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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-14
PICkfDUP lNKASOTA PICKED UPINkASOTA MICE STARTED FIRE
Collection Of news Notes; What
is Doing In that
Section

Kasota. October Mrs. Joe Herman
spent Wednesday with friends in Man
kato.
Mrs. J. R. Ream returned wednesda,
from short visit with her daughter
MRS. Charles Aim and family In Min.
neapolis.
Mrs Paul Zimmerman and Mrs. vii
liam Patterson were visitors in Man.
Mr. Mrs. John Ray and daughter Of Trac,
of Mr.. and Mrs w. B. Pulver '
A son was born last Sunday to Mr.
and Mrs. William Anderson OF Mime.
apols Mr.. Anderson was a resident o.
Mrs john % l0 Fox viss fisad M.ns.to rue.
day for further medical treatment.
hugh Usher and family moved on 4
zen zen E f. y. Adams farm the forepart o.
Harlow Pettis ana wife Of Mankat.
OF Mrs. Emily Hanson, and family.
her daughter Mrs. Peter Ewerts.. re.
!aI1 to her home in Mountain Lake
Alice WistroW Were Manka sis Visit ans
last Saturday.
A daughter was born recently to Mr.
and Mrs. Dave swager Of Mankato
hts na Swager was formerly Miss Mara
! Miss Dorothy McTighe visited owe,
last week end with relatives IN Mankato
MRS sif .sae svs sS oa M sn
and Mrs. O'Donald and son. Mrs. Olsor
and daughter Anna. Mr.. and Mrs &c.
certz and Mr.. Patneau all OF st. Paul.
Loren Rapp and family Of Winnebage
have motored into the house Just va.
Robert Meyer and family of ST. Petel
were entertained last Sunday at thu
home Of Mr.: and Mrs. Philip Koenen.
M, MT and. Mrs: Percy Nutting and chill.
Wistrom home last Sunday.
| z. r. Hamnstedt and family of Man.
kato We're Kasota callers last Sunday.
visitor in Mankato last Tuesday.
The program for the West District In.
stitute. LeSueur county Sunday Schoo
association assoc to be held in the Presby.
9. is as follows: At 8 p m. devotiona
service. 3:15 p. m. the. work of the dis.
trict. w; J. Reiss. district president; $3.50
Rev. J. II. seliie; ssS p shn s vocal eaiG soio
Mrs. G. e. Martin; m, The Teach
er,s Supreme Aim. Rev. q. e. Martin
4:20 p m... vocal duet. Mr.. and Mrs. A
schoSs FOR Missions Tss suq Rss
Rain; 1850 p. m, FINANCES: p. M. ben.
eiction.
school Notes-Howard zlmmermar
Mankato.
Miss Mittumen's class mas twelve hon.
or points toward their holiday.
| Ralph and Clair Swenson returned Il
school Monday after an absence of sew.
eral days on account of illness.
! Warner Nelson was absent from schoo
the first OF the week because OF illness
Arnold Anderson has been elected cap.
tain Of the Boy Scouts foot BAH team
The Boy Scouts. accompanied by Supt
Olson. enjoyed an outing last Friday and
a picnic supper near the Kasota bridge
Twenty-Five members OF the seventh
tons for the first twenty-five drills. TIL,
papers were written when in the sixth
grade.
attended the Southern minnesota Fan.
cational Association meeting in Man
kato Thursday and Friday. The othel
teachers will attend the convention In
Minneapolis in November
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NOTES FROM DANVILLE
Personal News Collected BY Free Press
CORRESPONDENT.

Danville. October 6.-zMiss Ida Tietz,
who has been assisting Mrs, Edwin
Thompson for some time. returned home
Sunday.
Mrs. Ed Thompson is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bolinger and
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson and son
Donald spent Sunday at the d. p.
Pierce home in Beauford.
Walter Lentz. who has been at st.
Peter, returned home Sunday.
Rev. Carl Krueger of Mankato called
on friends in Danville Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Thompson and grandchildren
called on her daughter. Mrs. Will Minks
Mr.. and Mrs. omer Bolinger and
daughter Viola and Mr.. and Mrs. o. An
derson were callers at the c. Bolinger
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson and
son Kenneth spent Sunday with Mrs.
Thompson's sister. Mrs. Fred Linden
burger at Pemberton. 4
School in district No: 136 started Sep
tember rs with Miss Leona Taylor a.
Miss Katie Mccardle Of Madison Lake
is spending a few days at teh Mike Me-
Cardle home.
ON account Of the teachers conven-
ton at Mankato there has been no
school in district No. 1856 this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orie Anderson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Anderson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bentley.
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CENSUS ON HIGHWAY
Volume of Traffic Quite
Large, Say Counters
AUTOS OF ALL STATES
Vehicles of Every Description
Travel the Roads Leading
Into Mankato

