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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Body of Minnesotan Found
In Canoe, Ohio River Y
SHOT THROUGH HEART
Was Former Editor of st. James
journal; Brother Finds
Remains
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl


Cleveland, August IS. - Divers
were to search the bottom of the
Chagrin river today in an effort to
discover the gun with which Edward
j. Lynch, sixty five of st. Paul,
Mimi. former internal revenue col
lector, and political leader, was shot
and killed as he sat in canoe yester-
day at Gates Mill. twenty mileseast of
here. The body, with a bullet
through the heart, was found floating
downstream in the canoe. All eff
forts to find the gun failed yesterday.
A suicide theory advanced by Of
ficials is weakened by the assertions
of Lynch's daughter, Mrs. E. L..
Shaner, with whom he was visiting
Gates Mill, that her father had new
er owned a gun and that there was
never a gun in her house that her
father had never been happier than
Just before he got into the canoe to
take his daily ride and that he had
purchased tickets for the return to
had wired a son of his plans.
County Coroner A. p. Harmon, af-
ter an inquiry at Gates Mill, last
night, expressed an opinion that
Lynch may have committed suicide
because of the recent loss Of politi-
cal prestige in Minnesota
Report From St. Paul
St. Paul, August 18.-Relatives of
Edward ]. Lynch, we'll known demo-
crat OF Minnesota, who was found
dead in row boat near Gates Mill,
Ohio, today were inclined to dis
believe reports from Cleveland that
Lynch had committed suicide.
Lynch had had no worries or
take his own life, according to r. S.
Lynch, of St. Paul, a son. A recent
lette received by the son was writ
ten in an apparently cheerful vein,
and advised him that his father
would return to st. Paul on Friday
The elder Lynch had been visiting
his daughter, Mrs. z. l.. Shaner at
Gates Mill. rl. ~. +
No definite arrangements had been
made today for the funeral of Mr.
Lynch, who for eight years, up to
this spring, had been internal reve-
nue. collector for Minnesota, with
headquarters here.
mT. LyuCu 10 d lOTucE well kuOWu
resident Of st. James this state, re-
siding there for many years, and at
one time was editor and publisher of
the Journal Gazette in that city.
Upon the election of President
Wilson he was recommended for the
appointment of internal revenue COL
lector for Minnesota with headquart-
ers in st Paul, in which city he
lived during his term of office and
also at the present time.
Deceased was brother of Fred B.
Lynch, formerly of st Paul but now
of New York, who was the Minnesota
member of the Democratic National
committee being succeeded by Fred
e. Wheaton of Minneapolis, when he
controlled the federal patronage II
this state. -
e. ]. Lynch, too, was. leader in
Democratic politics in Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Indians Answer Call To
North Wood Harvest
GATHER THE PINE CONES
About One Hundred Bushels
Sought; Good Pay For the
Work

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
st. Paul August 19-Indians again
are responding to the call for harvest
hands in the North Woods, issued by
the rangers OF the forestry department
for the collection of tree seed in the
forest reserves of the Northern part
of the state. w. r. Cox, state forester,
ANNOUNCED today.
The collection of harvest OF the
cones from spruce, white Norway
and Jack Pine commences about the
last week in August and continues
through the early part Of September,
Mr.. Cox said. 1t is expected that about
one hundred bushels of cones will be
collected, for which the Indians are
paid from fifty TO $1.50 the bushels
according to the crop and kind OF
cone. A Dushel OF cones returns from
one half pound to one pound OF seed,
while the seed runs from 10000 to 100
900 to the pound, the forester said.
Before beginning the actual work
of collecting the seed of any species,
information regarding the seea crop
in various portions o. the trees range
is obtained, Cones OF most OF the
lpines take two years to mature, anu d
lew require three years., so that a
crop can often be predicted in ad-
vance.
Three Methods Collecting Cones
There are three methods OF collec-
ting cones-trom felled trees, from
standing trees. and from squ1rr 81
boards or caches. Where logging op-
erations are going on 1t is omen pos
sible to pick the cones from feIIed
trees and from the ground after the
brush is cleared away. IN collecting
from standineg timber it is often ne
cessary to climb to the highest poI.t
to reach the best cones, and enlans
considerable labor on the part or the
harvesters.
The small red squirrel is the great
est collector OF these cones in the
North Woods, although chipmunKs aud
mice lay by store Tor rainy day
These rodents do not put seed up lor
the winter only. but continue to col
lect as long as the supply lasts and
the weather permits, with the result
that frequently quantities are stored
up out or proportion to their need. IL
is not uncommon to find from 3 to Ii
bushels caShed by some industrious
little red squirrel, Mr.. Cox said. The
! caches are located by old rotten logs,
in spring places and muck, and some
times in duff, and often times are Du-
ried to a considerable depth under
brush and other refuse Of the woods.
When the cones are collected they
are sent to Cloquet Itasca. Park or
Cass Lake, where they are dried and
the seed extracted. The process Of ex-
tracing the seed sometimes is done
with threshing outfit not unlike
the method used in. threshing small
grain The seed is then sent to the
various nurseries under state super
vision where they are planted in beds,
and the young trees are allowed to
gain strength for several years, when
they are transplanted in the parks.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
VALUE OF DAIRY SHOW
From Mondays Daily ......
1t Is Described BY Mayor Laurence
s..... Aodoson of ST PAUL

