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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
HELD ON B00LE Cil2i2

Good Thunder Man Arrested and
81 Bound over to Grand Jury
E. c. Wester, a soft drink parlor
proprietor of Good Thunder, was ar
raigned last evening before Judge Hi
ram S. Golf in the municipal court on
the charge Of having illegal posses
sion of quantity of intoxicating liQ-
uor in his place of business in that
village. The defendant through his
attorney, c. J. Laurisch, waived ex-
animation and was bound over un-
der $1,000 bonds to await the action
of the grand jury at the February
term of the district court
1t is understood thatN suspicion
pointed toward illicit trade in intox-
icants at the Wester place, and armed
with a search warrant Mayor p. D.
Sperra and. Marshal J. C.. Schneider
han raided the place Thursday and il
is alleged found quantity of moon
shine in jugs in the soft drink parlofS
of/Mr. Wester. He was placed under
arrest by Marshal Schneiderhan, who
took the prisoner to the county Jail
Thursday. Yesterday evening he was
arraigned before Judge Goff in the
municipal court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
Moon and Gasoline
Would Not Mix Well
Result Auto Bumped Into Car;
Next Scene Is In Police
Court

Henry Norlin and C. A Johnson
were arrested last night by Officers
Bell and Volk on the charge of drunk
enness. According to the statement
OF the police both men had been driv-
ing about the streets in an unlighted
car and had eluded the officers for
some time. About 9:45 Mr.. Norlin,
who was driving large WHY'S knight
car, 1t is alleged, collided with a car
belonging to c. q. Lampright which
had been parked on the right hand
side of the street in front Of 1888
North Fourth street. The Lampright
car was badly damaged. It is under
stood that the lights were burning on
Mr.. Lampright's car and there was no
reason why 1t could not be seen. Nor
lin and Johnson were thrown out and
more Or less bruised when the Norlin
car turned completely over. An emp
found in the Norlin car after the mix
up. Both Johnson and Norlin were
taken in custody and brought to the
police station by Officers Volk and
Bell. Officer Volk found a bottle of
mule" in one Of Norlin's pockets.
Both men were confined in the city
Jail last night and this morning were
arraigned before Judge William
Stradtmann in the municipal court.
They pleaded guilty. Henry Norlin
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail
without option of fine for driving a
motor vehicle while under the infiu-
ence OF liquor, and in accordance with
the state law in offenses of that kind,
Norlin is forbidden by the court to
operate motor vehicle for term of
three months
c. A. Johnson was sentenced to pay
4 fine of $50 or spend twenty days in
jail. He paid his fine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
KEEPS EN- ALL BUSY
Youngsters Antics a Constant Worry
To Alpha Residents

To Alpha Residents
Alpha, Mimi, November 26.-Fran
els Schear of this village narrowly
escaped death when he put the plug
of the electric fat iron in his mouth
with the current on. His mother
jumped and tried to reach the switch
but was unable to do so. and finally
had to reach the main switch on the
wall to turn or the current. She said
later Il don't see how he lived. He
hung onto the cord, his eyes staring
and CLASSY and his face pulled out. "
The youngster escaped with his life,
but his tongue and lower lip are bad
ly swollen and his mouth filed with
biisters. -
As soon as he was able he said:
"Am 1 killed? What did I do?" A
doctor was notified and the little fell
low taken care of.
About two weeks ago this same
nine year old lad was playing with a
number of shot gun shells. which he
had hidden for some time. While
pounding them with a hammer the
shells exploded cutting his hand quite
badly
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
GREAT GRAIN PORT
Toledo Is Being Rapidly Restored To
Former Distinction

