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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
FATHER OF SHERIFF DIES
Martin Osten Passed Away at His
Home In Lake Crystal.


Home In Lake Crystal.
Martin Osten, father of Sheriff An
ton Osten of this city, died at his
home in Lake Crystal yesterday
morning at seven o'clock from the eff
fects of complications from which he
had been a sufferer for the past five
years. Mr.. Osten was born in Tele-
He came to this country when boy
OF seventeen years Of age and first
settled in Columbia county, Wiscon-
sin. He was for several years a res
ident of Butternut Valley, where he
took decided interest in community
affairs, and held a number of posi-
ticns or trust and responsibility.
Among these was the secretaryship
Of Lake Shore Creamery association
and an official of the town board. He
was man of sterling qualities, and
respected by all who knew him. He
lived on his farm in Butternut Valley
up to fifteen years ago when he took
up his residence in Lake Crystal
The survivors are his wife, and
the following children: Sheriff An
ton Osten of Mankato, Ole NJ. Osten,
son. Mrs. Peter Hanson. and Miss
Florence Osten of Lake Crystal, Mrs.
Charles Rice Of Arlon, Ia, Miss Olga
Osten, a professional nurse at Great
Lakes Training Station, ILL.,, Adolph
Osten of Butternut Valley, Thomas
Osten Of Oxbo. Canada, Alvin Osten
Of Ames, la. He is also survived by
one sister, Mrs. Ealyor Nordahl of
Admiral, Canada.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon from the Norwegian Luth
eran church Of Butternut Valley, Rev
Green Of Minneapolis conducting the
services. The remains will be laid to
rest in the Norwegian Lutheran GEM
etery at Butternut Valley.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
INCREASE PHONE TAX
Minnesota House Has Adopted Bill
Other Measures Passed.

Minnesota House Has Adopted Bill;
Other Measures Passed.
St. Paul April 5.-Opposed on the
ground that it would add S1.50 a
year to the cost of each telephone
in Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth
and defended as step toward a
more reasonable tax on telephone
properties, the bill increasing TO four
per cent from three per cent the
state tax rate on telephone gross
earnings was passed by a vote of
seventy to fifteen, late yesterday in
the house of representatives.
Another bill to provide that neigh :
borhood telephone companies earning
at a fat rate of 10 cents a telephone,
was discussed at length and laid
less than $500 a year shall be taxed
An amendment for a so cent fiat
rate was offered by Representative
Guy E. Dilley and defeated, and an
other by Representative H. S. Mel
son to apply the fiat rate to COM
panies with earnings of less than
$500, instead of $500 as first pro-
vided, was adopted
Representative Charles H. Warner
said the state tax commission had
recommended increase in the gross
companies had agreed to the ad-
vance to four from three per cent,
on condition that the raise will ap-
ply only after January 1, 1922 OBJ
lection that the tax will be passed
on to subscribers loses it's force, Mr..
Warner said, when it is remembered
that not all the people in the state
are telephone users.
Fair taxation of telephone pro-
perty, to bring it up to the level
paid on property taxed on an ad
valorem basis, Representative George
Nordin asserted, would require gross
earnings taxes of 1881 per cent
against the Tri- State Telephone &
Telegraph company, of 80 per cent
against the Northwestern Telephone
Exchange company and of from to
1925 per cent against various local
companies over the state.
Representative GUY e. Dilley said
the new rate would mean an addi-
tional state tax of $1,000 a year,
which would be passed on to sub
scribers, and amount to $3.50 annu-
ally on each telephone in the three
large cities and proportionats
amounts In the smaller cities.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
RAPIDAN AND DECORIA
Parties From That Section Enjoyed
Party Held In Mankato

