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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02
For Sale


+. bungalow; rooms: electric lights.
pipccss furnace. Two lots on severn
avenue. 81 200 cash balance on terms.
Dwelling; rooms; electric lights; on
Fifth Street $500 cash, balance on terms.
Dwellings en-: on Chesapeake Avenue ;
6 rooms. $500 cash, balance on terms
Bungalow: rooms, including bath !;
electric lights: large lot; near West Street.
8 900 cash, balance on terms.
Dwelling; rooms, including BATH cleo
tric lights; garage on State Street. SLIGO
cash. balince on terms.
Lots near .wecms Creek $50 each.
Lots in Annapolis, Cherry Grove, Spa
View Heights andsEastport.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02

structors and their wives. and the
midshipmen battalion and stafT COM
manders.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02

That Alaskan who wants us to eat
more reindeer meat will be accused by
the cattle-growerss of horning in.
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NOTICE


Notice is hereby given That by order of
the Mayor, Counselor and City Council Of
Annapolis, there will be an inspection of
all BACK YARDS, CELLARS and out
side premises of all houses in the city dur
ing .CLEAN UP WEEK" FROM April -
Ia 30. inclusive. as per PETITION OF
iWOMAN'S CIVIC LEAGUE, the inspection
to be made by the police department OF
the city. All property owners and ten
ants are given notice to comply with the
law.
T.CIIARLIES IT. ObEIY.
Chief OF Police.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02

1t is not easy to understand what
advantage it is TO Cork to have an
itinerant Mayor-Toledo Blade.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02

The Mexican bandits have gone on
the warpath again. thanks to rein.
fercements srom New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02
tombstone Tire & Rubber TO-

Being a landlord isn't golhs ~ 81,
such a cinch as it used to oe--L''
Free Press.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02


Plebes finished length and a quarter
to the good over the Pennsylvania
Freshmen.
The time of the respective crews at
the finish was:
Varsity Navy. 6.s2: Pennsylvania,
$50.
Second Varsity Navy. Sal: Penn
sylvania. 643a1
Freshmen = Navy. 6.3s; Pennsyl-
vania, 6.451z.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-02
Who's Who OF Board

The following is taken from The
Log" the m:dshipmen's weekly publ
eaffon.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
GOOD THUNDER BASEBALL
\. PLAYERS IN A COMEBACK
CONTRIBUTED

Good Thunder, September $50
Vernon Center is still eating sour
grapes 1t is sometimes hard to go
down to defeat, but they never stop
ped to think of that when they led
the Little Jackson Lake team to
slaughter. Like the mule they bray
over the way they were loaded for
Jimmy's team. The ultimate aim was
Thunder team In the last game, as
to be good and strong for the Good
they were morally sure Good Thun-
der would defeat Rapidan. 1t is also
very amusing the way they speak OF
Good Thunder coming loaded with
money to wager on collection OF
players from all over the country. Now
we think. dear reader. II you glance
at the line cup of each team below 1t
will not take you long to determine
which team was loaded the strongest,
having a team composed of all home
players. Please tell US, vernon,
when your hired battery the Noonon
brothers took up their residence in
Vernon; also Ham Davis and Jen-
nings, that first sack Lacquer, late OF
Iowa and you second baseman.
When you explain about these play
ers we are sure it will make interest
ing reading. Vernon, you remind US
of a bunch of school children OF We
olden times. Choosing up to play
game of ball you choose your own
players and then because you can
not choose the players on the other
side you refuse to play and want to
take your all day suckers and go
home You speak Of being game
sports. You must not forget what
you did to Jimmy Sharp's team
Jimmy had good, fast, little team.
but you defeated him with score OF
was loaded heavy enough to give
Sharp's team such drubbing, as
game sports didn't you feel just q lit
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09

