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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
RELEASE OF H. CARLISLE
Gave Bond of $1,000 For Ap-
pearance at Federal Term
Of Court

The stay of Homer Carlisle in the
Blue Earth county Jail awaiting a
bond for his appearance before the
United States court on the charge
of having intoxicating liquor in his
possession, was brought to an end
yesterday afternoon when the neces
sary security was furnished. Ed
ward Carlisle of Faribault, a brother
of the defendant, put up the neces-
sary documents for $1,000 bond for
his brothers. appearance before the
United States court in this city Oc-
tober 25. The bond was approved
by United States Commissioner
Frank E. Morse, and the prisoner re
leased. A. B. Carlisle of Des Moines
also in the city to aid in obtaining
his sons release.
1t will be remembered that Ed
ward Bickford of Fenton, Ia, and
Homer Carlisle were arrested about
a month ago short distance from
st. James by Sheriff Joseph Bermel
of Watonwan county on the charge
of drunkenness. They were fouhu
guilty Of that charge in Watonwan
county and later transferred to the
Blue Earth county Jail to serve a
fifteen day sentence on that charge
At the expiration of the fifteen days
they We're taken up by the federal
authorities on charg of having
moonshine whiskey in their car when
arrested. Last week Edward Bick-
ford was released on $1,000 bonds
for his appearance before the Unit
ed States court at this city at the
October term, and yesterday Carlisle
was released on a like bond.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
YOUTH TAKEN BY POLICE
OWATONNA BOY IS NABBEG
IN THE MILL CITY
Thought He Could Fool Officers
For All Time; Confessed,
Is Story

Minneapolis. June Within an
hour after the holdup of the grocery
store of A. R. Blomquest at 2327
Emerson avenue north, yesterday
noon, a young man who gave tho
name Of Joseph Thompson of Owa
tonna was arrested by police as the
bandit connected with this and sew
eral other grocery store holdups.
After questioning Thompson for
several hours, detectives reported
that he had confessed to the holdup
OF the Blomquest grocery and also
to The holdup OF the Ruff Brothers
months ago. Detectives believe that
he is also responsible for many of
the solitary bandit holdups Of the
last few months. ~
Thompson was arrested by police
in a search of the neighborhood fol-
lowing yesterdays robbery. A ban
dit had entered the grocery and held
up Mr.. and Mrs. Blomquest and a
girl clerk at the point of a gun. He
took SS5 from the cash till.
The Alarm Was Soundes
When the alarm sounded, Detec-
tiyes Walter Hansford and Al Marxen
and Patrolman Frank Knighton hur-
ride to the store. They got a des-
cription, Sand at once began a search
Of the vicinity.
The detectives met Thompson
strolling along the street, his hands
in his pockets. He answered the
bandits description so closely that
the policemen halted him. For fear
en- drew his own revolver and or
dered Thompson to throw up his
hands.
At first Thompson declined to
obey the command and the hammer
Of the officers gun was raised m.,
acingly before he decided to comply.
MY life means nothing to me.
Thompson said later when asked
why he had refused to obey.
ternoon, Frank Regain, captain of de-
tectives, reported that he not only
confessed the two Minneapolis rob-
berries, but admitted holding I'D a
grocery store in Owatonna.
Money Was Found In Pocket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blomduest and the
girl clerk were brought to police
headquarters. and identified Thomp-
son as the bandit. Cash. amount
ing to, s35. was found in his pocket.
IT have come to grief through
getting a swelled head" Thompson
declared in a statement last night ut
police headquarters ct thought I
was too smart for the police. | be-
can robbing stores a few months ago
IN Minneapolis. got by fine the
first time, and tried again. \ I got
Hwav the second time Then lost
nv head. thought the police could
never catch me. ] guess that must
he the way most criminals get
caught"
Thomson was held without charge
last night
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
TRUCKS MUCH FAVORED
GREAT HELP IN THE REPAIR
OF THE HIGHWAYS
c. j. Swift, County Road Engi-
neer, Gives Expression to
His Views

