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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03

Fairmont keeps her head so high
above water"
"Mr. Monsoon was host at dinner
party at Hotel Fairmont at which To-
cal managers of the company joined
with representatives of the daily
press, partaking Of bullhead dinner,
mary art.
This afternoon the party is at the
golf links. Tonight there Is talk Of a
party in which Eddie will be pres
ent to add to the hilarity of the oc-
casion. Editor Reynolds will report
the affair and add such comments
as will spread Fairmont's fame as a
place to gather inspiration for heavy
Can Always Learn.
1t must be confessed that the in
nocent newspaper man from Mankato
learned a few things while in Fair.
mysteries of several games that he
did not suspect were ever played out
side of the wicked large cities. OPP
ening a Jack pot" with a bob tail
fiush"-bet F. A. ID. don't understand
thisLwas one of the newest wrinkles
put up to the cherub like scribe
Also trying to gather in the chips
with three eights-two Fights and a
deuce of diamond wild. Ye scribe
was plucked almost clean and at one
time it was feared that he would
purchased suit of "hand-me downs
so heartless was the game proceed
ing. Friendship was cast to the four
winds. BOUNDS! Eddie is a piker
l know it, quoted the scribe. And
all this taking place in F. A. DIS
highly moral community"
Party Was Shocked.
Another shocking thing! On q
billboard right opposite The Sentinel
office was a large picture which al
most caused the gentlemen from
er cannot understand how F. A. DIS
sensitive and highly prudish nature
can stand II when he gazes out OF
his window and looks upon the post
or containing a scene which would
have hardly been permitted by Adam
and Eve in the Garden Of Eden
Where is the censorial executive Of
Fairmont? Has he sleeping sick
ness?
One Of the interesting young mer
in Fairmont is Ward Palmer, who
claims to have no newspaper expert
ence, but at that he has injected new
life into The Fairmont Independent
and changed its policy from one Of
gloomy pessimism to happy optim-
ism.
Major Arthur Nelson and Harry
Farley are two mp to- the-minute
newspaper men and they make The
Sentinel a spicy publication that has
a fame that covers a good deal Of
territory. Good fellows they are, too;
Fairmont is peopled by an excel
lent citizenry. They are sociable
hospitable, enterprising, and they are
making their city grow. Its future il
assured. II is community of edu-
Gated, cultured, God fearing folks
and its Main Street is not narrow
and contracted.
w. E. Van Ness is taking hold oil
the Standard Oil company's business
in Fairmont and Martin county like
p veteran in the organization. He is
regarded in high favor by Fairmont-
ers. who have learned of his hustling
qualities
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
EIGHTPOUNDTROUT
TALE Is PUT OVER
That Is Story Which Now Comes
All the Way From
Wisconsin

The creeks around Mankato, il
would appear are not the only
places where large trout have been
hooked lately. Just recently Jo-
seph ellis Of Bangor, Wis.,, near
la CroNse, landed an eight pound
brown German trout with an or
binary worm for bait, in Big Creek
mill dam neas Bangor,
1t was Just recently that two fish
ermen from Mankato landed
brown trout tipping the scales, at
consin trout. The fish caught here
was secured in a creek on the Mic
ollet county side of the Minnesota
river between Judson and Cambria.
There are people who still doubt
the veracity of the story. How
ever truth will not be crushed to
earth by fish -mongers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
PARK BOARD MEETING
Play Devices Will BE Purchased Fol
The Minneopa Resort.

The Minneopa park board
held meeting yesterday afternoon
and ordered several pieces Of play
groud apparatus for the park which
will be valuable addition to the
pleasure and comfort of the thous-
ands of picnicers and tourists who
visit this delightful spot. BY spe
cial appropriation of the last legis
lature, the Blue Earth county senator
and representatives made it possible
to secure some funds for the above
purpose. A bridge across Minneopa
creek between the two falls. and the
enlargement Of the pavilion, are the
other improvements to be made der
ing the summer, for which appro-
priations were also made. Those
present at the meeting yesterday
were Judge Lorin Cray, G.. M. Pal
mer, M. d. sFritz, Thomas Hughes
and e. s. Soaring.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03

a source OF enjoyment 10 the owners
as well as their neighbors and
the E.. w. Owen Music company of
Mankato.
Miss Lucy Weir, teacher in the
Mertersdorf district closed a very
successful years work last Friday
with picnic dinner and program.
enjoyed by teacher, pupils and par
ents. The picnic was held In the
Pamby grove.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
BUTTER MEN ORGANIZE
Meeting Was Held In This
City BY the District
Representatives