tie shame when you read the write
up ye editor Of The Vernon sheet
gave the Good Thunder team? Now
Vernon the Good Thunder team is
composed Of just as good sports as
you dare to be and If you would like
to determine which has the best ball
team you pick some neutral ground
to play on. Then we will both use
nothing but home, players. No hired
or outside players of any kind to be
used. Then let the best team win.
Now If you are the sportsmen you
claim to be, show it. We are ready
and willing to fulfill our part of the
bargain. Vernon you proclaimed to
the world that you got so percent of
the stake money from the fair board
We wish to set the whole world right
in that respect Good Thunder was
paid so per cent of the stake for win
ming the game. Then the Vernon
children raised such howl the next
day that the fair board paid them a
like amount to pacify them. 1t takes
scores to win a ball game. Let the
struggling three belong to the home
boys. Our line up of home and Blue
Earth county boys Lawrence
Wrucke, third baseman, a farmer in
the city limits: Lyle McCarty, short
stop, the coming Tyler, local young
lad; Edwin Hensel, first baseman,
now lives in North Mankato, an old
Good Thunder ball player; j. A. Ul-
rich, second baseman, Route /, Good
Thunder; Jim Sharp. right fielder,
lives five miles south of the village;
Leslie Schlemme left field, lives east
of town three miles, on Route 3:
Reinhart. catcher, eighteen years old
kid of Amboy. played with this team
all season: Fisk, center fielder, Am
boy, played with us all season; Dietz
Mapleton, pitcher in place of Paul
as no good pitcher pitches two days
In succession.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
DRY AGENTS IN RAID
They Swooped Down On Several
Minnesota Towns; Four
Arrests

Four men were arrested, thousands
of gallons of mash, moonshine and
home brew spilled, and three large
stills destroyed by.a flying squadron
Of fourteen federal prohibition agents
in spectacular raids in Minnesota
City, which Is six miles from Winona
Rochester and Winona late Monday
according to S. B. Qvale, state pro.
hibition director. today. y
been the center of liquor traffic ac-
tivities for some time led to the raid
on that village.
Under the direction of A. L. Melahn
and M. l.. Harvey, assistant state pro-
hibitioH- directors, the dry agents left
Minneapolis by automobile at one
o'clock Saturday They swooped down
on Minnesota City, beginning their
raids at midnight. Out of ten war
rants served, nine were productive OF
results. they said.
Evidence sufficient to procure war
legged violafors of the eighteenth
amendment were obtained, they said
On the return trip raids were made
at Winona and Rochester, where fist
fights occurred.
Mr.. Melahn called the raids "the
most successful, conducted in rural
districts since liquor enforcement
work in Minnesota began"
Discovery of two cans of alcohol al
Minnesota City in containers similar
to those confiscated at the home OF
Thomas Russell, Minneapolis patrol
state wide ring of liquor smugglers
with headquarters in the twin cities
are supplying alcohol to country
towns, they reported -..a-
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
ENTER SMITH STORE
They Got Away With
Sparklers and Prec-
ious Gems
Theft of Night; Gained
Basement; Cut Hole
In Door
Mud Footprints Were
Only Clue Left By
Burglars

Thieves gained entrance to the
jewelry store conducted by Stan A.
Smith, Alb South Front street, last
night between eight o'clock and this
morning and stole diamonds and other
jewelry to the amount of about ST.
800. as near as Mr.. Smith could esti-
mate this morning.
The thief or thieves gained entrance
to the rear of the building through
basement door cut a hole through
the door at the top of the stairway
leading to the first floor and then
sprung the catch.
b Left Diamonds In Window.
Most of the valuables in the store
were gathered up Saturday night and
placed in the safe, A number OF
ever. were left in >the show window.
From this show window there is miss
ing, one $3.50 diamond ring, $140
ring sparkler, and a $3.50 diamond
ring, an antique cameo ring worth
$50, a Howard watch worth $40, an
aqua marine ring worth $50, two
strings of pearls worth $25 each and
Smith thinks would bring the total up
to about $1,000. .a.
Carries Theft Insurance.
Mr.. Smith stated to The Free Press
that he carries theft insurance with
Lloyds of London which will partly
cover. the loss.
The dirt floor in the basement of
the building was muddy and where
the thief walked his footprints show
plainly. From the length of the
tracks the thief wore about a No. 8
shoe.
To the rear of 41s South Front
street there is a dark yard, the back
end of which is fenced off with tight
highboard fence. making it an ideal
place for a thief to work at breaking
in without being seen.
AS far as can be determined no
suspicious characters were seen lott
ering about the place last evening or
yesterday.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
WIRELESS ON AUTO
Radio Phone Installed on Fire Chiefs
Car Planned
IArrnniofad ~ =

