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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
PRAISE JEFFERSON TRAIL
IMPORTANT FACTOR DE-
VELOPING NEW ERA
President Parker Tells Directors
Of Importance of This
Roadway
ASSOCIATED Press DISPATCH

st. Joseph, Mo-, January 18.-The
Jefferson Highway, with Winnipeg
and New Orleans az it's north and
south terminals, was declared to be
1.-The backbone of an essential system
of travel and trade" and an impor-
tant factor in the development of a
new economic era in the Mississippi
Valley" by Walter Parker, president
of the jefferson Highway Associa-
ton in his annual address here to-
day to the members Of the associa-
ton.
There is an increasing need for
the Jefferson Highway, said MI.
Parker, 1.-THE project was we'll con-
ceived. A new economic era has
dawned in the Mississippi Valley and
henceforth adequate and dependable
north and south transportation chan =
nels will be essential. This is so be.
cause the producers Of the Valley IN
order to enjoy full economic free
dom must have access to the easy
grade north and south railroads, and
the navigable waterways which emp
ty into the gulf of Mexico and to all
the-year dependable highways fol-
lowing the same desirable course.
Made Into Finished Products
I'm the period ahead very much
"
products which have been passing to
Europe by way Of the Atlantic sea-
board will be changed into the f1n-
ished products of commerce in Mis-
sissippi Valley factories located near
the source of raw material and food
supply and will pass to world mark.
cts, particularly to the new markets
Of greater promise in Latin America
and the Orient, along railways, wat
erWays and highways Of low natural
resistance to the valleys own ports
on the Gulf of Mexico, thence abroad
"In this new ) scheme of things
which has efficient service and gen
uine economy as its basis, drift OF
travel will follow drift of commerce
and north and south Jefferson High
way which penetrates and serves
Americas greatest production and of
greatest capacity for increased pro-
duction, will fill an ever increasing
need"
Mr.. Parker, who is general man.
ager Of the New Orleans Association
Of Commerce stated that almost
every mile Of the highway has been
improved to some extent and more
than fifty percent of the mileage had
been given a permanent hard sur
face. The project started in New Or
leans five years ago was now said to
be fully organized. we'll financed and
possessing the cooperation and es =
TEEN Of the people of ninety Ameri-
can counties and that section of
Canada through which it passed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
FIRE PROTECTION FUNDS'
APPROXIMATELY $4,000 is
RAISED BY 262 TOWNSHIPS
Money Derived From Direct
SeIf-Imposed Taxes and
Spent in 1920

st. Paul, January 17-Approximate-
ly' $4,000 was raised for fire pro-
lection purposes by 26., townships in
sixteen counties of Northern Mime
sofa, during the past year, according
to announcement of w. T. Cox, state
forester. This money was raised by
direct self imposed taxes in the var
ious townships, and was In addition
to the taxes paid by these residents
to the municipality, county or state.
This was made possible, Mr.. Cox
stated, by the united effort of the
forestry department and its staff of
rangers and patrolmen, who are car
rying on continual educational
propaganda in fire prevention and
protection. The entire sum expended
vention and protection during the
year was approximately 100000,
which includes the money raised by
the individual townships. More than
900 fires were fought and brought
under control, Mr.. Cox said. before
any material damage was done to
property.
Divided Into Thirteen Districts
There probably is no other state
department which comes in such d.
rect contact with settlers of the nor
thern section of Minnesota, than does
the forestry department, Mr.. Cox
ment is divided into thirteen districts
each one in charge Of forest rang
er. These rangers are under direct
supervision or two district supervi-
sors, one at Warroad, and the other
at Duluth. These supervisors, the
forester, stated have charge of fire
protection work, and through the var
ious rangers educate the settlers Of
the forest regions in fire prevention
and protection, in addition to the &C
tual work of this protection and pre-
vention. s..
The rangers work in the winter
disposal of slash by logging compan
les and private individuals, and max
ing shelter cabins and other improv-
ments necessary in fire prevention
work. The railroad companies, Mr.
Cox said, did splendid work during
the past year in cooperating with
the forest service in SUPPRESSION Of
fires. The companies employed SO
patrolmen to follow trains and sup
press any fires, which might be dis
covered on or near the right Of
way. These men also work under the
direction of the district rangers and
al put Ou ouIy a. tlO laughs lC-
quest Lumber companies operating
in this section of the state co-operat-
ed in like manner, the forester stat
ed, and spent almost $4,000 in fire
prevention work.
PatroImen Engaged
In addition to the number of rang
ers employed by the state, large
crews Of patrolmen are also engaged
in carrying on the work Of fire pre-
vention and protection. These pa.
trolmen, however, are called upon
only when conditions are such that
the rangers are unable to cope with.
The training OF rangers, the forester
said, require long. tedious time, and
only men of sterling character be-
come success In the work. The life
of the ranger is one of many trials
and hardships, and he must be con-
stantly on the alert for the care of
his charge the forest
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
DEATH IS GREAT SHOCK
PASSING or MRS. HONORA
SHANAHAN, DANVILLE
Woman's Study Club Of Maple
ton Held An Interest.
ing Meeting