Party Held In Mankato
Rapidan and Decoria, April 81
Several from this neighborhood
drove to Mankato last Wednesday
evening, March %, where avery
pleasant surprise was held at the
home of Nels Anderson in honor of
Mr.. Anderson's fifty-s sixth birthday
anniversary. The evening was spent
in playing progressive cinch. Head
prizes were won by N. Jersen and
Miss Anna Anderson and foot prizes
by Philip Prybylla and Mrs. Ander-
son, Jr AT midnight a delicious
supper was served together with a
wonderful birthday cake. At the
close of the evening the guests de-
parted for home, wishing Mr.. Ander-
son many more happy birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Show from
Rapidan station visited last Satur-
day and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Madsen.
George Searwright spend last Fri
day night at the home of ]. R. An
derson.
Farmers are very busy in the field
getting their seeding done.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Anderson. ST.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson
and sons visited Sunday at the hcme
of P. M. Broderson in Decoria.
Hans Erickson and N. Jepsen visit =
ed on Good Friday with John Jensen
in Mankato.
1t is reported that. the Chris John
son family are sick with smallpox.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
EDISON BUILDS NEW PLANT
Will Adjoin That Of Henry Ford On
Green Island

Troy, N. Y, April 5.-Thomas A.
Edison is to construct a plant ada
cent to mine on Green Island {"
Henry Ford told newspaper men
mere Yesterday. Mr.. Ford said he
was not in position to say exactly
what kind of a plant Edison would
put up but added, me will use from
aoo to 500 horsepower from my pow
When called by telephone, Mr..
Edison partially confirmed Mr..
Ford's statement Mr.. Edison said !:
l may build a large plant on Green
Island adjacent to Mr. Ford works.
Further than this l do not care to
say at present"
Mr.. Ford surprised the people by
declaring that he did not know Just
what be would manufacture at his
plant He refused to say he would
build farm tractors there-the pur-
pose of which it had been generally
believed the plant was to be erected
but did say. II may make auto
mobiles there in fact it is more
than likely that / will"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
TAssociated Press Dispatch. ]

Detroit, April 2.-The identity OF
the person who shot and killed the
Rev. Leo Jarecki, rector of Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel church at Wyandotte,
near here, last night, and the assail-
ants motive, remained shrouded in
mystery early today. Authorities had
established, however, that person
familiar with the priests household
was implicated in the act. Father
Jarecki was at the rectory with his
housekeeper, when he answered
ring at the door and was shot down,
his assailant fleeing in an automobile.
Authorities were told by the house
keeper that just before the priest was
summoned, there had been a Knock at
part of the house. This, officers be-
iieve, was an attempt to make sure
the priest answered the front door
and showed that the assassin knew the
habits of the household.
Called Priest On Phone.
Earlier in the evening an unident1
fed person called Father Jarech on
the telephone, made an appointment
with him and was given directions by
the priest by which to find the rec
tory. Several boys told the authori-
ties they had observed small auto
mobile, driven aimlessly about the
neighborhood early in the evening,
but they were unable to describe the
occupants of the machine.
Father Jarech was born in Mako,
Poland, in 1876. He was ordained in
Rome in 1900 and Immediately came
to Detroit and became a member OF
the faculty of the Polish Seminary at
Orchard Lake, having been educated
especially for the chair of philosophy
He had just completed text on the
subject for use in all Catholic uni
versities of the United States.
add Shooting mystery
Footprints May Be Clue.
Durand, Mich, April 1.-Two sets
of footprints leading to the spot where
Lucy Wittum, nineteen, was founa
dead near her home Thursday may
solve the mystery surrounding the
death, county authorities said today
woman, gave evidence that the two
had walked to the place of death arm
in arm, officers say.
A single set of footprints, those o
a man, officers said, led away from
the spot. Forest Higgins, twenty
two, farmer, neighbor and sweethear
of the girl, is held in the county jai
at Corunna, pending further inVesti-
cation. A warrant charging murder
has been issued against him. Higgins
denies he advised the girl to buy acid
as is alleged by Erma, fourteen. sis
ter of the dead girl An inquest be-
gun late yesterday adjourned unit
next Tuesday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