Wakefield, Mass, September 3-In-
stallation of wireless telephone on the
automobile of Fred D. Graham, chief
Of the fire department, to enable him
to keep in constant touch with head
quarters no matter where he may be,
Is planned by local officials.
In addition to being fire chief Gra-
ham serves as fire hazard officer and
inspector of wires and these duties
keep him away from the station much
of the time. In the past when a still
alarm or other emergency has requir-
ed his personal attention there has
sometimes been serious delay in reach
ing him. BY installing a receiving
set on the automobile and sending
set at fire headquarters it will be pos
sible, it is believed, to ring him up at
any time and send him speedily to the
point where his presence is required
Officials of the water department
are watching the experiment with
some interest as they have in mind a
similar equipment for the automobile
Of Superintendent Morrison Merrill
who is frequently called on to answer
emergency calls.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED
School Work In Consolidated Dis
trict to Beoin Next Monday


Next Monday, September II, is the
date when school work, will COM
mence in the four schools which
comprise Consolidated District No.
66. The following teachers have been
secured for these schools. Former
district No. II, Spring Island school,
Miss Clara Bruels OF Mankato; for
mer district No. 10S, Rapidam Dam
school, Miss Gyda Rasmussen of Ma
della; former district No. 66y Just
school, Miss Ruth Hanson Of New
Richland: former district No. 81,
Yaeger school, Miss Annie Macbeth
of Eagle Lake.
Miss Clara Bruels taught the
Spring Island school last year and
gave very satisfactory service. The
other three are all teachers of ex-
perience and training and come well
recommended. School will be held
eight months with two weeks vaca-
ton at Christmas
This is in all probability the last
year that these schols will be occu
pied as school rooms as it planned to
have the new consolidated school
building at Rapidan complete in
time for occupancy next fall.
George Pass, Jr., the architect, Is
at work on preliminary plans for the
structure and these will be up for
consideration by the board at an
early date. 1t is hoped tU get the
foundation in this fall.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
JOTTINGS FROM JUDSON
Ball Game Resulted In Favor Of
Traverse; News Notes


Traverse; News Notes
Judson, September 6.-The bill
game Sunday between Traverse and
Judson resulted in a score of 30 to
20 in favor of the former team.
Oscar Peterson and his cousin and
wife motored up from Nebraska last
week to visit relatives here.
Mrs. Tommie Jones and daughter
Mrs. Leslie Roberts left Friday
morning for North Dakota where
they will spend several weeks visit
ing relatives. ...4
DR.. Harriet Davis gave a very in
lem church on missionary work in
India.
caller call on friends over Sunday and
The Ladies' Aid society of Judson
will meet with Mrs. Paul Mogren
Thursday afternoon, September s.
All are cordially invited Refresh
ments will be served late in the af-
e noon. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Snyder left
Friday evening for the twin cities
for a few days visit with friends and
relatives and to visit the state fair.
School commences this morning
with Miss Mabel Sherlie as principal.
berg and Miss Angeline Mansing are
the other teachers. Ali are glad to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morris of Min
neapolis were guests of Miss Esther
Evans over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Little and
Frank Walpole and family Of Man
kato were guests at the home OF w.
H. Nelson and family Thursday eve
ming.
FRITZ Lindgren, who is firing for
the Chicago, st. Paul. Milwaukee
and Omaha railway company was a
see the girls back again and hope for
them the best of success while here
and hope all parents will continue to
cooperate with the teachers as they
done in the past.
Monday at Willmar visiting.
The charivari party for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivan Roberts will be held Fri
lay evening September g., at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Roberts
Everyone cordially invited to come.
These young people are we'll known
to all as Mr.. Roberts has been locat-
ed on farm one mile west Of Judson
- and Mrs. Roberts taught
school here during the winter of
1919 and 1920 and is well liked by
all.
:. Fred Lundin and 1uther Roberts
motoeed to Tracy one day last week
on business and returning left Tracy
It the same time the Chicago and
Northwestern passenger train No.
412, due at Judson at SIT p. M, left
there. The men got into New Ulm
fifteen minutes ahead of the train.
They waited there fifteen minutes,
having a little business to do and
left there as the train came in and
arrived at Judson as the train came
In. When Station Agent Mogren was
told of this he Immediately informed
en- that the train "had to stop
many places, take water, coal and
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
PLANS VETS MEMORIAL
Hospital Is To Be Erected In City ot
Rochester