C. ]. Swift, county highway engi-
neer, in a statement to The Free
Press this morning, expressed himself
as very much pleased with the work
that can be accomplished with the
aid of the four three ton trucks, re-
Gently secured for road work from
the United States government. The
trucks are now being pat to very
good use at the county gravel pit
near Tiyoli bridge on the LIE Sueur,
where gravel is being secured to
road. 1t will be remembered that
this road was graded and properly
drained, culverts and bridges in
stalled last fall by John Brown of
Madison Lake. Now the road will
be completed with coating of gray
ell. Each of the trucks is equipped
with a. hoist, which permits Of dump
ing the gravel out gradually while
the truck is in motion, thus spread
ing it over the surface of the road
evenly without the necessity OF
spreading it with shovels.
Completing Road Work.
White, Brown & Lehey have com
pleted the grading and drainage OF
four miles of state road number
seven west of Amboy. Just as soon
as the county can get around to II
this stretch of road will be grayeled
The contract for the grading and
Strengthening out of the Madison
Lake road was let to Goulds & Hunt
ington of Glencoe, MINI, recently al
st. Paul, at their bid of 31k cents
per yard. This is considered very
reasonable bid The Mankato Con-
struction company, was awarded the
contract for the installation of drain
tile along the road, and part of the
installation of culverts to the Rus
sell Grader company of st. Paul.
Carl Christensen of Algona. Ia,
who was awarded the contract for
the graveling of the Mapleton road
extending distance of seven miles
north of that village, will soon be-
gin work. The grading. installation
of drainage, etc, was completed on
this piece of road last fall by Grant,
Smith & Co., of ST. Paul
Highway Engineer Swift is now
busily engaged in making "a survey
ferrsplans and specif ca&inns for i'm
proving the Good Thunder road from
Mankato to Good Thunder. Consid-
cradle work will be done on the
Strand Ravine hill.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
SENT OFFENDER TO JAIL
Judge Golf Wanted the Defend.
ant to Know His Order Is
... No Joke "

Fritz Schwender, who about two
weeks ago upon being arrested the
second time for speeding, was SEN
fenced to thirty days in the county
Jail, is in trouble again. Judge Hi
ram Golf, when passing sentence, sus-
pended it provided Fritz would refrain
from driving or riding in an automo-
bile for that length of time. The po-
lice department on three different oc-
casions allege that Fritz broke his
parole by driving an automobile. Late
yesterday afternoon Judge Golf issued
a bench warrant for the young's ar
rest, and this morning after telling
the offender in plain language that an
order of that court is no joke, sem
fenced him to ten days straight in the
county jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
RAIL HANDS WAGES
.SLASHED, THE ORDER
Bandits Got Away
With Many Ducats
Minneapolis Bank Messengers
Relieved of $4,000 Cash BY
Robbers
Associated Press Dispatch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Minneapolis, June Five BAN
dts in a large touring car held up
two messengers of the Miller's and
Traders bank here shortly after
nine o'clock this morning and es-
capped with $4,000 In currency. The
bank is across the street from the
city and county building, which
houses the sheriff's office and po-
lice headquarters.
The messengers had driven in an
automobile from the Northwestern
National bank and as they reached
holdup men stepped from a machine,
pressed pistols against them, and
forced them to hand over the bags
containing the money.
MANY people saw the robbers as
they jumped back into their car and
sped away into the heavy traffic,
where pursuing policemen lost trace
of them. The bank is at 401 South
Fourth street, across the street
from the city hall and court house.
Police headquarters is in the base
ment of the city hall.
ROBBERY QUICKLY DONE.
So quickly was the robbery per-
formed that the bandits were. more
than block away, before any at
tempt at pursuit was made. En-
NETT Erickson, min eteen years old,
the bank messenger had returned
bank with a handbag containing
the money. He was accompanied
by D. E. Bray, guard.
AS the two drove up in front of
the bank. Erickson stepped out Of
the car, paying no attention to
three men who were lettering near.
Two others were seated in large
touring car short distance away.
The three men bounced on the
messenger and grabbed the bag he
carried, tearing it from his grasp.
They ieaped into the waiting car
and were speeding away before
Bray got into action. BY the time
ne had his weapon out, the ban
dts were out of ranue.
BANKS FUNDS IN LARGER IN
r7''~~- STtTUTiONS.
Guy Thomas, president of the Mill
ers' and Traders bank, said the
money was to be used In the days
business. Most of the banks funds
are stored in one of the larger banks
over night, he said, and taken to the
MiIlers' and Traders bank every
morning by messenger. and guard.
Until two days ago, Mr, Thomas
said, policeman had beer station
ed at the corner while the messen-
ger was making his trip, but he was
withdrawn, which seems to have
been noted by the bandits, who ap-
peared to be we'll versed In the
routine of the bank messengers
business. Touring cars containing
detectives, motorcycle policemen
and deputy sheriffs were dispatched
in every direction, armed with a
description of bandits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
CASE WENT TO THE Jury
Action of the VogteI Heirs
Against Several Insur- ,.1
ance Companies