Operators and directors of the CO.
operative creameries in this section
of the state met this afternoon at
two o'clock for the purpose of or
ganizing this district, and selecting
which will be held at st. Paul on
June II. James Sorenson, secretary
of the State Buttermakers' associa-
ton, was the principal speaker OF
the afternoon Other speakers, in
GLIDING directors, and buttermakers,
discussed subjects OF interest to the
member of the organization.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
Seeking Speaking Talent.-Isoren

Seeking Speaking Talent.-Lorentz
Post No. II, American LegionsAas re-
ceived requests for Memorial Day
speakers from so many Of the sur
rounding towns that it is unable to
torney Frank r. Morse has consent
ed to speak at Morgan, Mimi, Judge
William Stradtmann at Good Thunder,
Judge Harry A. Johnson at SWest-
brook and Storden and Attorney B. D.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03

x Ran for w. Dietz in first.
Two base hits Rogers, O'Connor,
Rinehart. Lynn: three base hits
Fiske: hits off Rohlfiing 16, off Dietz
z: struck out by Dietz Is, by Rohl-
fling.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-11-25

Bargains Everywhere
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

1t was found he had been shot through
the side and for twenty-four hours
had feared to reveal his injury lest he
be taken for one Of the rioters and
summarily executed.
Homes for thousands of negroes
made destitute by the rioting will be
rebuilt by Tulsa business men, but a
general plan Of reconstruction is still
being sought by members Of the citi-
zens' committee of welfare, named for
that purpose. Out of the burning of
the negro section tne negroes will
profit in one respect for the business
interests of the city are determined
that better and more sanitary sec
tion will be erected.
Some prominent men object to rear
ing new negro settlement on the
ashes of the area destroyed and sug-
gest that land be bought in the north
ern section Of the city, where homes
could be built with view to city
planning.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

resulted In the oeath of thirty-one
persons and property loss estimated
at Sl,600,000, were made to-day by the
county attorney.
Thirty white men have been arrested
and are being held for investigation as
suspects in connection with the riots,
Police Chief Gustafson announced. An
other white man arrested by State
Guardsmen on a complaint of melting
riot is also being held.
The death of Robert Hanson, twenty
seven years old. brought the list Of
white dead up to ten to-day.
Many pitiful tales of the misery and
suffering of the negro refugees were
told. Some ventured into the burned
district to come away with small ban
dana handkerchief bundles filled with
their entire salvage from once excel
lent homes. In prominent hotel yes
terday the porter, being passed by the
manager, summoned the courage to
say: "Boss, Use gettin' kinda weak"
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Soldiers Quit
Tulsa as CITY
Grows Normal
Many Negroes Back to Work
and Business and Social
Life Is Resumed After
Martial Law Is Lifted
81 White Men Arrested
Preparations Are Made TO
Summon a Grand Jury
for Inquiry Wednesday

TULSA, Okla, June 4--State guards
men modified hero to put down the
race war of Tuesday night and Wednes-
day morning, were withdrawn this
morning. leaving the city in control of
municipal and county officials, rein
forced by deputized former service
men.
Business and social life here is fast
returning to normal following the lift
ing of martial law late yesterday and
many negroes are hack at work.
Preparations xor G. grand jury in
vestlgatlon June to fix the respon-
siblilty for the race outbreak. which
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05
Legion Post Plans Pro-German
Celebration; Town i'm Uproar

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 3.-~-Con-
be held at Lowden, Iowa, June II, under
the auspices of the American Legion
post there, has resulted in the resig-
nation of the Mayor and protests from
other Legion posts in the vicinity. 1t
is alleged that the Saturday nearest
June 13 always has been celebrated in
Lowden as a feast day, in commence
ration Of the German victory over
France in 1871,
Three hundred representatives of
thirteen American Legion posts in Ce-
New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

dar, Linn and Jones counties held a
mass meeting at Olin last night to pro-
test the celebration, which Lowden Le-
gion representatives, who were present,
agreed to postpone until June %.
The celebration was originally
planned for June 2. but later members
Of the Lowden post asked the City
Council for n change to June IL. Mayor
Mowry declined to make the change,
asserting it was pro-German move
ment Other members of the City
Council agreed to the change, it is said,
and the Mayor resigned.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
For the Blind.

