The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-06
their way from the Lobb farm over
to the one occupied by Moore

Mr.. Abbot leader of the Worthine
ton band, will visit st, James and take
up the work of instructor Of the st.
James hand.
N. l.. Gender, president Of the Wat.
onwan Farm bureau, recently paid a
visit to G. H. Halvorson, president OF
the st. James Commercial club, ask
ing that The Independent be curbei
to avoid a boycott. The Independent
is accused of fighting the Farm bur
eau and the county agent. The indie
pendent takes exception to this for
it merely warned the members OF the
farm bureau to beware Of the Nonpar-
tisan Leagues effort TO gain control
of the bureau.
Next Tuesday night there will be a
meeting held in Winnebago at which
time a base ball league will be form
ally organized. The following have
responded Delavan, Mapletcn, Mime
sofa Lake, kiester, New Richland
and ST. James, and will have repres-
entaives present at this meeting.
lie Sueur Center Leader Democrat:
A special term of district court was
going on the first Of the week. A
case of local interest which was dis
posed of was the school board cleo
ton of Kolars VS.. Wrabek. Nearly
two years ago F. NJ. Wrabek was
elected a member Of the local board
over c. c. Kolars by one vote. Mr..
Kolars contested the election, claim
ing some error in the count. The
court held against him. and that the
count in favor of Mr.. Wrabek should
stand
The Elysian postoffice has again
been advanced to third class.
The buildings for the fish hatchery
at Kasota is now assured. The ap-
preparation of $4,000 was retained in
the omnibus appropriations bill, which
was passed by both branches OF the
legislature.
Robert Quasi, thirty years of age,
died Friday from injuries received in
a runaway accident Tuesday at the
home of his parents in Elysian.
Miss Stella R. Peterson of Nicollet,
of heart disease. was laid to rest
Monday Miss Peterson graduated
from the St Peter high school in 1907,
and later took a business course in
Mankato and California.
The thirty-fifth annual convention
of the Women's Christian Temperance
union of Faribault county will be held
in Wells Wednesday, May 4.
Fred Wherland of Fairmont is nam
ed as one OF three beneficiarieS in a
. will left by cousin. Miss Jane Wher-
land, of Cork, Ireland.
Martin county now has thirty two
Farm Bureau clubs. The thirty sec
ond club was organized Thursday ev-
ening.
Five ditchers drove from Lafayette
Saturday evening and at the Charles
Lndmeyer cafe, according to their
statements, purchased some moon
shine. Shortly after three OF the
fellows were apparently unable to
see where the car was going as one
OF the electrolierS OH the street was
snapped off when they ran into it..
The radiator of the car was caved
in and otherwise damaged. Two of
the joyriders were fined and in addi-
I ton to this the electrolier will have
W VIC pau ioi- q
Rev. S. II. Swanson, pastor of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of La
| fayette for the past three years, has
resigned to accept the pastorate of
Gustavus Adolphus church at ST.
Peter.
The following appointments were
made by the city council of Faribault
Monday evening. City treasurer,
Louise Thonet; city assessor. God
H. Robilliard: city attorney, Edward
p. Mcmahon; overseer of poor. p. j.
larger; city physician, Dr. F. u.
Davis; market master, Eugene Les
cault.
The plan of the Rochester Kiwanis
men is to install signs of welcome
on outlying points of all roads lead
ing into Rochester.
Evan T. James of Omaha sold his
garage building at Lake Crystal
with three lots, occupied by w. E.
Thomas last week. to Evan l.. Owens
and Edwin Griffiths.>
A. r. Folsom, a former resident Of
Lake Crystal, and Miss Hazel Bean
OF BUM, MINI, were married last
Saturday at Duluth.
Joseph Elliott, alias Joseph Nc
Cam, alias Gordon Elliott, one of the
young men held at st. James on a
charge of carrying concealed weap
ons, was found to be a deserted from
the United tSates army, and was
turned over to officers at Fort Shell
ing by order of Judge Comstock last
Saturday. The other man. whose
real name is Lawnie w. Potter, is
also a former service man. He
plead guilty to carrying concealed
weapons. but the court not being
fully satisfied with some of his an
swers to questions asked. ordered
that he be held until the regular
term which is May 8.
The Fourth of Jury celebration at
Owatonna will be held under the aus
pices Of the Kiwanis club.
New Ulm will celebrate July4
The I. o. o. F. lodge at New Ulm
has been reorganized.
THE CYCLOPS TRAGEDY
German Blame For Blowing Up of
Raaf RAfufAH