From Mondays Daily -s..
1t Is Described BY Mayor Laurence c.
Hodsson of ST. Paul.
The value of the National Dairy
show, to be held at the Minnesota fair
grounds October s to Is, is graphically
described in some startling COMPARE
sons made by Mayor Laurence hodg-
SON, st. Paul. Here they are:
IF it were possible to change the
entire dairy situation over night, SO
that every cow being MIXED was a
thoroughbred, profit producing animal,
here are some results that would fol-
low: g ~, o,,.
try tor year would pay for all the
boots and shoes made in the country
in ten years.
at would pay for all the sugar
manufactured in the country for six
1T would pay for all the agricul-
tural implements made in the country
for thirty years.
st would pay for all the products of
mines and quaries for five years.
1T would pay for the mems clothing
manufactured for ten years; for the
cotton goods manufactured in eleven
years; Tor the lumber product Of five
years; for the -four mill product OF
nine years; for the products OF all
printing and publishing plants for
eight years.
"A years dairy production would
pay the total governmental costs of
all cities in the United States Of more
than 10000 population tor a period OF
nearly seven years.
six months dairy production would
pay off the Indebtedness OF every
American city Of more than 30,UUU
population.
Zone weeks dairy product would
pay for all the wagons, carriages, and
sleighs made in this country in a year
"One days dairy product would pay
| for all the furniture manufactured in
this country in year.
'If these figures do not impress you
let me make 1t more appealing:
zone days dairy product would buy
a porterhouse steak for every man.
| woman and child in the United States
One years dairy product would buy
| twenty eight bonnets for every WON
an in America. One days dairy pro-
/, duct would buy pumpkin pie for
every human being in this country
and these pies, placed rim to rim
would reach from the north pole to
the south pole, with 400 miles OF pies
left over to tie as ribbon around the
neck of the equator"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
CLOSE OF CAMP MEET
Very Good Results Obtained From
Services in Beauford.

Beaufort, August 1S.-The camp
meeting came to a close Sunday even
ing with very good results. The
morning services were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. Surface. A picnic
dinner was served on the grounds
and at two o'clock Rev. o. D. Kuntz
of Glenville gave very interesting
and inspiring talk. Rev. Kuntz will
long be remembered, having been the
Beaufort pastor some years back.
He built the parsonage. Mrs. Kuntz
was with him and has changed but
a very little. Rev. Kuntz is not in
the ministry now, but is in the furnl-
ture business at Glenville. At three
o'clock the congregation drove to
the river where twenty-five people
were immersed and two sprlnkled.
The evening services were conducted
by Rev. Frey. Rev. Frey, wife ana
three children departed for their
home in kiester Monday, as did Miss
Peterson. .-
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Scott of Iowa
arrived Thursday and are visiting
at the parental home OF Rev. anu
Mrs. Surface.
Mrs. Albert Swartout of Belgrade
is spending the week at the homes
of her brothers L. G. and d. p.
A very nice surprise party was
held at the home OF Mrs. Ed Runke
Thursday in honor OF little Naomi
Harris of Waterville, who has been
their guest. Several of the little girls
were invited in and outdoor games
played until they were called to par
take of a bountiful lunch, which the
the hostess had prepared for the oc-
casion, after which all departed fof
home, wishing Naomi might visit
here again soon. "
! Miss Leona Minkel visited a part
of last week at the home of her
grandparents in Mapleton.
Mrs. Ida Refuge is on the sick list
and under the care of a Mapleton
doctor. Miss Nellie Frey is assisting
| in her care.
+, Miss Marguerite Frey is at the
Schimmel home in Mapleton assist
| ing In the manv household duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ward and fam
| lily of East Mapleton visited Sunday
with the formers sister, Mrs. s. j
Getty. Miss Coda returned home
with them for visit.
Lee Pierce was guest Sunday Of
his aunt, Mrs. F. J. Rogers of South
Bend.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Married In Chicago.
From MONDAYS Daily