tOiCoo 10 Deity hdPtoiy nCS&OfSQ q
Former Distinction
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Tolelo, Ohio, November 28.-To-
ledo is being rapidly restored to its
former distinction OF being one of the
largest grain ports on the Great
Lakes. .t.Ss
In addition to the fifty or sixty
big fredghters which will go into
winter quarters here this fall, ar
engagements have been completed by
L. w. Sullivan, Great Lakes vessel
ers, with cargoes OF Canadian whea,
and oats, total more than 5000, OOO
bushels, also will go into winter
mornings here. This will be the larg-
est amount Of floating grain ever
held in Toledo over the winter.
With more than 100000 bushels OF
wheat and oats already In winter
storage in Toledo elevators indica-
tons are that total OF more than
100000 bushels of grain viii be
stored here during the winter.
as a great grain center Is due to the
fact that on September % last, new
freight rates ON grain, which put To.
ledo on par with Buffalo and Fair.
port on shipments to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and New Port News. were
put into effect.
Toledo offers the grain boats a
much shorter haul from Canada. than
either Buffalo or Fairport and the
prospects ara, according to local
grain men, that a large bulk Of the
Canadian grain next year VIII move
through Toledo and that Toledo's
harbor front win take on very much
the same activity next spring that
1t did many years ago when the city
ranked as one Of the leading grain
ports of the country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
Once St. CLAIRGIRL
Welded IN CANADA
Margaret O'Connor Is the
Bride of Mr.. M'Ginn
NEWS FROM THEvILLAGE
Funeral Services For The Late
Mrs. Julia Kelly Mon
day Morning

st. Clair, November z8.-Relatives
at this place received last week from
Canada the announcement of the mar
rage OF Margaret OConnor and Mr..
McGinn- Miss O'Connor is well known
In this vicinity, having spent the
greater part of her life here. She
taught school for a number of years in
rural districts near the village and al
80 taught in the local school Mr.. and
Mrs. McGinn will start housekeeping
ON farm in Canada Best wishes and
congratulations are extended to the
tnewlyweds from friends and relatives
from St Clair and vicinity.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Lynch was gladdened Monday morn
ing by the arrival of ten pound boy.
Mrs. Matt Lynch is looking after the
comfort of the mother and son.
Paul Schallow sawed wood with the
aid Of his wood saw for several par
ties in the village Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Juliar of Min
neapolis called on relatives at this
place Sunday.
The ladies Of the Lutheran church
Will hold their annual sale and sup
per at the town hall Saturday evening.
A cordial invitation is extended to ali.
Robert Grundemeier and August
Beccue returned Sunday from the
north where they went in pursuit of
big game. On account of the lack of
snow they report hunting not. very
profitable this season. While away
they visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman ,Beccue.
The name of Robert Sodamann of
this place, through a misprint. was
left out in these items last week when
speaking OF the brothers and sisters
surviving the late Mrs Minnie Koen-
top.
The primary department of the
evangelical Sunday school succeeded
In reaching the first station in adj
vance of the other Classes a week
ago Sunday in the automobile con-
test, which Is being held in that Sun
DAY school and social was given in
their honor the following Friday ey-
en1ng in the church parlors. There
was a good attendance and the even
ing was greatly enjoyed by those pres
Tyonne Crowley Of Mankato spent
few days at the Hilton home this
Miss Julia Norton shipped Friday of
last week to Mrs. Margaret McGinn
some household goods Including the
piano, the property of Mrs. McGinn.
which she left at her home in this
place when she went to Canada to live
with her brother, George, and wife a
few years ago.
| Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Julia Kelly were held at the Catholic
church Monday morning at nine
O'Clock. Father O'Connor officiated.
The choir rendered in a touching man
ner several appropriate hymns
throughout the service. closing With
Nearer, My God to Thee" Frank
Amberg, Harry Lynch, Henry Manage
Waiter OBnen, Charlie Smith and
Charlie Wolfui acted as paIlbearers.
lnterment was made. in the cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
LET HANDS RUN FARM
British Owner Makes Offer To Com
mittee His EMPLOYEES

British Owner Makes Offer To Com.
mittee His Employees
London. November 9.ICorres-
pondence Of The Associated PressH
S. =. Edge, scientific farmer. Of
fered some few weeks ago, to hand
over farm land valued at 20, 900
pounds to a committee of his EN-.
ployes without cost, but subject to
the provision that they should paw
their own wages out Of the proceeds.
IT Is announced that they have de-
chned the offer, and Mr.. EDGE has
extended 1t to any reputable labor
BODY, such as the agricultural work
eGs unions.
The purpose of this offer" said
MI. Edge. when interviewed at his
sussex farm, is to prove to the
trade unions that farming, like every
other industry, will only pay wages
that are earned, unless thew ara
drawn from capital Agricultural la
Dorers have been misIed as to the
profI a farmer makes from corn
growing or ordinary agric0lt1rre and
1t was to teach them the truth thai
made this offer.
MY employees on my farms, which
nave grown in the last two yeara
from modest fifty acres to some
S,Oo0 cSA ~, law uCt 8CC0Dfod NV
offer, knowing that they win make
more money In wages than they couid
make out Of the farm. l now SUGGEST
that one Of the farms should he rT,n
on a cooperative scheme i'm charge
of the workers and their unions.
There would have to be an agreement
that accepted methods Of good hus-
'bandry be observed. It would be
possible, Of course, to enjoy several
years of prosperity by taking eyery-
thing possible out of the land and
putting nothing back. The farm rnusf
be kept in good order, fences KENT
up, bitches drained, land fertflized
and buildings maintained.
What I am deeply concerned with
Is that the whole of the land of this
country should be farmed at a Drof5t
SO that many more families NAV ha
employed on the land. Tens OF Thor
sands can be employed on pig breed
ing, at present by far the most re-.
munerative side Of agriculture. We
have immense areas OF unproduct;vs
land. Why should we not connect
unproductive land with uneninlovrd
people, and make the land produce
pigs"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