Rochester
Establishment of a memorial hospi-
tai at Rochester, appointment Of var
i6us committees, confirmation of ap-
pointments and election of a treas
urer were various items of business
that engaged the attention of the ex-
ecutive committee or the American
Legion, department of Minnesota, In
session at the ST. Paul Athletic club
Sunday. 1t was the first meeting OF
state commander, Dr.. A. A. Van
Dyke, OF st. Paul
w. J. Pierce of the Rochester post
submitted proposal to the executive
committee for a memorial hospital OF
$250,00 DR.. Van Dyke appointed a
committee to assist In formulating
plans for the project in cooperation
with the Rochester post.
The appointment Of Stafford King
of st. Paul as department adjutant to
succeed M. P. LaFleur was confirm
ed by the executive body. Mr.. Stat
ford was appointed recently by Com
comes liaison officer of the national
Legion body for the tenth district
comprising the states of Minnesota
North and South Dakota and Monta-
ma. Raymond I. Tenant, st. Paul
was re- elected treasurer for a term
of one year. ...-
The executive committee outlined
plans for 1922 activities, the details
Of which will be announced later
Among other matters discussed was
the support by Gopher legionaries
who attended the national Legion
convention at Kansas City in Octob-
er, of DIR. Helen Hughes Hielscher
former president of the Woman's
Auxiliary of Minnesota, for national
president of the women's body.
The following Minneapolis men
were included in the personnel Of the
various committees appointed: H. B
Lewis, finance; Marica Stewart, sick
and disabled; Edward Rindell, EN-
ployment; J. e. Carnegie, athletic
board; l.. G. Swenson, auxiliary CO.
ordination committee; Amy Robins
Ware, auxiliary CO. ordination com
mittee; w. U. Hauser, post activi-
ties. and E. c. Nicholson, American
| iZation, ..
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
THOMSONTO PRISON
Austin's Financial Wizard Sen.
fenced Term Not Exceeding
" Fifteen Years e
ASSOCIATED Press oispatch]


Austin, Mimi, September 6-Ran-
some J. (Cy) Thomson was sentenced
to term not to exceed flfteen years
in the. state penitentiary today after
he had pleaded guilty to two counts
charging grand larceny in the misap
preparation of SS5,000 and $390,000
from his employer, George A. Horned
and Company, packers OF Austin.
Judge Meigher Pronounced Sentence
Sentence was pronounced by
Judge John d. Meighen of Albert
Lea, few minutes after twelve
o'clock soon. after a hearing lasting
more than two hours.
Counsel for Thomson said that an
agreement had been reached with the
HORNED concern under which only
the two charges preferred today
would be pressed against Thomson,
and today's action, therefore, ends
one Of the most sensational cases in
the history of the state.
Thomson was arrested July IS, and
has been in the county jail here ever
since, unable to raise the required
bond. ..N
The defalcation charged against
totalled $1,1S7,000, and the misap-
preparations covered period of Ave
years.
After the regulation papers have
been prepared Thomson will be TAX
en- to saltwater, probably Thursday.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
STATE ROAD CONDITIONS
How Tourists Will Find the Trunk
Hiohways in Minnesota

Ttt8HwdyS minnesota
st. Paul, September 3.-Minnesota
trunk highways are in excellent condi-
tion generally for state fair travel, ac-
'cording to the condition bulletin
compiled today by the state highway
department from reports made by
superintendents in the sixteen main
tenance districts.
Efforts to prepare trunk routes for
heavy traffic anticipated during fair
week have been made in all districts,
superintendents reported, and special
attention was given to numerous Sec
tions where new construction is un-
der way. Patrolmen have been in
'structed to give every possible serv-
ice to highway Users this week
Z The state highway condition bulle-
tin follows: Albert Lea, good; Ovation
ma, good; Faribault, good; Northfield,
paved. Winona, good; Redwing, good;
st. Paul Minneapolis, fair good; Jack
SON, good; Window, good; Sanborn,
good; Blue Earth, good; Winnebago,
good; Mankato, good; st. Peter,
good; LeSueur. good; Jordan, fair
good; Shakopee, good; Luverne,
good; Pipestone, good; Rochester,
good; Waseca, good; Janesville,
good; Lake Crystal, good, Madelia,
fair; st. James, good.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Rochester Must Paw

Rochester, September 3.-The city
must stand the expenses of erecting
bridge over Trout Brook in Oronoco
township and ray that township ST.
600 damages. This matter is the re-
suit Of the construction Of the Hydro
Electric plant about Is miles north
wet of Rochester which caused the
brook to overflow its banks, wash
away the bridge and flood roads to
farmhouses.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
NeW TRIAL penied.

Pipestone. September ga motion
for a new trial was denied in the case
of H. F. Hansen VS.. the Daniel Hayes
company and T. E Wiley, which has
been twice tried in the district court
in Pipestone county. This case is the
outgrowth of California real estate
deal. In the second trial the jury
awarded the plaintiff verdict in the
amount Of S12,465. -
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Envoy Jeffery- In City.

