ing music for the dances.
Homer Cole Of Minneapolis Is doing
some thrilling stunts with Curtis
airplane, and took UP a dozen pas
sengers the first day.
. Altogether 1t promises to be the
most successful fair ever pulled of at
Elysian.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
ROAD PLAN IS THE TALK
AMENDMENT NO. WELL Ex-
PLANNED TO PUBLIC
Series of Addresses Are Illus
trated With the Moving
Pictures

Amendment No /. the proposed
Babcock plan for a system of trunk
highways In Minnesota, Is receiving
considerable attention in neighboring
towns at the present time. A series
of good road talks, illustrated in some
cases with moving pictures. are being
given under the auspices of the Mimi
esota Highway improvement associa-
ton, an organization financed by good
roads boosters in practically every
town in the state.
An address covering the purposes
of the proposed amendment was made
last Wednesday at the big picnic at
Ottawa by B. A. Gilkinson, advance
agent OF the association Much in
terest was shown in the amendment
at the meeting, and recent reports in
dictate the growth of favorable senti-
ment in that locality.
Hohmann Will Speak -
Mr.. Gilkinson spoke at Elysian
Saturday afternoon and last night to
an interested audience at Waterville.
He will speak tonight at the moving
morrow night at the Pavilion In Madi-
son Lake. His talks are being accom-
panied by the showing Of moving pic
lures illustrating the progress Of road
making. John Holman of Mankato
one Of the directors Of the Minnesota
Highway Improvement Association
will speak at Madison Lake in addi-
ton to Mr.. Gilkinson.
AS advance agent of the association
Mr.. Gilkinson has made arrangements
for q Nicollect county good roads
meeting, to which the township and
village officials will be specially in
vited, to be held at Nicollect on Sep
TENDER IA. Further details in regard
to this meeting will be published
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
DanuiHe

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ferguson and
daughters Marion and Violet spent
Sunday with their mother and grand
mother, Mrs. H. Cropped.
re Misses Gladys Bolinger and
Bessie Ferguson spent Sunday with
the formers sister. Mrs. Arthur
Thompson.
Miss Annie Eein was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. William flasher Sun
day.
Mrs. Bertha Rogers and son Ralph
of Mankato are visiting at the Charles
Bo1inger homo this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thompson were
welcome guests at the Thomas Carey
home in Mapleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Minks spent
Sunday at the Frank Kaufman home
in Minnesota Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolinger and
daughter Mabel and Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Thompson and son Kenneth
spent Sunday at the home of their
uncle, Edward McMahan in Beauford,
going there to see their cousin Jim
McMahan who just recently return
cd from the navy.
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This Splendid Institution
Is In Mankato
WELL. EQUIPPED HOUSE
Cleanliness One of the Cardinal
Principles; Located On
Cherry Street

Among the more important indus
tries In Mankato is the Model Dairy
Incorporated, which is capitalized at
$4,000. The plant, which is model
Of neatness, is located between South
Front street and South second street
on Cherry street. -.
The building has just been recent
ly remodeled and up to date machin-
ely installed. The plant has a ca
pacity of $4,000 pounds of butter
per year, 100000 gallons Of ice cream
per year, and bottles over 1900 bot
ties Of milk and cream daily. All OF
this milk is pasteurized and then put
in a cooling room before 1t is deliV-
cred to the public.
Every precaution is taken to see
that this milk is handled in the moot
sanitary manner The bottles are
sterlized in a bottle washing machine
and then pass to the automatic bot
thing machine which fills and caps
them without the hands OF any OIL
the employees coming In contact with
the containers.
The milk is delivered to the dairy
by the farmers and other milk pro-
.lucers before nine o'clock in the
morning and then Is at once clari-
fed and pasteurized as stated. the
cooling rooms are equipped with 70
ton amonia plants. Each OF the cool
ing rooms has storage capacity OF
1000 gallons of ice cream and large
quantities Of milk and cream.
The ice cream is manufactured by
the latest and most approved sant-
tary methods. The mixing of the in
gradients takes place in the manu-.
featuring rooms Of the plant, and
then the cans, which have been prev
iously lined with new sanitary paper
containers are filled and put in the
cooling rooms, where they remain
forty eight hours before being de.
livered to the public.
Robert Rasmussen, president ol
the corporation. stated to The Free
Press today that no chances are TAX
en- even with new ice cream cans
These new paper containers are
placed In every can sept out. Eacf
OF. the eighteen different machines II
the plant Is equipped with an ind1
vidual electric motor.
The plant Is now complete with the
exception of the heating and yentila.
ton, which is now being installed
by the Meyer Manufacturing com
pany of Montevideo, MINI. The plant
now employs fifteen people, and Its
products are sent all over southern
Minnesota, where they are becom-
ing more popular every day.
The officers Of the corporation are:
Robert Rasmussen, president; e. B
Nelson. vice president; Edwin He'd
secretary and Harry Curr1er, treas
urer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
YOUTH HAS SOME RECORD.
Alleged That Stealing From Auto,
Was Pollard SpeoIaIty.