A small storekeeper, much to The
establishment of his neighbors, Suddenly
decorated his shop window with a
gorgeous new Blind. Ii was the sem
sation of the day, and few of his
brethren failed to make some remark to
him about it.
"Nioe blind you've got there, Isaac"
said one.
eyes, Aaron"
"How much did it cost you, Isaac ?''
ut didn't cost me anything, Aaron.
My customers paid for it,"
what! Your customers paid for it ~
Eyes, Aaron. put a leedIe box on
my counter For the Blind and they
paid for it,"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01

Fulton VAS interested in inventions as
we'll as painting portraits. At last his
new boat was near completion. the
steamboat of his dreams. 100 feet long.
But he was not 10 see its triuruph
ee'ore II was put on the Thames he
was suddenly stricken while address.
ing the Society of Arts in London. nj
the Aielphi. and died the next day.
His only son, James Rumsey. Jr.. who
would naturally have carried on his
fathers great work, vas blind and deaf
from the effects Of scarlet fever.
In THE Centleman's Magazine" OF
1898 is described the testing of Rum
sey's boat, which was found to have
the remarkable speed of four miles
an hour" In 1901 Robert Fulton came
back to America and in 1907 launches
the "Clermont" on the Hudson. Even
after his death relentless fate SEEM
ed to pursue the Rumsey invention
America still thinks the "Clermont" the
first steamboat invented. and Robert
Flu ton the first inventor of il.
In 1889 the u. S. Congress gave
James Rumsey, Jr. a gold medal to
commemorate his fathers success Gin
giving the world the benefits of the
steamboat" This gold medal. small,
crude model OF a steamboat. is hidden
away in the National Museum in
Washington, and this beautiful. SHAPE
~ monument glistening in the sun
shine, erected by his adopted State
of West Virginia, are the only ac-
acknowledgements Of the debt the world
owes TO this great inventor.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
QUICK ACTION
GETS QUARTET
IN MURDER CASE
WEALTHY GROCER WAS VICTIM
OF BAND
Four Italians Arrested And Tried In
Black Hand Killing.

In solving the mystery OF the muir.
der OF Gartano Memmoliti. Italian
grocer OF Bessie Ann. a West Virginia
mining town near Fairmont. state 20.
lice or the Fairmont detachment help
ed set a new record for efficiency Of
the constabulary. The four men ar
rested by state police and deputy sher-
ms within few hours after the
tragedy recently were on trial charg.
ed with completely in the killing.
Memmoliti had been twice threaten.
ed by members OF the Black Hand So
ciety OF his countrymen. His death
was sensation in the little mining
community where he lived. He was a
single man. had no relatives in that
section and made his home with an
Italian family in the village.
For several days prior to his death
he had been busy collecting his &C.
counts and was known on the day OF
the tragedy to have had several thous.
ands OF dollars on his person. Shots
were heard in a vacant field where
Memmoliti kept his horse late on the
afternoon OF 1.-THE crime and two small
boys who investigated gave the alarm.
They also reported they saw four men
dragging the lifeless body across the
field and that when the four saw the
boys they dropped the body and fed.
AS they ran. the handkerchief OF one
dropped from its wearer's face and
the boys said they recognized him as
Nick Merenda, one OF the men later
arrested.
Citizens coming to the rescue found
Memmoliti's body with several revolv-
er wounds in II. his throat slashed
with jagged razor. The pockets OF his
clothing were found turned inside out.
Not a penny OF the thousands which
the grocer carried was found.
State police. with Sheriff J. d. Charl.
ton OF Fairmont, shortly after the
crime arrested Merenda. Antonio Jim
Guglielmo. Louis Bankey and Frank
Meicho, who were lodged in the Fair.
mont Jail.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
UNDERTAKER'S TRIP
SAVES LIFE OF MAN
MAKES NIGHT RUN TO RESCUE
TROOPER SHOT BY MooNshlNER
RESCUED MAN RECOVERING