Miss Elliene Zachariassen of Chi
cago and Mr.. Clifford Hjelmer, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Keech, 1913 North
Sixth street, were married Wednes-
day, August II, in the Fourth Presby-
terian church on Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago Rev. F. Van Camp official
ed. They were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob Perkins of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjelmer arrived in
the city Saturday. They are on their
wedding trip and are making the
drive in their car. From here they
will go to Yellow Stone park. They
will make their home in Chicago upon
their return.
Mr.. Hjelmer is well known in this
city, and is graduate of the Man
kato high school. Due to his pleasing
manner and fine character he has
won many close friends in this city
who extend best wishes to him and
his bride for happy married life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Tire IL Stolen

Rochester August 22-About 1880
o'clock Friday night thieves re-
moved one of the tires from the au-
tomobile of Miss Amy Gillard, which
was standing on the street near the
College Apartments where Miss Gil
lard lives. The thieves used jack
to raise the car in order to remove
the tire and rim, which was made
WAY with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
cypsies Ordered From Town.

GAINESVILLE, August 18.-Fridsy at
ternoon two autos filed with gypsies
struck town. Soon after Marshal
Grams received a. telephone message
from Cleveland to hold them up.
He arrested three men and lodged
them in the cooler. Later they We're
released after paying $23 stolen from
parties at Cleveland In the mean
time the women attempted to collect
fees for fortune telling and other
stunts. They drifted out OF town
late at night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
EVEN JUDGE SMILED
Yesterdays Booze Hearing
Most Amusing
COL0RED MAN ON TRIAL
Negro Porter Charged With Sell
ling Moonshine To Another
Ozark Cloud"
; Said By the Ladies
Who Sat AS Jurors

ON Thursdays Daily
Mrs. Judd Day and Mrs. {.
s. SeIle stood out from the
start for conviction. Mrs. Day
in a statement to The Free
Press said that she went
there to do her duty, and vot.
ed to the best OF her belief,
and would have voted as she
did If the jury had been locked
I'D for a week.
"Just because the parties to
the action were black men,
had nothing to do with the
verdict, for believe that
man has as much right in
court as a white man. Any
time that a black stranger
comes into our midst ana
asks for Justice he should get
it," said Mrs. Day.
Mrs. John Farmer stated
that yesterday was her first
experience in court. 1t was
amusing and instructive. The
court experience will be OF
great value in the future.
Mrs. D. G. Willard said that
was a new experience to her,
but the task was not as diff
ficult as she thought. Mrs.
Willard thinks that the evil
dence produced in court was
not enough for a conviction.
There was one bottle OF H.
ouor produced in court as evi.
dence, but she thinks that
the OFFICERS should have gone
farther and determined the
source from which the liquor
was obtained. One object OF
the disagreement Of the jury
was to permit Of further IN
vestigation.
:. Mrs. Harry Alleman, said
that she thinks that Arthur
CUNNINGHAM was "made the
ooatD of the whole affair, and
for that reason voted for ac-
uuittal. IL was her first exper-
fence in court, and she learn
ed a great deal which will be
of value in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
NATIONAL FARM BUREAU
HEAD is TO SPEAK HERE