there was according to the census
OF 1911, 1,147,594 non Catholics as
against 3,242,570 Catholics" 80 OF
these non Catholics S90,8S0 Gas com
pared with 690,860 Catholics) are In
Ulster, leaving 256,714 non Catholics
las compared with 2,661,754 Catho.
lics) in all the rest of Ireland. This
cally at the mercy of the Catholic
majority. Yet there in on record not
one single case Of attack upon the
life and property of any Protestant
on occount of his religion The Cath
olics were aware of the Ulster po-
groms. They suffered under imperial
British forces predominantly Protes-
tant in religion who did not spare
their priests, converts and churches,
yet they were guilty of no reprisals
OF any sort upon their Protestant
neighbors."
The alleged "excesses of the Brit
ish forces in Ireland, the report said
were tending to dispose Southern
Protestants favorably toward the re-
publican government" Protestant
business men, clergymen and farm
ers were reported as resorting to Re-
publican courts. The commission
stated that Miss Mary MacSwiney
and other witnesses had called to its
attention tnat many or the patriot
leaders in Ireland's history were
Protestant" 1t was said that they
further testified that the Republican
leaders included a number of prom
inent Protestants among them Ern-
est Blythe of the Irish congress (the
Dali Eirrean), Captain Robert Bart
on and Erskin Childers.
The commission said it was con
WINGED that mot only were some
Professionals republican in sympathy
but that there were Catholics anti
Republican" The latter included
members of the Catholic clergy, who
at best it was said were decidedly
lukewarn toward Sim Fem" One of
the witnesses, the report said, cited
the case of priest who refused to
lead his flock in prayels for Terence
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
WEALTHY WIDOW MISSING
Search Being Made For Mrs. Rankine
In New York.
Associated Press DiSDatcl

ASSOCIATED Press DisDatch.1
New York, April 5.-Public aid was
enlisted today in the search for Mrs.
Annette Norton Rankine. wealthy wi
low who has been missing since she
left her automobile at the greensboro
Bridge approach last Friday after
noon. Mrs. Rankine's disappearance
became known last night when her
brother, Benjamin Norton, an official
of the Guaranty Trust company, an
nounced that a search of hospitals
had failed to reveal a clue.
Since the death of her husband,
William Birch Rankine, lawyer and
founder of the Niagara Falls Power
company, Mrs. Rankine had been sub
ject. members of her family said, to
fainting spells. Doubling theories of
foul play, they advanced the belief
that she became i'll after leaving her
automobile and is being cared for in
some private residence.
The chauffeur says that when Mrs.
Rankine left the machine she tofd him
to wait for her. After waiting for
some time he became alarrxti and
called the Rankine residence.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
ARNOLD GUTH IS DEAD
Long. Time Resident of Mankato
Passed Away Yesterday

Arnold Guth, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. August Simonette Of
Madelia from the effects of yellow
jaundice, from which he had been a
sufferer for some time past. Mr..
Guth was born in Baden, Germany,
June rs, 1912. and came to America
in 1916 with his parents, and settled
in Quincy, H., and in 1855 together
with his parents came to- Mankato,
where in July, 1872, he was married
to Miss Mary Painter. He made this
city his home for great many years,
but for some time past had been max
ing his home with his daughter IN
Madelia.
Mr.. Guth is survived by the follow
ing children: Frank Guth, Leo, Mrs.
Thresa Liede, Mrs. Pauline Jonacular
Of Odessa, Wash, Barbara Gutn. Mrs.
Hildgard Presley of Spokane, Wash,
Miss Lucy Guth, and Mrs. Celia Camp
bell of Los Angeles, Calf, and Mrs.
August Simonette of Madelia. He is
also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Theresa Lamm OF Mankato, MIS-.
Barbra Ulmen of San Diego, Calf.
The funeral services will be held a.
Madelia Wednesday morning at $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
LONGTIME RESIDENT
Mrs. Mary Graham Foulke, Who Died
This Morning.

Mrs. Mary Graham Foulke, resi-
dent of this city for great many
years, and at one time, in the MILL
merry business in Mankato died this
morning at st. Josephs hospital from
the effects Of palsy, from which she
was a sufferer for the past fifteen
years. Deceased was born in Free
mont, Ohio, May 8, 1841. and came to
Mankato in 1880, and engaged in the
millinery business which she contin-
ued up to 1892 when she moved to
Chicago She was married to Benja-
min Franklin Foulke in 1859. Mrs.
Foulke is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. c. F. Koepp of Huron, s. D.,
and two adopted children, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Taylor Sommis of Chicago, and
Wilbur NJ Taylor of this city. She
Is also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
J. w. Huckins of Mortified, Mimi,
and Mrs. B. L. Cleveland of Detroit,
Mich,
The funeral will be held from the
Kelley & Gosewich undertaking par
lors Monday afternoon at 2:30 O'clock,
Rev. T. Ross Paden, pastor of the
Presbyterian church conducting the
services. The remains will be laid to
rest in Glenwood cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
VAST SUM FOR LUKUR|ES
MORE SPENT IN u. S. THAN
ON EDUCATION
Expenditures Shown In Stats
tics From Commissioner
CIaxton
UNITED Press Dispatch. ]