Census of traffic taken under the
supervision of R. J. Short of this city
district maintenance superintendent
for the Minnesota Highway depart
ment for the week of August %, 1921
shows that travel over roads leading
in and out of Mankato was very heavy
in most instances. The traffic on the
Madison Lake road was exceptionally
light due to the fact that the road was
under construction and the detours
were not of the best. Traffic census
was taken for a period Of seven days
eighteen hours per day from 6 A. N,
to IL p. M. Cars which passed the
observation points from various
other states were as follows: Iowa,
North and South Dakota, Illinois.
Wisconsin, California. Michigan. Ne
braska, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, In
Diana, Washington, Wyoming, Utah.
Nevada, Maine, Oklahoma, Missouri
Ohio, Montana, Delaware. Tennessee
Idaho and West Virginia
Average Number OF Trucks
On thes Mankato and st. Peter road
the average number of heavy trucks
which passed each way daily was 100
wagons 166, buggies 81 and the total
daily average was S1S vehicles Of al
kinds.
Between Winnebago and Am o y
nine heavy trucks, 174 wagons, "a
buzz and @ daily average OF al
vehicles Of ATT.
Mankato and Madison Lake, heavy
trucks 80, wagons, ia, bugg1es, 81
daily average Of all vehicles, 2S5.
Between Searls and New Ulm,
heavy trucks daily, so wagons, 20
buggies, and daily average OF 24S
vehicles of all kinds.
Betwnen Mankato and Lake Crys.
tai, 20 heavy trucks, 81 wagons. Is
buggies, and an average OF ali vehic.
les OF l66.
Between Butterfield and ST. James
heavy trucks IA, wagons, 81, buggtes
As, daily average of all vehicles, 62s
Between Mankato and Mapletop,
heavy trucks, IL, wagons 167, bug
giles. AZ, average daily traffic OF I'll
vehicles 205.
Between CORTLAND and New Ulm
heavy trucks, %, wagons 81, buggies
20, daily average of all vehicles 462
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FOUND POISON TRACES
Evidences In Examination Stomach
Late A. n. Turrittln

Evidences In Examination Stomach
Late A. n. Turrittln
UNITED Press Dispatch1
Minneapolis. October 7.-Evidences
Of barium sulphSde were found In the
stomach of A. H. Turrittin, former
state bank examiner. who died last
Saturday. according to the statement
of DR.. Edward Brown, University OF
Minnesota chemist reported last
night to DR.. Gilbert Seashore, Hen
nepin county coorner. DIR. Seashore
stated that the analysis Of the sto-
mach is not completed. but sufficient
progress had been made to determine
that Mr.. Turrittin probably died
from the effects of barum sulphide.
Mr.. Turrittin stated just previous
to his death that he had taken bar
ium sulphide In mistake for barium
sulphate.
Barium sulphide is poison. while
barium sulphate Is not.
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MAY BUY CY FARMS
Property Likely to Be Used BY Gov
eminent For Vocational Training.

Property Likely to BE Used BY Gov
eminent For Vocational Training.
Two of the Oak Dale farms, near
Austin, Mimi, representing an outlay
of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
during the days when Cy Thompson's
financial genius was In bloom, PROB
ably viii become the property Of the
cational training center by the Unit
ed States Veterans bureau.
A recommendation that the pur-
chase be made Is before Director
Forbes, head of the bureau in Wash :
ington. It was sent by c. d. Hubbard,
tenth district manager Of the bureau.
along with a survey of the farms,
about a month ago.
Mr.. Hubbard, however, requested
that a bureau man be sent from
Washington to go over the property
Only two of the three famous Oak
Dale farms are included In the pro-
ject. They are the poultry farm at
Leroy, Mimi. with its fifty five acres
of the most modern and scientific
equipment. and its. 500, 900 worth OF
Blooming Prairie, Mimi, with 800 Of
owned and leased acres dotted with
the most elite cows and bulls Cy
Jaw HORNED, acting for the Horned
Packing company Of Austin, which
was the source from which $1,1S7 900
of Cy's genius flowed and consequent
iy took charge of the farms when Cy
moved to Saltwater. was in Wash,
ington recently In connection with
the project.
The sum of money involved in the
transaction is said to be $4,000.
The Veterans bureau, IL 1t takes
over the two farms, will use them as
training schools for disabled service
mCn desiring an agricultural educa-
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Schultz Braun.