Mr.. Clarence Rudberg spent Sunday
with friends in Truman, MINI. The
frequent visits of this young man to
Truman Of 3ate, has aroused consider
able suspicion among his friends, who
claim tnat already they can hear the
wedding bells pealing forth.
O. NJ. Hatcher, general manager OF
the Little Giant company, returned
yesterday from a trip into Canada.
Miss Mary Devlin returned from
Rochester where she spent the dast
few days with relatives.
Donald Leo returned from a hunt
ing trip in the vicinity of Sleepy Eye.
George Schriber, chief engineer at
the Hubbard mill, left last evening for
Milwaukee, where he will attend a
meeting of chief engineers, who will
look over power plants in that city.
Rev. Father McKenna Of Window,
William Sanger OF Window, Henry
and Ed Berg and Rev. Father Bode
| OF New Ulm, we're in the city yester-
day to attend the Knights of Column
bus initiation and banquet.
Miss Nellie Mosser, stenographer
at the Mankato Clinic, spent Thanks
giving vacation with friends in the
cities.
Peggy and Claire Harmer of Min.
| neapolis, returned to their home after
spending several days with their ia.
Their, Hosea Hammer.
Miss Julienne Whitchurch returned
to her home in st. Paul, after visit
ing over Thanksgiving with Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Walser.
Miss Esther Kaciritz has gone to
Minneapolis on account of the SER
ious illness of her sister, Mrs. Spald-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Moore of Austin
returned to their home Saturday even
ing after spending several days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hartman.
Mrs. G. UnhOefer of Triumph was a
visitor in the city, Saturday.
Miss Nellie /. Healy of Morristovn
was guest OF friends in the city ov-
er the week end.
Miss Helen Murphy Of Minneapolis
who has been visiting with her sister
and brother in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Den
mis- Lyons, returned to her home last
evening.
DR.. c. N. Weyer and little son, re-
turned last night from Saltwater. af-
ter spending Thanksgiving with rela-
t1ves in that place. Mrs. Weyer and
little daughters will remain for some
| time as the guest of relatives.
Mrs. G. w. Englerth, Wheeler ave-
nue., who has been seriously ill at st.
Joseph's hospital for about two weeks,
is improving.
Louis Klugherz is confined to his
home with sickness.
The Messiah chorus practice will
be held at the Teachers college this
evening. The men will practice at
1880 O'Clock, and the ladies' will prac
| tice af 2.1S n,cJcsclr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
NelOs Items From
Madison Lake TotUn
Many Village Folks Entertained
Guests On Thanksgiving
Day; Other Doings

Madison Lake, November 26.-Dr.
and Mrs. P. o. Schulz and baby OF
Elysian spent Thanksgiving with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Kaufenberg.
Miss Gladys Doran and Miss Ethel
Smith, who is attending Bethleh am
academy at Faribault, came Wednes-
day to spend Thanksgiving with their
parents.
Miss Elizabeth Sichler, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Sichler, who is
attending the mother house at Man
kato, came home Wednesday to spend
the week end with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Wirig and
Mrs. George Pitcher spent Thursday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Short at Eiysian.
Miss Gertrude Landkamer~ Of Man
kato Is spending the week end with
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hoehn and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Muellerleile spent
Thursday with the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Egn at St Peter.
Jim King was business caller at
Mankato Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs ODea and daughter, mother
and sister Of Rev. Father O'Dea,
came Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with him a..
Mr.. and Mrs Leo Mueuerleile,
Mrs. Charles MueNerlsile and Miss
Lucy Muellerleile spent Wednesday
in Mankato on business.
Little John Montgomery, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Montgomery oz
Virginia, Mimi, who Is attending
school at Faribault, came Thursday
to spend the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rathka.
Miss Catherine Vaughn spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Ooran and family.
Misses Ella and Clara Meyer spent
Wednesday in Mankato on business.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
NEWS FROM JUDSON