Washington, March 30 More
money was spent for luxuries in the
United States in 1920 than was ex-
pended on education in the entire
history of the country. according to
figures today in the office of DR.. p.
P. Claxton, United States commits
sioner of education.
The total spent on Injuries in 1920
was $22,700,00O, 900. In 1918, the
country spent $919,729,258 for ele-
mentary and higher education. Fror!
the beginning of American history
and until 1920, a grand total Of $16,-
GAS, 100000 was devoted to education
Included in the figures are items
for public education, elementary and
secondary, normal schools for the
training of teachers, colleges, uni
yersities and professional and tech
meal schools. whether supported by
public taxation or privately owned
Salaries for teachers, cost Of build
ings, upkeep and equipment also are
included in the total.
, Completed figures for 1918 show
that instructors in all of our schools
received salaries totaling S429,745,
240.
How Luxury Budget Looks
Here is how the luxury budget 81
Uncle Sam looks:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
VISIT OF MISS STILLMAN
New York Bankers Daughter Spends
Two Days at Lodge.


Superior, Wis, April 5. Gordon
Young, caretaker of the Harold E.
Mccormick lodge on an island in
Island Lake, four miles west of
Barnes, Wis, admitted to The, Su-
perior kilograms correspondents at
Barnes that Anne Stillman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. StiIlman
had spent two days at the lodee
with Mr. Mccormick and Miss Muriel
Mccormick. The party of three
travelled for thirty-five miles in an
automobile over mere trail to
Gordon. Wis, to take a train to
Chicago last night. after Chicago
newspaper representatives and pho
togra pliers camped on the shores OF
the lake to get an interview and
photograph of Miss Stillman.
The reporters and photographers
learned that Miss Stillman wore a
large black hat, but not great deal
more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Twenty Killed In Riot
Staged at Halle Today
IAssociated Press pispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Berlin, April 2.-Twenty Of five
hundred communists were killed
and fifty wounded today by the
security police In the vicinity OF
Halle in putting down an outbreak
In con nection with the passing
eommunit agitation In mid Ger
many.
The police captured 100 rifles,
six machine guns and considerable
ammunition.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
DEATH OF MRS. KRUPP
Former Resident Of Mankato Died u
Minneapolis SATURDAY.

Former Resident OF Mankato Died In
Minneapolis Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Krupp of Minneapolis
died Saturday afternoon, following
an operation at a Minneapolis hos
pital. Mrs. Krupp was born in Blue
Earth county and was about forty
years of age at the time of her death.
She is survived by her husband; one
daughter; one son; her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Rogers
of Rapidan; two sisters, Una and
Eleanor; and two brothers, Charles
and Paul. The funeral will be held
Tuesday with burial at Lakewood
cemetery, Minneapolis.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
DEAD BODIES ARRIVE
Heroes Who Performed Their Part
In the Worlds War

Among the forty four dead body
heroes of the Twenty Seventh divis
ion, who fought in the World war, and
who arrived at st. Paul Friday, escort
ed by Major G. j. Adler of Fort Smell
ling, are Private John keenan,, u
company, 11ath Infantry, Delavan
Mimi, Private Vernon Baily, e com
Iany., sixteenth Infantry, Ds.lavan
Mimi: Corporal John Magnuson, H
H. company, 117th Infantry, Redwing
Mimi; Private Petrus N. Lelgedahl
II company, 131st Infantry, ST
Cloud, Mimi; Private Raymond G
Sweet, E company, 10th Infantry
Waseca, Mimi Private Joseph Bot
ten, M company, 117th Infantry, st
James, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Rev. Leo Jarecki, Priest,
Killed Near Detroit
HUNTING FOR SLAYER
Identity of Person and Assail.
ants Motive Are Still
UnsoIved