October has become quite as ropu-
lar as the balmy month Of June for
weddings, and will witness several in
tbs city. Last evening at st. Johns
Episcopal church occurred the mar
rage of two popular young people
Of this city, Mildred Schultz, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schultz,
and Mr.. Emil Braun. The wedding
occurred at 7:15 o'clock. Rev.
George III. Sumner, rector OF st.
Johns Episcopal church, offciated.
The bride was given In marriage by
M. Munson and Miss Elizabeth Nor
gan.
The bride was very sweet in a
handsome dark blue canton crepe
dress. She carried a shower bou-
Quet of pink roses. The brides
maid also wore dark canton crepe
gown and carried white roses.
After the wedding ceremony re-
ception was held at the home of the
brides parents, 1875 North Seventh
street The home was beautifully
decorated for the occasion. with au-
tumn leaves and cut flowers, and
was a pretty scene. An elaborate
four course dinner was served to
Mr.. and Mrs. Braun were the re-
cipieN< or many beautiful gifts of
silver, cutglass and linen.
Both are well known and have q
host OF friends who extend congratu-
Iations. Mr.. Braun is member of
the General Audit company.
The young couple have postponed
their wedding trip until spring. when
they win go TO Germany to visit
Mr.. Braun's parents. Until then they
win make their home with the brides
parents.
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HOLD fires IN CHECK
Prevention Week To Be
Observed In City
FROM THE CHIEF
Hands Out Suggestions In Case
OF Flames; Stop the
CONGREGATIONS

Fire Prevention Week will be gem
orally observed in this city next week
in accordance with proclamations
made by President Harding, Governor
Preus and Mayor w. A. Beach. Fire
prevention day will be observed on
next Sunday. October 3, the anniver-
sary OF the disastrous Chicago fire.
of the city on that day will advocate
from their pulpits that every one CO.
operate in cleaning up all infammable
rubbish so as to prevent as much as
possible fires from carelessness. The
day viii be observed in the city
schools on Monday, when teachers Will
instruct children In h<g they. can AZ
sist in preventing fires by aiding their
parents In q general fall clean up OF
given cards issued by Mankato Fire
department giving instructions In
preventing fires.
How to send in an alarm from an
alarm box. Is given considerable space
on this card. The instructions are:
Break the glass, turn the key, open
the door, pull down the hook once and
let go. Tim listen and you Will hear
the box working. Wait>for the flre de-
the fire. Just opening the door does
not send in the alarm.
In sending in alarms by telephone,
Fire Chief Ben e. Bangerter cautions
against getting excited. He says to
speak clearly giving street and mum :
Der, and whether 1t Is north, east.
south or west, for this is absolutely
necessary. Then call central and give
the same information.
The nearest fire alarm box to your
home should be looked up 50 that you
can use 1t quickly in case OF emer-
gency.
Fire Chief Bangerter, in a state
ment to The Free Press, said that
during the year 1920 in the United
States there were 1928 persons burn
ed to death In fires. and 1854 were
seriously injured by fire. Eighty two
per cent Of the dead and injured were
school age. Ninety-two per cent of
the fires which caused these deaths
were the result of carelessness or
neglect. That year during each day
throughout the United States 900
homes were burned. Sixty five per
cent Of the fires are in dwellings and
most Of them originate from trivial
or preyentable causes. During the
year 1920 $500. 000. 900 worth of prop
ed States. All of this wealth was wip-
ed out to be gone for ever. Chief Ban
gerter says that for all these reasons
II Is time that the public Is waking
up to its responsibility along these
lines.
Prevent the Fires.
Mr.. Bangerter says that to protect
your homes from damage or destruc-
ton from fire, 1t Is necessary that
everything possible be done by every
member Of the family to prevent fires
from starting II IN urSej that base
ments and attics be always kept free
from rubbish and debris, for a clean
home Is not potential fire hazard.
For that reason it is suggested and
urged that every one clean up regu-
larly and often.
he regular fall inspection OF base
ments and buildings will be made by
the flremen next week Chief Ban
gerter said that every one should take
It upon himself as his duty to inspect
his own home for any inhammable sub
stance, that might cause q fire.
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Enterprise Is Suggested At
The Club Meeting
SESSIONS IN 0WATONNA
That City Is Entertaining the
Delegates From All Over
Minnesota