Thanksgiving Services Were Held AS In
Previous Years.
Judson, November 26.-Thanksgiving
services were held as usual, three ses-
sions which were well attended.
A number from this vicinity attended
the funeral of the late John Thomas at
Lake Crystal Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie J. Jones and Miss Abbie
Jones are spending a few weeks at Chi
cago visiting relatives.
Miss Mary Philips Of Tracy is visiting
among relatives here.
Tom Pugh lost a valuable COW this
week.
Mrs. Hollander and little niece from
Minneapolis are spending some time In
this community with friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. Thomas entertained a number OF
relatives at Thanksgiving dinner.
Gwesyn Jones and wife of Mankato
called at the B. c. Williams home
Thursday.
Dorothy Williams is spending her va
cation with her sister at Manlxato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
FARMER KILLS SELF

John Minor of St. Charles Leaves No
Note Or Reason For Suicide.
Rochester, Mimi, November 26.-
John Minor, aged twenty five, COM
mitted suicide by hanging on the
farm of Best Christie of near St.
Charles Thursday. The unfortunate
was a comparative stranger in the
community and had taken employ
ment with Mr. Christie. He left no
reason for the act. His body was
discovered hanging in the barn when
the Christie family returned Thurs
day evening from Thanksgiving din
neI.
An effort is being made to COM
municate with relatives Of Minor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
ABSENT FROM SCHOOL

Bismarck, November 28.-Twenty.
four thousand children were absent
from school each day during the
according to statistics at the state de-
partment. This does not include
OF compulsory school age who were
not enrolled at all.
The legislative committee of the
state educational association declares
that In one county where foreign born
population are In majority one states
attorney was elected to office an plat.
form OF nom enforcement of the COM
pulsory attendance laws.
The educational association will
GEEK from the next legislature q law
creating state attendance officer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
TURKEY DINNER HALTED

Restaurant Keeper In County Jail For
Passing Worthless Checks.
Rochester, Mimi, November 26.-
n. A. Gruetzmacher OF this city Is in
the county jail here on q charge OF
passing worthless checks for amounts
totalling s400. He bought the Garlic
ton cafe and planned to open for bust
ness on Thursday with turkey and
everything. He paid for his food
strifs and hired corps Of employees
with phoney checks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
BELIEVE MURDER CASE
charred Body Man Found In Nina
ture Whiskey Distillery.

turc Whiskey DIstIIIery.
Associated Press DlEDatch.
Duluth, Mimi, November 26.-St.
Louis county authorities today are
working on theory that an uniden-
titled man whose charred body has
been found in the ruins of miniature
whiskey distillery In the woods of
Gnesen township. eighteen miles
northwest of Duluth, was murdered. 1t
was first supposed that the man was
trapped in the cabin when the still
exploded. Investigation yesterday re-
yealed that the cooking apparatus of
the still did not go through the fire,
but was dumped outside the cabin be-
fore the fire was started. A rife and
a hammer were found beside the body
which lay across a stove, face up
ward
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
HOLD SLAYER SUSPECT
Supposed Murderer Father Beiknap
Under Arrest In Iowa
LA ssociated Press DiSna tch.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Dubuque, Iowa, November 90
The slayer of Rev. Arthur B. Belknap
at Lead, S. D., is believed to have
been apprehended at Marquette, Iowa,
with the arrest of farm hand ans
wering the description Of Father Bel
knap's slayer, and whose pockets
were filed with clippings of the STAY
ing. He was taken to Elkader, the
county seat, following his arrest to-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
SHOT LARGE TIMBER WOLF
Mankato Men Slew Animal While
They Were Hunting Yesterday