Envoy Walter jeffrey, noted sing
ing evangelist, is in the city, and will
conduct revival services at 129 South
Second streeh at the Salvation Army
Citadel. Services will be held at
10:30 A. M, Sunday, and at P. M,
Sunday evening In week days serv-
ices will be held at $3.50 o'clock.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Child Dies at Wells

Especial To The Free Press1
Wells, September 6-Lois Ella, the
three year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Ophens Anderson Of Wells Is
dead with spinal meningitis. The
physicians pronounced. it the conta-
gious variety and burial was made
Immediately without any ceremony.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
WaIther LEAGUE OFFICERS,

Rev. Frank Oberschulte, OF st. Paul,
was elected president of the Mime
sofa district of the Walther league at
the closing session of a three days
convention in st. Paul Monday after
noon. Rev. T. Frey of Jordan, Mimi.
was selected as vice president and
Miss Alvah Heiman, New Ulm, as
treasurer. Miss Lenore Cadow of st.
Paul was elected secretary.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE
St. Charles Man Met Instant
Death At PlainvieW Fair
Grounds $685..
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Winona, Mimi, September 6-John
Donthue, forty six of ST. Charles, was
instantly killed yesterday when his
body came in contact with a high vol
tage wire as he was installing extra
lighting facilities at the Wabasha
County Fair Grounds at Plainview.
Donahue, who Is q lineman, Was
strapped to the pole, and fellow work
ers had to cut down his body.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Stole Ducks; Paid $50 Fine
Especial To The Free PressJ

Blue Earth, September 6-Winne-
fred Ryel, living ten miles east Of
Blue Earth, was arrested and convic-
ted of steeling flock Of ducks from
his neighbor, George Gardner. and he
was fined $50 and costs which he has
paid. Mr.. Gardner will get the $50
reward offered by the county Farm
Bureau for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any, one
stealing poultrY --- -
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
HIRED MAN IS HELD
Subjected To GriIling Over Shooting
At Morwitz Hoyer Farm.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Milwaukee, Wis.,. September 81
Bernard Koopman, hired man at the
Morwitz Hoyer farm, where Hoyer, his
wife and his daughter were shot
Thursday night, the wife dying, was
ordered held for further Questioning
after a grilling by the Ozaukee county
prosecutor and Sheriff which lasted
till nsarly last midnight. Koopman
was the only witness to the shooting
that he had been fired at a dozen
times, but had escaped injury The
story as told by Koopman was that
four bandits, gaining entrance to the
house on pretext of using the tele.
phone, had killed Mrs. Hoyer and
wounded the father and dave
when the woman failed to hold up her
hands.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
LOG SCHOOL HOUSES PASSING.
Being Replaced in st. Louis County
BY Modern Structures.

Duluth, Mimi, September 3.-The
being replaced in st. Louis county by
the more modern structures, accord
ing to the annual report OF the county
superintendent of schools which
shows that only five of the log tvpe
school buildings are now in use. The
five remaining log school houses are
situated in the remote forest country
where as yet 1t has not been practic-
able to construct modern buildings.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Touring Party In Accident

touring FdIy IN HCCIoent
Fairmont, September 6-Wilbur g.
G. Brown and party of Fairmont, who
have been touring the northern part
of the state, met with bad accident
when their car tipped off the end OF
five persons Imprisoned beneath. No
one was ,sriously hurt, though the car
was damaged to the amount of about
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09

wishes Of success to Miss Billet in
her new work.
The Misses Evelyn and Minnie
Gerlach left for their schools at Owa-
tonna and st. Clair on Saturday
morning.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09

Paving at Rochester.
Rochester. September 3.-The most
extensive paving work ever done in
the city is completed at an expense
of about 100000.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
New County Accent.

Worthington. September IA. r.
Nielsen Of Cambridge. Mimi. has been
appointed successor to County Ag}
ent II. G. Zayoral, who has been ap
pointed to a bigger fob.
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
saI.s Pavilion A. weIII

Wells, September 3.-Dr. D. M.
Carey, veterinary, has purchased
three lots and will have sales payil-
ion and a hospital built
The Mankato free press., 1921-09-09
Six Dollars Were Taken

Wells, September 3-The Model
Bakery was broken into again Sunday
night. The thieves escaped with $6.