Springfield. Mr.. Potter was called PIP
by Mr.. Austin, and he said by all
means to make arrangements for
President Towards appearance at
Mankato on the evening of August
80. The exact details of the meeting
and speech will be announced in day
or two. County Agent L. E. McMil-
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Two Cars Came together,

Fairmont, August 22.-rwo cars
came together near the bridge west
of Sherburn Friday. Both cars
tried to get across first, and the re-
suit was they both got there at the
same time The he Ford Fore driven by
pletely demolished. One side of the
big car was completely sheared. None
Of the occupants were hurt " 81
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Victim of Auto Accident

Winona, August 22-Violet Block
four years old of st. Paul, sustained
a broken bone in one leg and an
ugly cut across her forehead Friday
afternoon, when she ran into the
motorcycle being ridden by Patrol
man Sievers, speed cop. She was
returning from grocery store with
her grandmother, Mrs. Andrew Hen
thorne.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Bunch of Postmasters

Washington, August 19.-Postmas
tiers appointed by the president in
clude the following: Minnesota, Ma
bel L. Markham, Clear Lake; VIII
liam e. Murphy, Holdingford; Lee
M. Bennett, Pillager; Charles b.
McLain, st. Paul Park; Pearl M.
Hall, State Sanitorium; Geneva
Restvedt, Hanley Falls; August w.
Petrich, Vernon Center.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26

Even His Honor was forced to smile
in a great many instances during
the case of the State of Minnesota
against Arthur Cunningham, which
was tried before Judge Hiram S.
Golf, in the municipal court yester-
day afternoon. The complaining
witness and the defendant were
both colored men. The whole case
grew out of the complaint of Charles
Graham, colored, who charged Ar
thur Cunningham, the colored porter
at the Saulpaugh barber shop, with
trying to palm off moonsh1ne on MIN
for aspirin tablets. Graham when
called to the stand said that he met
Cunningham and asked him to pur-
chase some aspirin tablets. He
handed Cunningham IS and expect
ed back the change, but Cunningham
instead returned with bottle or
moonshine and tried to make him
accept it. .
"What were the exact words Cum
ningham used when he returned with
the whiskey," said County Attorney
Phillips in conducting the direct
examination.
=. Graham's answer was: Cunning.
Gam said, here it is. / said, man, l
cont want any whiskey. l don :
IAN carry it back to the man you
Got it from" Then Cunningham
laid" but this is good, it is one
ilundred proof" Il told him I did not
liant it IL 1t was thousand proof,
!. Hhd told him that I wanted my
money back" said Graham.
Haven't Agreed Yet:
Asked IL 1t took he and
Cunningham from noon to six o'clock
in the evening to settle their dis
pute and come to an agreement,
Graham said: THAT Niger and
have not come to an. agreement yet
got them tablets and he has all my
money. No sir we have reached no
agreement
did you slip Cunningham any
money! said the attorney for the
defense.
mo sir. I did. not slip him any
money, / gave him five dollars, said
Graham amid the roars> of laughter
of the jury and those in the court
room.
"Do you really know whether the
contents of that bottle Is whiskey
or water?" asked Mr.. Regan.
j, uOu Soh oAA, OIL
don't believe you can either unless
we both taste 1t, sir" answered
Graham, and the court has to raI
for order to subduel the hearty
Laughter, when the attorney for the
defense refused to sample the vile
stuff.
-. Cunningham Told His Story.
Cunningham when he took the
stand stated that Graham had ap-
preached him and wanted him to
get him some "M'' or "C'' meaning
morphine or cocaine, but he told
Graham to get a doctors prescript.
ion for it. When he refused to get
the drug for him, then Cunningham
alleged that Graham threatened to
take the bottle of whiskey to the
station and tell the officers that he
had sold it to him. Cunningham
stated that he told him to go ahead
that he had nothing to do with the
liquor. r
Jack Sanger of this city testified
that he overheard Graham and Cum
ningham talking in the hotel, and
that Cunningham said that he want
ed nothing to do with the whisky.
County Attorney G. e. Phillips
prosecuted the case for the state
and Regain and Grogan acted as at
torneys for the defendant Cunning
ham.
The Jury Disagreed.
The jury retired about 4:30 yes
terday afternoon and at eight O'Clock
in the evening returned to the court
oil r.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Bandit at Albert Lea.