There Is an undertaken in Charles
ton who. unlike the state police, failed
to get his man. At least. not In the
way he expected. One night as Col.
Jackson Arnold. head OF the state
police. tells the story. word was re-
ceived that Private Leaman Martin,
who With Private Victor Fluharty had
gone to Edwight. Raleigh county, af-
ter one OF the worst gangs OF moon
sinners In the state, had been shot
and killed.
The report came at 2 o'clock In the
morning. There was neither telep phone
nor telegraph communication with the
town Of Edwight. Nor were there
any Sunday trains-and il was early
Sunday morning when the report came
In.
So an automobile was procured and
a Charleston undertaken sent along
the almost iLpassable roads toward
Edwight. When he arrived he found
that Martin was very much alive. The
bullet had entered the troopers back
near the left shoulder and had come
out two inches below the heart.
Loading the wounded trooper into
the automobile, the undertaken
brought him to- Charleston, where he
10 at present .convalescing In a hos
pital.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
CHAMPION COAL LOADER
IS ACCUSED OF MURDER

William Johnson. a negro. known as
the champion coal loader OF West
Virginia through his achievement In
loading a ton OF coal in two minutes,
was the dangerous quarry which state
police were forced to arrest recently.
Johnson was wanted for the murder Of
a neighbor in the lonely hills near his
home. the motive being robbery.
Bloodhounds were used. They fol.
lowed Johnson's trail from the body
across the hills to where johnson lay
hidden beneath a grain shock, q As
caliber revolver near him. Johnson
q powerful fgure-put up a desperate
fight, but he was soon overpowered.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
A Curious Catch.

While we were living in Mississippi,
writes a correspondent, my father, Il
negro named Riley Hatch, and were
once fishing for channel cat in the Tom
higbee River. My father was in boat
out in the middle of the stream; was
on little island, angling for anything
that might come my way. My tackle
consisted Of cotton line attached to
a new-cut cane, with a medium-sized
Limerick hook and bottle stopper for
i bob.
Suddenly looked up and saw the
boat coming toward me. My father
was standing in the bow, with his
foot on the gunwaIe, and his line was
Jerking through the water at great
rate. In a moment the boat was right
where ! was fishing. and then there
was tremendous splash. In his zeal
my father had tumbled out headfrst
OF course his fish got away. But a
ever there was a sincere fisherman it
was he, and pretty soon he was out in
The channel again. resumed my de-
suhory batting and casting. l had
not been long at it when a decided re-
sistance TO one Of my up-and-d down
liggles made me think | had hooked
something. With all my strength |
pulled away.
My father, knowing that knew little
about handling fish, padded over to
lend hand. Presently above the mud
d., ripping bosom of the old Tombig-
ice my catch appeared. But it was
rot fish: it was something pearl
White! 1t caught the rays Of the sun
aod flashed prsmatic colors. The next
moment saw that it was a revolver
a pearl-handled, thirty eight caliber
r:volver. Somehow my hook had drift
Cd against the trigger guard and held
last.
Al sight OF my catch my father sud-
denly threw his hand to his hip pocket
on outing expeditions he always car
red his revolver there. Now il was
gone. He called for me to swing my
'ook over to him. ! did so, and he
eNsmined the revolver closely.
Why, son. he exclaimed. "You've
,aught my gum"
And so had. 1t had slipped from
hl' pocket when he fell overheard.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
The Story of Lewis Wetzel.

Many Of the great scouts did not be-
come Indian fighters until they were
men, but Lewis Wetzel started early.
He killed his first Indian when he was
only thirteen years old. Wetzel was
born in Virginia in l752. His father
moved to the present site of Wheeling,
w. Va, and was killed there by the
Indians before the eyes of his sons.
Lewis swore eternal enmity on all red
skins.
One day while he and his brother
were roaming in the woods they were
attacked by Indians. Lewis killed one
of the savages and the next instant was
hit by bullet which carried away a
piece of his breast bone. Both boys
were taken captive. That night while
the Indians slept, wetzel worked loose
the thongs that bound him and then
unfastened his brother.
After the boys had fled for about a
mile they discovered that their moe
casins were torn to shreds. Leaving
his brother in hiding, Lewis returned
to the Indian camp and undetected by
the sleeping savages, robbed them of
two pairs Of moccasions as we'll as a
gun and some powder and lead.
The next morning the Indians were
hot on their trail and soon we're close
upon them. AS the Indians approached,
the boys stepped out OF the trail into
a clump Of bushes, allowing their pur-
suers to speed past, and then they fol-
lowed. Soon they heard the Indians
coming back and again they stepped
into the bushes and hid The Wetzel
boys played this dangerous game OF
hide-and-seek several times before they
finally eluded the savages and re-
turned in safety to their home.
When Lewis Wetzel grew older he
crossed over into Ohio and soon became
one Of the best-known scouts in the
country.
Wetzel was called "The Death Wind
by the Delawares, whom he hated par
ticularly. More than once a Delaware
warrior trembled with fear as he heard
a shrill, moaning cry echoing through
the forest, for il usually was followed
soon afterward by a shot from the
scouts deadly weapon which ended the
redskins life.
In his later years Wetzel lost the
respect Of many people because he be-
gan the killing. OF all Indians he met
whether hostile or friendly, and several
times he was imprisoned for shooting
members Of peaceable tribes. In his
last days he became lonely, bitter man
until death came to him in 1908.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
TROOPERS USE HOUNDS
TO TRACK BURGLARS