p. L. Pollard. Jackson county
youth. who Is serving a sixty days
sentence in the county Jail at Fair
mont for stealing sweater at In
terlaken Sunday. 1t seems has made
stealing from automobile specially.
Among the large list of articles
were found five raincoats by the
sheriff, so 1t would seem he was pre-
pared for a rainy day, The Fairmont
Sentinel says. Photograph, grocer
les, automobile inner tubes down to
After he has served his sentence he
will be up for trial on grand larcency
charges
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
SELLING BAD CREAM.
'wo Prosecutions Were Made At
HAron 4 ala veaferdav

Heron Lake Yesterday.
Nels Lund of North Mankato, local
state dairy and food inspector, stated
that two prosecutions were made at
Heron Lake yesterday on the charge
Of the sale of unwholesome cream
Mr.. Lund stated that one of the cans
Of cream had a dead rat reposing in
1t. Butter fat and rat fat does not
agree with either the stomachs Of the
Mr.. Lund says.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03

Bailey Wilson and Chester Ras
mussen have returned from an ex-
tended automobile trip through the
wesern part Of the country. r~
visited Santa Fe, Yellowstone ps.AMw
and other points of interest.
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Captain Bowen to Be Speaker.

Captain Ivan Bowen of MarA,to
and Rev. M. K. Hartman will Zine
speakers at Labor day picnic - be
given under the auspices of the
American Legion at ST. James.
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Is Now Ready For Delivery.

After almost two years of effort and the expenditure of
thousands of dollars, this remarkable and complete
work is ready for distribution. The books sale
at the Free Press Stationery Store. Those who sub
scrbed for the book in advance will spec
al price of $780, The price to others will be $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
What the Book Contains:

PA Pages
1850 Illustrations
The picture and service record of every Blue
Earth County boy and girl who saw service.
The story of the Red Cross and of the other
war auxiliaries
Historical articles by DR. j. A. Hancock, Mr..
Thomas Hughes and others.
A complete chronological history Of the war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-24

the Myron Barton home in the White
Chapel district. Mr.. and Mrs Barton
have bought house in Bennington
Jess PIERCE and family have moved
to Bennington on the Burgess road
Mrs. Mary J. Harrington Of Ncrth
Bennington was a week end guest Of
her sister, Mrs. c. II. Nash at Maple
hill farm.
Mrs, Warner and Mr. and Mrs Van
Alstyno OF Arlington We're tourists
through Green Mountain Valley Sun
day.
The Reed brothers entertained a
large gathering at their home Satlr.
day evening with music and dancing
Fred Chandler and Allie StrattoA
have employment a. the l.ahame lum-
Der job
The two young men, who have
been stopping in Bennington for some
timeand represent the Church Of
Jesus Christ and latter day Saints
held a service at the White Chapel
Sunday evening and the Green Noun
tain School house Monday evening.
William II Taylor Of Troy was Il
week end guest of his daughter Mrs
A NJ Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Baker ana
daughters Sadie and Mabel motored
down from Rutland Sunday. Their
mother Mrs. Ezra Harrington return
ing with them in the evening Mrs
Harrington will consult specialist
while there, as her health is poorly
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MANCHE ESTER