Austin. August pa lone bandit
cleaned up crap game at Albert
Lea Thursday night. He was mask
ed and carried an army colt revolver
in his right hand. 1t is said he
gathered up some sixty dollars, IN
Silver on the table and extracted all
valuable from the men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
~ Escaned The RuIlets

\ Rochester, Mimi, August 19.-Her-
man Karn of Rochester, reported to
the police today while driving on
road south of here early today he was,
fired ON by persons in a large tour
ing car which passed him. One bull
let went close to his head and three
others punctured three of his tires.
No motive for the attack is known.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
MAY FIND SLAYER.
Imam Who Struck John Remington
II Likely to Be Discovered.

Faribault, August 18.-That ,devel-
opments of time may disclose the
person, or persons, who drove the
Speeding car which killed John REM
lngton on the Jefferson Highway near
Dundas, several weeks ago, Is init
mated by Sheriff Charles Livingston,
Sheriff Livingston declared today that
he has no definite clues now as to
who the guilty parties are.
ials have been conducting still
hunt" for the reckless driver who
was responsible for Remington's
death and by persistent effort the
sheriff appears to hold hope that he
may discover who the person was.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
wAsEcA HOST TO LAWYERS
Southeastern Minnesota Bar Assoe'
alton Meets There Auaust Is

dIIUU WCSIS tfISTS 1kWSUSt -
Waseca, Mimi, August lS-PlaIs
are being made by local barresters Tor
the ENTERTAINMENT OF the Southeas-
tern Minnesota Bar association here
on Thursday, August 25. More than
It's lawyers are expected to attend
from this section. Final arrangements
are being made for the event by A. w.
Sawyer. Winona attorney, president
of the organization. The association
is composed OF lawyers OF the ten
counties Of the First congressional
district and Rice and Goodnue coun-
ties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
MANY LIENS FILED
Thompson's OakdaIe Farms Have
Been Pretty Well Plastered

Been Pretty Well Plastered
Austin, August 22-Fifty- six liens
totalling nearly $4,000 were FLED
today against the Oakdale Farms
Inc, of which ICY" Thomson, al.
legged m bezzLer was the mead
Thomson is now In the Mower coun'
ty Jail awaiting trial on a charge o.
grand larceny. Shortages on thu
books of the George A HORNED Pack
ing company, of which Thomson
was comptroller, are said to tota
81 $40. 900. #s-.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
fire at ST. Charles

Winona, August 22-About noon
Saturday the st. Charles hotel
caught fire. The kitchen and serv-
inc, room were almost totally ruined.
The IRE, it is said, was caused by
defective chimney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
MANkATo FREE PRESS
DEATH or +. W. KAMM
From Mondays Daily
Former Mankato Resident Died In
Milwaukee, Ra~an<ty

Former Mankato Resident Died In
Milwaukee Recently.
Word has been received in this city
of the death of Mr.. f. w. Kamm
which occurred two weeks ago in
Milwaukee. Deceased was a former
Mankato resident when he was con
nected with the Mayer Bros. company
now the Little Giant company. He
left here about six years ago going
to Milwaukee where he had the posi-
tion Of manager OF the tractor depart
ment of Alice Chalmers company Of
that city, up to year ago.
Mr.. Kamm was about fifty six years
of age at the time Of his death which
was due to stroke of paralysis. He
is survived by his wife and one son
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
SHORTAGE 81 Teachers

Rochester, August "a There are
fifty two rural school districts OF
the county without teachers yet as
far as the records show.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Thieves Visited lie Sueur.

LIE Sueur, August 18.-Last night
thieves broke into the Tolefson hard
ware store and stole lot of watches
pocket knives, razors, flashlights and
silverware. Looks like the work OF
nrofessionals
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
From Thursdays Daily

George E. Austin, president of the
Blue Earth County harm Bureau
Federation, is in receipt of tele-
gram from ]. S. Howard, president OF
the National Federation of Farm Bur-
eaus, stating that he will speak at
Owatonna during the day of August
80, and would speak at Mankato on
that evening if it were agreeable to
the state president, L. E. Potter of