Detroit, Mich, April 2.-coun-
ty authorities and police Of Wy
andotte, investigating the murder
last night Of the Rev. Leo JAR
ecki, rector of Our Lady Of Mount
Carmel church, took one man into
custody today for questioning
and were seeking another said to
have quarrelIed with the priest
recently. The other man sought
is a negro who represented him
self as a clergyman connected
with a Baltimore mission.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
BOY BANDIT BELIEVED INSANE
Lorraine Nolan of Toxic, NJ. D.,WilI
Be Watched BY Physicians.
ASSOCIATED Press d

Fargo, N. D., April 5-Eoraine No.
Ian, seventeen charged with robbing
the First State Bank of Toxic, N. D.,
March % has been released on $4,000
bond furnished by his father, and will
be observed by physicians to deter
mine his sanity. The boy held up the
bark, according to police, and es :
capped with $3.50. He was arrested
shortly after the robbery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Ploneer ResIdent Dies.

Gerhard Nachbar, eighty years old. a
pioneer resident of Minnesota. died yes
terday afternoon at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Moeger. 242S Lyn-
dale avenue south, Minneapolis. He was
. former resident OF Jordan. He came
to Minnesota II 1852.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Rrundin win Retire.

A. G. Brundin, proprietor OF the Ho-
tel Wilson, Albert Lea, for the past
two years, has sold the property and
equipment to George Allis Of that city,
who will take possession April 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

Will Have New Phone System.
Rochester's telephone system will
he cut over from the manual to the
automatic at twelve o'clock on Sat
urday night, April .16
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Rreak cround For church

Breaking OF ground for the new
First Lutheran church at Albert Lea
short address and a hymn was sung.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Girl was Born.

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Heise. $50
a. girl born April I.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

Claxton pointed out that the peo-
pie of the United States blew away
in smoke of cigars and cigarettes
$500 900, 900 more than was spent on
all forms of education in 1918, while
the total cost Of in all forms of to-
bacco in 1920 was five times the
total of teachers salaries in 1918. II
the people who smoke and chew
would only take two smokes in the
place of three and two chews in the
place of three chews and devote the
money thus saved to support the
schools, the salaries of all teachers
could be increased by more than 120
per cent, he said.
, 1921-06-30
TALK ABOUT LUCK! JONES
WINS $500, 900 ON r

LONDON. JEae 2s-CaptaIn AIbaa
Jones never saw a horse race: never
was Interested in horses; never made
I bet in his whole life.
But Just the same Captain .Aiban
Jones won nearly $500. 0Oo by SravvinA
ing the lucky ticket on the English
Derby in the Calcutta Turf club sweep
stake.
His good fortune never feared him.
He spent nsser a penny in ceiebrat.
ing It, He wasted never a minute in
talking about 1t. He just went on
working.
A friend told him he could buy a
toke: iE she sweepstake for fourteen
shiiiings-about $3.50. So he took one
and then forgot all about IL.
The day before the derby he wa.
told he had drawn me slip with ths
name Of the horse 'Humorist." The
next day he was told the horse had
won the English classic turf event,
i better see IL I still have ti,e
ticket" opined Jones.
After a prolonged search he four.e.
it in an old valise. 1t vas WORTH
10000.
Jones sent his wife up in Wales a
telegram telling her about It and then
went down to the office where he
works as assistant marine superfn.
tendent for the Union Castle Steam.
ship company.
Guess III stick on the Job" he
said.
, 1921-06-30

refinery employees will have to be
made to permit the local plants 10
operate in competitor with ether plants
more favorabIy situated.
RENTS MUST CONE
Down IN CASPER
To date only a 10 per cent decrease
in salary has been melted out here and
that came last February. since that
time living conditions. except rents.
have gone down materially. with the
lny-offs OF hundreds OF men here and
the assurance that there will be no
work for several months at least. a
great number % men Effected vii,
leave Casper with their families THIS
aloud result in removing living ron.
ditions here and give the landlords a
ehence to lower the exhorbitant rents
10 n normal basis. This cooperation
must come IL the plants will be able
t. resume operations on a normal ba-
sis. II the rents do not come down II
will morcly delay n resumption OF
operations and will mean empty
houses for longer periods.
When everything has had II level.
ng down process then It Will be time
to pick up the scattered ends Of bus.
mess and begin the upward trend 10
normal conditions. according to re.
nnery officials.