Mapleton, Mimi. january 18.-The sad
news OF the death of Mrs. Honora Shan
anan OF Danviiie was shock to her
was not as well as usual She was born
at st. Johns, New Brunswick seventy
two years ago and came to Minnesota In
ye Ga IL
years ago. Her daughter Anna and son
William have lived with her and carried
on the home place. The other children
Mrs. John Mccarthy Of GOOD Thunder.
John of New Richland and George. who
lives in Danville; also one brother and
tire three sisters Sam James Of Paynssviile:
Treanor Of Mankato and Mrs. Robert
Kennard Of Minnesota Lake. Mrs. Shan
ahan was a good woman any many WIN
The Woman's study club met at the
home Of Mrs. Jud Cornell Tuesday after
noon with nearly every member pres
ent. The program was study Of the
esting subject. The subject WIN be con-
tinued in February. Mrs. Z. G.. Busce,
Mrs. H; NJ. Berry and Mrs. II. w. Heaiy
meenR the viii Ss Sed aa int S sns net
r. B. Hanna January IS and WIN b In,
the nature Of Burns memorial.
Conrad Shield Of Firmayson was call
Mrs r - X Mam ao' spsn. z Thurs s s' Il
Services were held in all the churches
Sunday although Rev. Father Griffin had
to turn back from his trip to Good
Thunder. At the Federated church the
choir was present and very good ar-
dienes despite the storm. Rev. Meiby':
! ife." A feature was the solo by Claude
Saxon during the anthem by the choir.
j. W. Sprague is not as well as he hae
been. DIR. j. W. Andrews Of Manlxato
was called in consultation on Ttlcsdev.
On Thursday a trained nurse was put
IN charge Of the case and all hope that
Mr.. Sprague will soon begin to mend.
His advanced age makes the matter
J. F. Albrecht spent the past week b,
Chicago on business pertaining to his
st0r". H..
Miss Gertrude Mccarthy closed school
In the William Mead district Thursday
and Friday until a case Of sickness
which looked like scarlet fever, could be
made sure Of.
Donald Mcaresor: who went to chi
tie. returned home Friday. via Mime
spolis where he visited at the university
agricultural college, also with his con-
sin Lloyd Johnston and family in st.
Paul
Hon. T. B. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor
came home from ct. Paul FRIDAY night.
Mr.. Taylor returned Monday. Our re-
preventative has been named on num-
Der OF important committees as banks
cities and schools. <ail Of which he is
ably fitted to fill.
Mike Clifford. who has been visiting
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Clifford
Sr.. returned to his home in Osakis
Mimi, Thursday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
Children's specialists will examine a

Children's specialists will examine all
children under seven years OF age at the
childrens clinic which will be given I'M
der the auspices of Blue Earth County
Public Health association at Cambria
restaurant on Thursday. January 90.
These children's specialists are ply
sicians, members Of the Northwestern
PeMatric society, which Is cooperating
with the Minnesota Public Health associ-
alton to continue the work Of the Baby
and infant welfare clinics previously con-
Quoted by the state board of health.
T.. Children either sick or well will be adj
mitted to the Clinic and given complete
examinations. The clinics are established
for the purpose of keeping well babies
well and for discovering slight physical
imperfections which. II not corrected in
time, might become permanent defects.
The physicians in charge examine the
babies to determine their condition. adj
wise the mothers about the care and
feeding Of kabies and young children,
giving directions in particular cases. but
referring all cases in need Of medical at
tention or supervision to the local ply
sicians. Only about Q per cent OF all bah
les are perfect and during infancy, we
are told, is the best time for the cor
rection Of their defects. The more COM
mon causes of trouble in children under
FIVE years Of age are improper feeding.
poor nutrition, diseased tonsils and
adenoids: poor teeth. anemia, and en-
No fees are charged. All mothers are
cordially invited to be present and to
bring children under seven years Of age
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
Why Councilman Ham,
NETT Calls For Official
PARADE IN THE STATION
Objects to Making Exhibition
Of Women Before Gaping .
Spectators