The annual meeting Of the Man
chester District Nursing association
viii be he'd at the home of Mrs. j.
y Hard on Wednesday, Sept. %, at
o clock
Mass Hazel Brown entertained her
sister fronr SYauton recently.
Mrs. Lucy Munson Valentine is a
guest OF Judge and Mrs Loyeland
Munson
Mrs. Allie Thompson died at her
nome last Thursday.
Mr. and Yrs Walter Buck and son
OF Schenectady We're recent guests OF
friends IN town.
Mr. and Mrs, Paul Fowler and two
children Of Windsor, Conn, were re-
cent guests Of J w. and Mrs Fowler.
Mrs. Z. c. Oryis and daughter, who
have been spending the summer at
The beach, have returned to Manches-
te..
Miss Jessie Hawley who recently
sprained her ankle is improving
Benjamin Buckley of Southport,
Conn, was in town last week.
The funeral OF Orrin Derby, who
died at his home Monday was held
Wednesday, The burial was in North
Rupert.
John Kohler Of Elyria Ohio, was a
recent guest Of friends in town.
Boy. and Mrs, Joseph Brown have
been entertaining Dr. and Mrs l.. A..
Brown and daughter Of Portland,
Maine,
Mrs. Mary Kent IS boarding with
Mrs, Carrie Turner.
Mrs. Ara Sessions and daughter
are visiting friends in Bennington.
Mrs. William Hawkins of West
Brattleboro is Il guest Ct Mr.. and
Mrs, Fred Beed
Mrs. e H Blackmer is a guest of
friends in Bennington
Schools in town opened Monday
Mrs. Laren Squire and children.
who have been guests of Mrs. Spurs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph Morris,
returned to Bennington Saturday.
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BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News 81 the Town and Village Tu'4
Briefly for Busy Readers


"Babe" Ruth is coming at Library
Theatre. ADV.
Mrs. James Wood has returned from
a visit OF several days in Rutland
Dor, fail to see big matinee, Sat
urday at > p. NJ. at Library Theatre.
Children &C. ADJ
Back to Gods Country" a smash
ing sensation at Library Theatre to-
day. Regular admission ADV.
Plan to be present at the Baptist
church at 1870 Sunday morning and
help in the observance of Rally Day.
On and after September Gath, the
Casey cider mill will receive apples
for grinding. Grinding 4c a gallon.
ADV. .,9
The White Dove" is an adaptation
from the dramatic novel by Locke,
starring II. b. Warner Opera House
today ADV.
The Payan Duo in a very fine must
cal act and H. b. Warner in the spec
ial picture The White Dove at Opera
house today. Adv,
over a score of wild animals used
in Back to Gods Country Library
Theatre today and tomorrow. Resu-
lar admission. ADV.
A smashing, crashing drama Of the
great northwest Back to Gods Coun
try Library Theatre today and to-
morrow. Regular admission. Adv.
All departments Of the Baptist
church school should be in the chap
ell at 1915 on Sunday morning pre-
paratory for the professional at
1890.
The Baptist primary department
VII have Sunday school as usual at
4 9:45 on Sunday morning all other
departments will omit their sessions
at the regular hour,
Send the children to big special
matinee at Library Theatre Satur-
day All children &c. They will want
to see the Wild animals used in Back
to Cots Country ADV.
Az The annual meeting of the Yer
mont association Of Insurance Agents
held in Montpelier Tuesday, G. n.
! wers Of this village was elected
chairman Of the executive committee.
The members and friends OF the
First BGu,ist church are reminded of
the fact that next Sunday is Rally
Day We want every one present.
Remember the change IN the hour.
1880 a. IN instead Of II a. m.