Mankato Men Slew Animal While
They Were Hunting Yesterday
Jesse Young of 121 West Vine
street while hunting in company with
Arthur Honetschlager of this city yes
teday shot and killed the lagest tim
Der wolf bagged In che vicinity of
Mankato TOR a number of years past.
The young men had trailed the animal
through the fresh ran or snow for sew
eral miles and as 1t attempted to run
across the ice in the Minnesota river
some distance above Mankato it was
brought down with charge of buck
shot at distance Of 800 yards. The
wolf is beautiful specimen of his
kind, with a prime coat of fur, meas
ures fifty five inches from tip TO tip,
and from front paw to top Of shoulder
twenty four inches. The bounty on
wolves in this county Is placed at ten
dollar limit. Mr.. Young will also
realize a good price for the fur OF the
animal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
GREET MARSHAL FocH

Austin Ex-serviee Men Gather At
Railway Station To Meet General
Austin, Mimi, November ga big
delegation OF ex- soldiers gathered at
the Great Western station here this
afternoon to greet Marshal Ferdinand
Foch whose train made a brief stop
here. The special arrived soon before
four O'Clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
Oppose Phone Increase.

Rochester, Mimi, November 26.-
Citizens OF this city are indignant
e10 an attempt to raise the rates on
telephones here and a meeting for
that purpose was jammed with users
who are Opposed to an increase at
this time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
CAUGHT THE BOOTLEGGER
Whole Town Harvard H., Were In
terested in CAPTURE

terested in Capture
Chicago, November 26.-The entire
community Of Harvard ILL.,, notified
Judge Lands today that it would at
tend the trial of Robert Ritchfe, al
legged community bootlegger.
The town led by Mayor Maxon
turned out to search. for the bootleg
ger when drunken man was seen or
Chicago detective he was found. Now
the whole town will aid in his prose-
cution.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
STATE BANK CELEBRATES.

chatfield Institution Observes Sixty
Fifth Birthday On Friday.
Rochester, Mimi. November 49,
The First State bank Of Chatfield
celebrated the sixty fifth anniversary
of it's founding Friday. G H. Haven
who purchased the property In 1889
Is the present president.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
Celebrated Anniversary.

Dell Rapids, s. d.. November zs.--Mr
and Mrs Ole Thompson celebrated their
flftieth wedding anniversary at their
home here. The Thompson took up a
homestead here soon after their mar
rage and have resided here continuously.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-12-02
MASoNS MAY STRIKE
Chance That Work On Gustavus Ad

olphus Gym viii Be Stopped
ST. Peter, Mimi. November 90
There is possibility that work Of the
stone masons on the Gustavus Adolf
plus gymnasium will be halted by
strike on Monday. Minneapolis local
has declared a strike to get their pay
every week instead of every two
weeks and the men here are going
out on sympathetic orders.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-11-25

hope to see her in school after the
Thanksgiving holidays.
The Senior class rings have been
distributed.
The following officers were ap-
pointed for the first semester in the
Glee Club: Frances Ware, president;
Julia LeSage, vice-president; Ethel
Ringness, secretary and treasurer;
Gladys Michaelscheck and Sophia
Zahl, librarians and Janice Gould, &C
companist.
The rest of the students who have
qualified for the Glee Club are Emma
Lindquist, Victoria Olson, Mildred
Adams, Louise Buckentine, Leonora
Eystad, Cora Shmidsted, lone Schroe-
der, LYDIA Larson, Hazel Eystad, Bes-
sic Bennett, Ruth McBroom, Julia
Anderson, Violet Musselman, Myrtle
Garberick, Louise Wollthan AND
Helen Watzke.
The Glee Club made it's first ap,
pearance in the High School Thurs
day morning. They sang 1.-THE Glory
of the Came" by Horatio Parker.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-11-25
SCHOOL NOTES
By Freda Horn

The Athletic Association has de-
cided to give a tag drive" for the
purpose of raising funds for their
work 1t will begin this noon and
continue until Saturday night. Be
liberal in buying tag and you will
receive the hearty appreciation of the
association.
Miss Hotchkiss is taking charge of
the Girls Basket Ball practice dur
ing Miss Olson's absence.
The tag day that the Social Prob
lem class took charge of proved to be
a CRETE success in spite of the cold
weather. Laverne Milhardt and Julia
Anderson's team received the highest
amount which was $21.21. The
total receipts were $81.46.
Mr.. Mustain took charge of the
Mathematics Glasses this week.
Miss Olson was absent from school
this week and part of last week. We