Councilman w. r. Hammett Is in
favor of the appointment of a ma
iron for the police station. At this
mornings meeting Of the city council
he expressed himself as very much
displeased with the manner in which
Miss Ethel Demmick was made to
appear before the municipal court
Saturday without the escort Of a
matron. In making this statement he
said that he knew that the young
lady was merely taken down from
the county Jail to appear against
the young men who were being ar.
raigned that afternoon. "That little
girl was somebody's daughter, and I
do not think it right to parade her
before from twenty-five to thirty
men in that court room without a
good motherly woman as an escort.
She was also marched through the
police station two or three times I'M
der the gaze of from twenty:
capped at the child as she passed.
would like to see some motherly
woman appointed as matron at the
city hall, so that whenever a girl or
woman is taken before the court she
can have the proper escort"
Suggestion BY Waters.
Mayor e. v. Waters suggested
that the matron at the rest room at
the city hall be given police power
and act as matron of the police de-
partment. He suggested that the
rest room should be kept open until
II o'clock at night. Councilman
Mahowald said that the rest room
should be open every day including
Sundays up to at least II o'clock at
night This he said would necessi-
tate the hiring Of two matrons. Say
one on duty from a. m. to p. m,
and the second one on duty up to II
o'clock at night. On motion Of Coun-
Gilman Steiner the matter was left
with Mayor Waters with power to
act. Following the meeting Mayor
Waters said that he would take
steps to appoint the second matron
and see that the rest rom Is kept
open every day of the week. The
matrons will be given police power
and will also act as police matrons.
DR.. c. j. Holman, city health Off
Ger. reported that during the month
of December there were twenty. six
births and ten deaths.
Afr allowing number of bills
the meeting adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Inc car lot movement or CONNER
cial potatoes in, Minnesota for 1920
is estimates to be 22,4S0 cars. The
total movement for 1919 was 25,105
cars. The commercial acreage of
onions for 1920 is estimated at 1926
acres with yield of 317 bushels per
acre. The commercial acreage of
cabbage for 1920 is 1855 acres with
an average yield of 7.3 tons per acre.
The total production Of wool in
Minnesota for 1920 was 3,536,000
pounds compared with 1854, 900
pounds in 1919. The estimated per
capita -four consumption is 1.60 bar
rels while for the United States it is
1.18 barrels.
Average Marketines of Wheat
The average marketings of wheat
by farmers in Minnesota each month
in percentage of the total marketings
by seasons are as follows, the aver
age being for eight years, 1909 to
1917: January,-7.8; February,-5.8;
March,-4.7; April May,-4.6;
June,-4.1: July,-3.0; August.-6.9
September, $50; October,-17 +;
NoYember,-13.9 December,-10.4.
Estimates in Blue Earth County
The following is the revised estim-
ates of acreage and ,oS yields tor the
ed by information and data received
bv the Minnesota Agricultural Stats
tician, for Blue Earth county.
Corn, 1919-acreage. $4,000; yield,
40: 192O-average, 100000; yield, AZ.
Spring wheat, 1919-average, 81
600; yield, 10; 1920-acreage; yield,
10.
Winter wheat, 1919-acreage, H.
500; yield, 20; 1920-acreage, $4,000.
Oats, 1919-acreage, 10000; YIELD
"a; 1920-acreage, 4S,S00; yield, Al:
Barley, 1919-acreage, 5000: yield,
16; 1920-acreage, $500; yield, 80.
Rye, 1919-acreage, 5000; yield,
%; 1920-acreage, S,400.
Flax, 1919-acreage, 600; yield, IL;
1920-acreage, 700; yield, Is. "a.
Potatoes, 1919-acreage, 1000;
yield. 60; 192O-acreage, 900; yield,
100.
All hay, 1919-acreage. $4,000; yield
Ia; 1920-acreage, $4,000; yield, il.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
WILL TEACH THRIFT
Junior Extension Club Work in North
Dakota Agricultural College.
Associated Prass Disna tch