Owatonna, Mimi, October O.
Minnesota will have what is be-
lieved to be the first women's ma
tional bank in the world, instigated
by club women for all women. &C
cording to plans announced here
today. An interest in state bank
in Minneapolis has been acquired.
Il was stated. and its charter Is to
be changed 10 q national one and
provided. This building also will
house a state women's headquart-
ers, according to Mrs. A. ]. Ter
wiIliger of Minneapolis. who pre-
sented the proposal to the conven-
Women will be asked to buy
stock and become depositors.
Branches will be established in
smaller towns with local women as
managers.
Owatonna, Mimi, October 6.-Club
tertained in this city. The State
and the discussions educational.
Owatonna, Mimi, Oct. 5.-St Paul
may be the place chosen for the
maintenance of a homo for the club
women Of Minnesota
The purchase Of the Merriam
homestead by women's organizations
of the state or by q public spirited
citizen or citizens, to be used by all
women for club center. will be
brought before the annual conven.
tion OF the Minnesota Federation Of
women's clubs which opened its
twenty seventh annual conclaye here
Delegates and visitors numbering
more than 500 assembled for the
opening session at the Owatonna
Presbyterian church at 8 A. M. st.
Paul has one of the largest delega-
ions in the history Of the fedora
zion striving for the election of Mrs.
J. z Rounds of st. Paul to the Of
nee Of president
The matter of a club home will be
brought before the convention by the
originator of the idea Mrs. Isabel G..
Peterson OF st. Paul. She has fos
tered such a plan for some time. but
1t was not until the Merriam home
stead. long closed, was put on the
market, that her plan was made
known.
Reports of Officers
The status of the three scholar
lips offered by the federation was
announced by Mrs: Otto Sander,
uore than $4,000, the fund is In con
ant use. The scholarships are In
.'cr of the late Maria Sanford for
udents at the University of Mime
"a and Lydia Phillips Williams and
mabel Collins Coe, open to stud
at any college. The federation
= lcwment fund is s6.433 80 and the
abel Higbee memorial fund $71.04.
Reports of other officers included
mat of vice president. Mrs. c. ]. Hol-
Nankato corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. F. L. Josselyn, Rochester;
recording secretary, Mrs. II. s. God
frey, Minneapolis; auditor. Mrs. Rus
self 9. Van Kirk, st. Paul; historian.
Mrs Cyrus w Wells, Minneapolis;
custodian, Mrs. NJ e. Matthews,
MARSHALL; general Federation direct
Or, Mrs. William T. Coe. Minneapolis.
Mrs. v. c. Sherman, Minneapolis.
made the formal preseptation Of the
program and greetings from the
hostess clubs were given by Mrs. r.
n. Bach, Owatonna. Mrs. Holman
gave the response.
Reports Of the ten districts resi-
dents also were given, Mrs. ]. e.
Rounds giving that Of the Fourth dis
frict
A complimentary tea for pioneer
club women at the Hotel Owatonna,
featured the close OF the afternoon
sesSion
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Bio Deal Estate Deal.

Rochester. Mimi. October IA
real estate deal held to be of more
than usual Importance recently has
been consunmated whe-ebv Clark G
Corey has sold his two adjoining farms
in Money Greet. the total ho'd'ngs
consisting ne $50 acres. The first farm
81 bv Charles A. Morey of Fremont
The second farm OF 20n acres was mt
chased hv Andrew Flatten of Pine
Creek, Houston COUNTY The total
consideration for the real property
clone Is stated to have been about
STE. 900.
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INSPECTION OF FOREST
State Forester Cox and Party Er
route For Grand Marais.

route For Grand Marais.
Duluth, Mimi, October 6.-To
make an inspection of the Minnesota
state forest along the north shore
Of Lake Superior and along the Cana
dian border, members of the Mime
sofa state forestry board headed by
w. T. Cox, state forester, left her.
by motor today for Grand Marais
where a scheduled meeting of the
board will be held. The party ex-
poets to return to Duluth the last
Of the week.
Members OF the party are Gen.
eral w. B. Douglas, st. Paul; w. M
Taber, Park Rapids; 2. d. Scott, Du-
luth; Daniel Shaw, Thief River Falls
Dean Coffey, Agriculture college Uni
versity of Minnesota; State. Fores-
ter Cox; and Phil Hanson, an assis-
tant In the state forester's Office.
Inspection will be made Of the pro-
posed site for q new lookout tower
near the Grand Marais -Gunfint fire
break road Special attention also
will be paid to forest fire conditions
and facilities for fire fighting, said
Mr.. Cox.
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kItchen Shower.