Bloodhounds were used by state po-
lice Of the Williamson station, under
Captain J. r. Brockus. to hunt down
Eve men who late in October are al
legged to have robbed the Wharncliffe
postofIice and another store in that
town. Two cases Of tobacco, two
cases OF cigarettes and several parcel
post packages were taken.
Troopers Godfrey. Ward and Road
liz worked on the case. They arrest.
Cd Claude and John Hatfield, John and
James Johnson aid Lon Gibson.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01

WANTED:-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors;
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery
full line for men, women and children.
Eliminate darning. We pay Use an
hour spare time, or $500 Q week for,
full time. Experience unnecessary.
Write International Stocking Mills,
Norristown, Pa.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
Traffic Ebbs On Tuesdays.

II you are going on an automobile
Trip and want to avoid all possible
,rafic you should 60 on tuesday or
Wednesday, Such is the conclusion
rrachsd from a study of a traffic GEN.
sus taken recently by the Bureau of
public Roads, of the United States De-
rartment Of Agriculture, on one Of the
most travelled roads in the United
States. IL you want to 60 at an hour
when there will be the least traffic, start
between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning.
Traffic increases in amount steadily
from Wednesday TO Saturday, the GEN.
Sus shows, and then jumps into big
volume on Sunday. The volume on Sun
Jay is about twice that on Tuesday and
Wednesday. On Monday there is a de-
cided drop from the Sunday figures,
and on Tuesday the lowest ebb is reach.
cd
There is less traffic on the road be-
tween 2 and 3 O'Clock in the morning
than at any other time Of day. From
, to 5 O'Clock there is sight increase,
then a steady climb until 1 O'Clock.
Between IL and IL o'clock there is a
Eight drop, and then an increase again
until the peak is reached between 2 and
3 o'clock. After 3 o'clock traffic drops
slightly until 7, when the decrease be-
comes more pronounced. BY mid
night traffic has almost reached its low
est point.
Ninety per cent Of the days traffic,
rhe census shows, rolls over the road
between 7 a. m. and p. m, and 81 per
cent between p. m. and p. m.
The size of the average truck and
me speed at which it travels is another
matter brought out in a recent traffic
census BY the Bureau of Public Roads.
The census discloses that 40 per cent
uf the trucks were of one-ton capacity
ar less, 80 per cent between two and
one and half tons, 5 per cent between
TWO and half and five IONS, and that
less than 2 per cent Of the trucks were
of more than five tons capacity.
On level stretch of road, over which
the speed of motor vehicles was timed,
II was found that more trucks travelled
at a speed of twenty miles an hour than
At any rate of speed. Thirty-seven per
cent travelled twenty miles an hour or
faster. One truck, whose driver said
he was in hurry to get there, was
found to be travelling at a speed of
forty-five miles an hour
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01
They Knew.

Two colored gentlemen we're engaged
in conversation when one of them he
came very much annoyed BY the per.
sistent attention Of a large fly.
"Sam. what kim a fly am dis ?"
"Dat am a hoss fly"
"A hoss-fy am a fly whut buzzes
round cows n bosses n jackasses-"
"You ain making out for TO call me
no jackass?"
mo, | amt making out for to call
you mo jackass, Joe, but you CANT fool
dem hoss-flies."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-01

lair Suffragette-"And now if any
one who has heard my speech wishes
10 'sk a question, / will be happy to
answer"
Masculine Voice from the rear of the
"@h)-If you haven't any other com.
my may see you home this even