Fargo N. D., January 17.-Farm
boys and girls learn thrift by taking
part in the junior extension club WORK
of the state agricultural college, az
80 p" q. Barton, who ha:
charge Of this work.
To prove it he has figures to show
that ninety one club members from all
parts of North Dakota who attended
recent institute here own property
worth $24,812. Hogs, hens, liberty
bonds, baby beeves, bicycles, all kinds
of farm implements, canned products,
pure bred cattle, garden truck, pianos
and even bed room suites are listed.
Mr.. Barton cites the case of one
lad, Wesley Cooper, Is of Brompton
who by three times winning the state
championship as corn grower has ia
fiuenced his father to go into the
raising of seed corn. In 1918 Wesley
raised II bushels of corn on one acre |;
in 1919, more than 119 bushels on an
acre; and in 1920 more than eighty:
three bushels per acre on two and
one half acres
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
OUTLINE THE PROGRAM
State Newspaper Men Are
To Hold Meet
BOOKED FOR FEBRUARY
L. e. Potter Farm Bureau Head
Is To Be One of the
Speakers -

Minnesota newspaper men and pub
fishers will hold their convention in
st. Paul Froday and Saturday. Feb
ruayr 18 and 10. On February II a
preliminary meeting will be held with
the Minnesota Associated Advertising
club. Five hundred editors and their
wives are expected to attend.
The first session will open with an
address of welcome by Mayor Hodg-
son, which will be responded to BY
PHI tiesh of The Brown County
Landy, Familiarity known over the
state as "Jim," will then deliver his
annual address. Routine work will
follow. Ed Lawless of the Shakopee
Tribune will bring the session to q
close with an address on Farm Feat
Address BY 1. e. Potter
1t Is expected that Mrs. Emma
will open the afternoon session with
choosing: John Shadboth. Duluth,
will read g paper on a Real Bust
ness Builder" L. e. Potter, presi-
dent Of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation will follow with an ad-
dress in "The Co. operative Move.
ment."' A discussion ON classified
advertising will be led by L. J..
Boughner Of the Chicago Daily News
Reports of the standing committees
and the historians report, given by
Mayor Hodgson, will close the ses
In the evening the visiting editors
and their wives will be entertained at
dinner by the st. Paul Association.
the officials Of the city and the ST.
Paul Supply Mems association. TIE
same hosts will entertain the women
in the afternoon at theatre party.
Saturday mornings session will be
onened with a practical talk on
Printers Price Lists and Their APP
plication to Everyday's Business" BY
speaker not yet chosen. A round
Have Field Secretary7" will be led
by Herman Roe OF the Northfield
News.
Wiil<ie On the Program
Will Wilkie of the GRAY Eagle Ga
zette. now president Of the National,
Editorial association. will give an
address on the work of that associa-
ton, and will refer to the 1921 meet
Ing at Miami, Fla.
The convention will be brought to
a close by election Of officers and
renorts OF standing committees.
The present officers of the Mime
Iandv: Olivia Times president: Phn,
liz Liesch, New Tim. Journal. first
vice president: W. 2. Verify. wadena
Pioneer. second vice president: J. P.
Couehlan, Waseca Herald. third vice
president: Fl. G. Hota1ing. ManIeton
ENTERPRISE. treasurer: John r. Casey.
Jordan 1ndeDendent. secretary.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
MINNESOTA CROP YIELDS.
STATISTICS FURNISHED FOR
1919 AND 1920
Revised Estimates For Blu
Earth County For The
Two Years