On Wednesday evening Mrs. John
Graman entertained at kitchen
shower in honor of Miss Mary Kreut-
ger, bride OF this month Games
by a victrola. At late hour lunch
was served. Miss Kreutzer will be-
come the bride of Osmond McKabe OF
Madelia on Tuesday. October Is.
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LIE sUEUR TO CELEBRATE.
ArnlstIce Day TO BE Observed BY
American Leqon.

LeSueur, October 6.-Armistice Day
November 18th will be Red Letter Day
in LeSueur this year. The American
Legion boys are behind a movement for
a rousing big Celebration that will be
unusually entertaining and novel.
Speaking and community singing with
a big football game will be features but
the creme de luxe will be an early even
ing street costume dance-a la masUuer-
ade lie Sueurs principal business blocks
will be additionally lighted and gaily
decorated. Refreshment booths on the
curb win serve hot coffee and sand
witches while Jazz band will make
merry for the masked dancers in the
street Prizes will be given for the most
original costume, and the best dancing
street dance there will be regular dance
at McKasy's hall.
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CHURCH CONFERENCE
Lutherans Discuss Method OF Hand
ling Schools To Escape Criticism

tors and Iaymer Of the Lutheran
church met here in conference last
week for the purpose of discussing
ways and means of handling the par
ochial schools to escape criticism
from the state department of educa
ton. The question was talked over
from every angle but no action was
taken. All churches of the district
except Lake Benton were represent
ed.
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4 WASECA CAR STOLEN
Mankato Police Were Notified Las
Niuht Of the Theft.

Night Of the Theft.
Mankato police received call at
nine o'clock last night from the po-
lice of Waseca asking them to be on
the lookout for a man who stole an
Overland automobile from that city
last night. The car is described as
five passenger machine, motor mum
Der 16001, had new Goodyear tires on
rear wheels, and the front tires and
the extra tire on the back were badly
worn. The man who stole the car, ac-
cording to the message Is five feet ten
inches tall, would weigh about $50
pounds, wore dark suit and dark
cap. The owner of the car Is man
into Waseca last evening. Fifteen
minutes after he had parked the car
it was stolen.
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KNIGHTS ELECTED OFFICERS
Columbian Organization at st. PeteI
Held Interesting Meeting

St Peter, Oceober 5.-A F. Bur-
meister was re- elected grand knight
of the local council Of the Knights of
Columbus at the annual election of
officers last Tuesday night.
Other officers named for the new
year are: Deputy Grand Knight,
Joseph r. Groh; Chancellor A. H.
Miller; Recorder, F. P. Hughes; FL
nancial Secretary, l.. A. Filler;
Treasurer, H. c. Filler; Advocate. M.
H Burns, Cleveland; Warden, August
LaCroix; Inner Guard, o. w. Vetter;
Outer Guard, Mic Klaseus; Trustee.
DIR. w. M. Trench; Chaplain, Father
]. NJ. Manner.
Installation of officers will be held
on the night of October %.
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cannct Aec.nt iudceshIr.

- Ashoufated Press Dispafch.J q
Washington. d. c.. October 6.--sena-
tor KENYON. republican, Iowa. informed
President Harding today that he co,,jd !
not consider at the present time secerf-
ance OF the federal judgeship az NJ
Northern Iowa district a ~ S
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HIGH PRICES FOR FARM

Enormous Price Per Acre Is Paid For
Land Holding In Iowa
Fairmont, Mimi. October T. The
William e. Greene farm, forty miles
south of here in Iowa. has been sold
to P. ]. Griner of Wesley for $555.55
per acre. There are q hundred acres
IN the tract
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You have heard of the man who had
money in both pockets. Well. he had
nothing on the turkey ratified at smok-
er given by Osakis Minnesota Legion,
aires The gobbler had a five dollar bill
on each foot. The Legionaire who got the
turkey and the ten dollars paid seventeen
cents for his chance. Lucky Legionaire!
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The school board at Nashwauk Min
nesota Is arranging to turn over the VII
lage school building to local Legionaires
for use as a meeting place. clubrooms,
and Legion Auxiliary doings. The plan
contemplates the furnishing OF a care
taker by the township board and heat
and light by the village council. The
shcool contains a fine auditorium wiz
will be Just the thing for home talent
plays, dances and other entertainments.