New Ulm, Mimi, June 1.-The
case brought by the heirs of Charles
Vogtel, local mill owner, killed by
falling from a window of the Raids
son hotel, Minneapolis, against a
number of insurance companies to
Tecoved $4,000 on life insurance
o'clock yesterday afternoon
duplicate of the window frame
from which Mr.. Vogtel fell was in
troduced in an effort to prove to the
jury hat finger prints on it might
be photographed and to show that
there was no marks of a palm of a
hand on the outer ledge. The heirs
had attempted to demonstrate that
Mr.. Vogtel had slipped from the win
dow and that the window ledge bore
evidence of his hands slipping, while
he was endeavoring to hold on to
prevent himself falling.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
YOUNGL ADENDS CAREER
Clarence Schooner Was Worried
Over His Health; Hanged
+ Himself

Clarence Schooner, SON of Mike
Schooner of Rochester, committed
suicide by hanging Saturday morning
The young man was eighteen years
old Last summer he worked in the
state hospital and while there one
of the patients scratched him. Short
ly afterward he began to worry about
his health and made frequent visits
to physicians, who pronounced him
all right. Later he again visited ply
sicians, who then told his father
that while his health was good his
mental condition was such that un-
less his mind be taken off these hal
fluctuations insanity would result. II
is thought that this was the cause OF
his act.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS
THE POLICE WOMAN
LUTHERAN SYNOD MEETING
English Section Holding Convention
In Grand Forks.

TAssOciated Press Dispatch.
Grand Forks, n. d., June when
the second day of the English Luth-
eran Synod of the northwest conveT
tion opened here today. indications
were that the Rev. G.. X. Rubrecht will
be re- elected president of the synod
for three year term. At today's SEES
SionS, reports were presented by the
executive and educational committees
and the board OF home missions and
church extensions.
The question Of disarmament was
discussed at some length. and the syn
cd delegates decided that the nations
are being guided today in part by
n5oves which are false to the best in
terests OF national and international
life, because of the constant prepar-
alton for war and the increase OF
ornaments"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
WHITES AND BLACKS
ENGAGED IN BATTLE
WHEAT SCARED TODAY
July Prices Went Up To $1.36 Per
Bushel In Chicago.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch1
Chicago, June New soaring of
prices in the wheat market took
place, today, the July delivery rising
Z 3-4c to $1.36 IA a bushel, shortly
after mid day. Bullish crop reports
together with European buying ap-
peared to be large responsible. Ac-
cording to leading crop expert, the
probable. yield of the domestic winter
crop is 100000 bushels less than
what was Indicated month ago.
More over selling pressure today was
unusually light, bears seeming to have
been rendered cautious by their
losses yesterday in the wind up of
the May delivery. II
Later the market went still higher
reaching $1..37 IL, the top most
price yet for July this season, an
extreme jump of cents bushel,
compared with yesterdays finish.
Eastern millers as well as foreign
interests were said to have been
BUYERS 49,.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
STREET CAR HEARING.
Duluth Company Wants Permission
For Emergency Fare.
[ Associated Press Dispatch.l

IAssOciated Press D1spatch.J
st. Paul, June IA hearing on
the matter of granting an emergency
fare OF seven cents or four tickets
for a quarter for the Duluth Street
Railway company has been ordered
to, be held at Duluth, June %.
Fred Putnam, member of the
commission, said this morning that
the three members probably would
conduct hearing. The matter of
valuation of properties for a perma-
nent fare basis viii not be gone into
at that time,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
SIZE ARMY 10000 MEN.
Senate Today Reaffirmed Action On
The Measure
-ASSOciated Press Disn;

IAssoclated Press DlSpatchI y
Washington, June by a vote of
SO to "a, the senate today reaffirmed
its action on the navy appropriation
100000 men as voted by the house.
The house judiciary committee
agreed today to report out the Vol
stead bill, which would prohibit sale
OF beer on physicians prescriptions
for use by the sick.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
INGALLS, BILL PASSES.
Provides For Holding Political Con
ventions in Wisconsin.
IAssociated Press Disnatcr

Madison, Wis, Juxe 1.-The ingalls,
party convention bill calling for a
gathering Of delegates from every
precinct in the state before primary
election 10, select a majority and
minority party candidate as We'll as
was engrossed in the assembly today,
forty four to forty three. The measure
had previously been killed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
YoUNcoUisT IS NAMED.
crookston Man Appointed Assistant
Attorney General.
TAssociated Press Dispatch

st. Paul, June 1.-G. A. Youngquist
of Crookston, MINI, today, was APP
pointed assistant attorney general.
The appointment Is effective July 1.
Mr. Youngquist was appointed a
member of the state board of law sexs
aminers and Is on the board OF gov
ernors of the State Bar association.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
WATCH YOUR LUNCH
That Is the injunction Served BY
Brooks Harrop On His Friends

Brooks Harrop On His Friends
Watch your lunch basket" is the
injunction of Brooks Harrop, the
Case Six automobile dealer on South
Front street. Brooks with a party of
friends drove to one of the lakes on
Memorial day and while away from
his car not more than five minutes a
lunch basket filled with we'll rounded
sandwiches and other fxin's disap-
peared as if by magic, and with the
contents went some silyerware. A
thermos bottle near the basket was
not disturbed as it contained plain
unadulterated aqua pura. The re-
turn of the silverware which belong.
ed to one of his passenger guests.
would be much appreciated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
viii Build large Furnace Plant.

IASsOc1ated Press IHsDalcn -, q
Rice Lake, Wis. June 1.7Ohicers
Of recently organized $1,000. 600 fur
mace heating company announced to-
day that large furnace factory will
be erected here. The plant will be
the largest heating system factory II
the country they said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
MINNEAPOLIS TIsHos ON STRIKE
Contracts Between Union and En-
ploylna Printers Expired Today
rasa 'rAcsoc;otod BRASS TiSDatch1

Minneapolis, June members of
the typographical union, variously es.
timated from 500 to 1000 employed
in about eighty job printing establish
ment were on strike here today. Con-
tracts between unions and employing
printers expired today.
Members of the employing printers
declared the strike a development OF
the forty four hour week controversy.
Members OF the Minneapolis typotha-
tae, the employing printers win meet
this afternoon to discuss the situation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
CALL MEN BACK TO WORK
500 System Will Increase Force az
Result Labor Board Slash

Minneapolis. June From 1000 TO
1000 men will be called back to work
July by the Minneapolis ST. Paul and
tington, vice president announced to
day This action is direct result
of the railroad labor board decision
announced in Chicago last night re
ducing the wage scale OF employees.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21

Il q e d
We trailed on together up the track.
two and two. the boss walking with
the young woman. After we'd counted
few of the cross-tles, the girl said !:
rs your name Jimmie Dodds7" And
when admitted It: milne ls Maisie
Ann. I'm Sheila's cousin on her moth
er's side. I think this Is a great lark ;
don't your"
81 can tell better after It's over" 1
said. Maybe we'll have to stay here
all night"
II shouldn't minqr she came back
airily. II haven't been up all night
since was a little kiddie and our
house burned down." 5a
We reached the big water tank, and
the boss picked out one Of the square
footing timbers for a seat. It seemed
as IL he were finding it good bit
harder to get acquainted with his half
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21

quiet. breaking ont once, in the meat
course, to tell me that he'd. just had
forwarded telegram from an old friend
Of his that would stop us or for a
day or two In Portal City, the head
quarters Of the Pioneer Short Line.
Farther along, pretty well into, the Ice
cream and black coffee. he came to life
again to ask me Il I had noticed the
young lady and the. girl In the Pull
man section next to ours.
= told him had, and then, because
4 had never known him 10 bother his
head for two. minutes In succession
about any woman. he gave me q
shock; said they were ticketed to
Portal City-ands to find that out he
must have. asked the train conductor :
adding that when We reached Portal
1t would be the neighborly thing for
me to do to help them on; with their
handbags and see that they got a cab
10 they wanted one. sl
"Sure I WILL says I. THAT is. is
the lady's husband isn't there to meet
them. Her suit case has her name,
Mrs. SheiIh Macrae.' on it."
The boss has way 81 making two,
up-ahd-down wrinkles and a little
curved horseshoe line, come between
his ewes whk,, he 4 roine "a reach
for YOU. " ?1T0
.aThere, are times. Jimmie. when Won
see altogether too much.n he said.
sort. Of .gruf. 8
.sHacrae,. You say: that IA Scotch.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21
FRANCIS
LYNDE

q question at the two women: "Will
you two stay here with Jimmie while
90 and see what ! can ind In that
Rulch7"
They both paid me the compliment
Of saying that they'd stay with me.
but the young woman suggested that
It might be just as we'll IL we should
all go up the gulch together. So we
plked out In the dark, the boss help
ing Mrs. Sheila to hobo al0ng over
the cross-ties Of the spur. and the lit
tie girl stumbling on behind with me.
We had followed the spur track up
the gulch for maybe short quarter
Of mile when we came to the en-
CINE. AS we had feared 1t might be.
the big machine was crippled. There
WIS key gone out Of one Of the con-
necting-rod crank-pin straps; one
mis- rable little piece Of steel, maybe
way. and half an inch or so thick the,
other; but that was a-plenty. We
couldn't make move without 1t.
thought we were done for. but Mr..
Norcr0ss chased me up into the cab
for lantern. With the light We be-
gan to hunt around in the short grass.
had been sensible enough to show
the little girl the other connecting-rod
key. SO she knew exactly what to look
for, and 1t did me heap Of good
when 1t turned out that she was the
one who found the lost bit Of steel.
"I've got five got It'll" she cried:
and sure enough she had. The hold-up
people had merely taken 1t out and
thrown 1t aside on the extremely prob
able chance that nobody would be
foolish enough to look for 1t so near
at hand. or, looking. would be able to
find 1t in the dark.
1t didn't take more than a minute
or two, with wrench from the en-
CHEERS box. to put the key back In
place. Then, with one to boost and
the other to pull. we got our two
passengers up into the high cab. I
threw few shovel-fuls Of coal into
the firebox and put the blower on:
and when We were all set, the boss
opened the throttle and we went care.
fully nosing ahead over the old track
feeling our way up the gulch and keep
Ing sharp lookout for the Alexa az
we ground and squealed around the,
curves. ~... e, ~, 3 =.
| 1t must have been four or Ave miles
back in tire hills to the place where
we found the private car, pushed In
on an old mine-loading track at the
end Of the spur. The other members
OF the cr,w were of and waiting for
us: and standing out on the back plat
form. in the full glare Of the head
light as we nosed up for a coupling,
there vas big, gray-haired man.
barehes ded and dressed In rough-look-
ing old clothes like q mining pros
pector.
The big man was "Uncle John"
Chadwick. and II he was properly
astonished at seeins us turn up with
his lost engine, he didn't let 1t inter-
fere with our welcome. Mr.. Chadwick
seemed to know Mrs. Sheila; at any
rate. he shook hands with her and
called her by name. Then he grabbed
for the boss and fairly shouted at
him: swell, well. Graham !-of all the
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21
CHAPTER !,
] Mr. ch.dss,sk,s sp.e,a,

OF course, asS soon 40 the skip-out
Of the four hold-up men gave rs Q
free hand We knew It was up to % to
sGet busy and DO something. Il was q
safe bet that the. Alexa was carrying
her owner, and in that case Mr.. John
Chadwick: and his, train crew were
somewhere back In the hills. without
IN engine, and with good prospect
81 staying .put" until somebody should
70 and hunt them up.
we've got to hnd out what they've
done with M Chad wick. = Mr.. Nor
cross bry1rei ont. And then: ut can't
BE very far to where they have LEFT
tho engine, and Il they haven't Grip.
plsd IT. He stopped short ana dung
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-04-21

lucky things this side Of Mesopota-
miai How the dev-how In thunder
did you manage to turn up herer' And
all that, you know.
The explanations, such 40 they were.
came later. Az q matter Of course.
the talk Jumped nrst to the mysterious
hotd.up and kidnapping and the reason
why. There had been no violence
the pistol shots had been merely
meant to scare tie trainmen-and
there had been no attempt at robbery,
for that matter. Mr.. Chadwick hadn't
even seen the kidnapers, and haG>e
known what was going on until after
sit was all over. III