While the acreage of the ten prin
cipal crops in Minnesota in 1920 was
2.S per cent less than in 1919, the to-
tai production was IL per cent more
than in 1919. However, the decline
tn farm prices was so rapid that bas
ed on. the price December /, 1920,
the total value of the ten crops was
only $265,552,OOO compared with
$459 100000 based on the price De-
cember 1, 1919. A stndy Of the values
per acre for the two years indicated
that rye was the only one of the ten
crops which had higher value per
acre than in 1919 being $20.74 per
acre in 1920 compared with $3.50 in
1919. The acre value of corn dropped
from $4,000 in 1919 to $19.12 in 1920.
The acre value of potatoes also de-
clined sharply from $4,000 in 1919 to
$1,000 in 1920. The acre value of
spring wheat in 1920 was $12.35 while
in 1919 it was $2S.25.
The acreage of buckwheat in 1920
was $4,000; the yield, 90 bushels; the
total production, 100000 bushels. The
price December 1, 1920 was S1.06; the
total farm value of the buckwheat
crop was $4,000. The value per
acre, using the December l price as
a basis was S2120. For 1919 the &C
reage was the same, $4,000; the yield,
- bushels per acre; production, 1885,
600 bushels; December l, 1919 price
$3.50 per bushel: total farm value in
1919, $4,000; value per acre, basis
December l, 1919 price, S24.70.
Glover Seed Acreage
Following is the comparative sta
tistics for clover seed acreage in Min
nesota for 1919 and 1920 together
with yield, production, farm value and
value per acre:
, 1919-19,00O acres: yield 25 bush
els; production, $4,000 bushels; price
December 1. $500; total value, ST.
100000; acre value, $62.50.
els: production $4,000 bushels; price
December Z, $3.50; total value, $56S,
600: acre value s2S.3S.
The total crop of apples in Mime
sofa in 1920 was 1,462,000 bushels
with a total farm value Chased on
December price of $500 per busheD
of $2,924,000. The production in 1919
was 1,365,000 bushels; price Decem-
Der 1, 1919. $3.50 per bushel; total
value, December 1, 1919, $3,412, 800.
planted for syrup in this state the
past year. The average yield of syrup
per acre was 100 gallons; total pro-
duction, 100000 gallons: with a total
farm value December l of S450000.
The total value of twenty two crops
based on the farm price December l.,
1920 for Minnesota was S26S.091, 900.
The total value of the same twenty
two crops in 1919 had a farm value
December 1. 1919 of $465 ,021 900. Us
ing the twenty two crops as a basis,
Minnesota in total farm value, ranks
fifteenth in the United States this
year. Last year it ranked eleventh
ON the same basis. Minnesota farmers
in 1920 paid farm laborers an aver
age of $500 per month compared
with $3.50 in 1919. The rate per day
paid harvest hands in 1920 was $50,
while in 1919 is was only $3.50 per
day.
Average Values Per Acre
The average values per acre, based
on the price December l for the five
years 1914-1918 for the principal
crops and COMPARISON with the acre
F&lI
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
EMPLOYEES EARNED OUT
Employees Trick Coke Co. Engaged
to Raising Garden Truck.
[Associateo .'ress Dispatch.1

: y.
Connellsville, Pa, January II -
Garden products with market value
of $322,000 were raised in 1920 by
employees of the Prick Coke Company
under the very glare of the thous-
ands of coke ovens which dot this,
section of Pennsylvania. Much of this
wealth came from the gardens which
the company provides with every
house, but some workers and their
families were more ambitious than
their neigbors and "farmed" 1854 ad-
ditional plots which the company
leased for them.
The report of the welfare depart
ment of the company just made pub
lie shows that 1854 individual fam
lilies engaged in the enterprise. The
report Of the Frick company shows
that it expended $4,000 in promoting
the gardening plan. and paid out IN
prizes $2,194.24, while the workmen
and their families benefited from
the gardens without any expense
other than their labor. The company
will follow the plan this year. It pro-
vides for flower or vegetable gar
en- at every house occupied by one
OF its employees.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Representative John Gerlich was
home to spend Sunday. He is a
member of the committee on high
ways and returned to st. Paul last
evening in order to attend a meet
ing of that committee which was
scheduled to meeting this morning.
William H. Hohenstein of Window
is spending a few days in the city
with his brother, o. E. Hohenstein.
Albert Gaffey of Easton and Percy
Armstrong Of Albert Lea spent Sun
day here with friends.
Captain Elmer Orchard of the local
Salvation Army, who has been in
Minneapolis for over a week assist
ing in a $150,000 drive for home serv-
ice work in that city, spent Sunday
in Mankato, and returned to Mime
apolis this morning.
Robert Brown, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. e. Brown of this city, went to Chi
cago last evening where he will
spend three months attending the
training school of, the Burroughs Ad-
ding Machine company. He has been
in the employ of the local branch of
that company in this city for several
months.
Norman Moe of Worthington spent
the week end in the city with rela-
tive3.
Mrs. Warren Griffin went to Min
neapolis this morning, where she will
spend few days.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
CORN IS KING OF CROPS
AVERAGE $3.50 AN ACRE
WAS PRODUCED
Value Of Hops Per Acre In Year
1919 Now Given. At
$873.75
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch

Washington, January 17--Corn,
king of crops, produced an average
only $20.93 an acre to farmers based
on December 1 farm prices while
hops produced S4S6.10 an acre, ac-
cording 10 averages for the country
as whole issued by the Department
of Agriculture The value per acre
Of hops in 1919 was $S74.75, while
corn's average value per acre was
.$3S.49. With the exception of rye,
cranberries, soy beans and sorghum
strip the average value per acre
last year showed heavy reductions
from 1913 because Of the declines in
prices. -
Wide variation is shown in the
value per acre of the various crops
while the averages for different
States show broad range for each
CROP. The average farm value per
acre of the important farm crops as
estimated by the Department of Agri-
culture for last year and for 1919
follows: