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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-18

one could be when Of. PIerce's Cold
en- Medical Discovery was recon-
nended to me. took about four bot
ties aud some Of the Pleasant Pei
lets with It After taking these
uaedicines was In better health and
felt better than / had for several
years. MRS. G. N OLIVER. 500
III. 27tE st. All druggists sell Medi-
cd Discovery, liquid or tablets.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-18

Ladies' Mems and Children'S
shoes of excellent quality, dis
able i'm comfort and durabilit
prices are low. COME SEE
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-18

was impover-
1 o h e d a n d
my complex
ion became
sailow. / also
s u ( I e r e d
fromindiges-
ton and con
stipation. /
was extreme
ly nervous
and as mis-
r2 lie a q
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-18
OF Some Hushands

Too many cooks spoil the broth. but
no cook at all spoils the disposition
Boston Transcript.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-02-18
Blood impoverished

Richmond, When | was q
irl I became all rundown, my blood
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
Young Lady Knocked
Douun and Bruised
Miss Elsie McGrath The Vic
tim Of An Accident
Last Evening

Miss Elsie McGrath of New Rich
land, Mimi, was knocked down and
more or less injured last evening al
six o'clock ct the intersection OF South
Front and Jackson streets by serv-
ice wagon belonging to the Overland
Perrin company, and driven by Les
lie Matteson. Mr.. Matteson was for.
tunately driving slow at the time. anc
Immediately stopped and aided tn
young lady to the offices of DR.. A. v
Denman, where upon examination II
was found that she had sustained q
cut over the left eye, in which mum
Der of stitches had to be taken. Miss
McGrath also sustained a number Of
bruises about the body.
Miss McGrath is student at the
Mankato Commercial college, anG
boards and rooms at the residence o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caldwell, 81
Nicollet avenue, North Mankato. Ac'
cording to the statement of Mrs. Cald
well to The Free Press this morning
Miss McGrath is stiff and sore and /!
confined to her bed today.
Mr.. Matteson says that he was go.
ing to the postoffice with the mail
and had just gotten beyond the inter.
section of Front and jackson street,
few feet when Miss McGrath sud
denly stepped in front of his ma
chine. which did not give him time tt
stop until the right fender struck he
and knocked her down. He saws tina
he had stopped moment before Il
let a street car pass and was drivin,
slow
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
PERTAINING TO PEOPLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Volk have NOV =.
ed in from Lake Washington and
have taken an apartment In the
Andrews Apartments.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Palmer went to
Minneapolis Monday evening to be
with their daughter Mrs. Ogden
Palmer.
Marvin Northrup, son of Charles
Northrup, spent Monday in Mankato.
Mrs. H. A. Patterson will not re-
turnefrom Chicago until Sunday No
vember 20.
l.. ]. Carney left this evening for
Minneapolis where he will be for
Mrs. A NJ. Smith, Security Flats. is
improving a little each day. Her
daughter. Mrs. George OF Minneapolis
Is still here with Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Beecher H. Ward spent Tues:
day in Mankato. Mrs. Ward motored
over from Fairmont to be with her
son, Reuben Ward, who is hero for
MRS. John Hart, 227 South Fifth
stree, has been i'll for some time.
She is only just able now &c get
beck and forth to the doctors office
each day.
Mrs. Paul Hoerr has gone to Sicuv
City to be with her mother Mrs
Larkin, for few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoerr have moved into thei
apartment at 221 Carol street.
Frank Lossow Is home from Buffa-
10, North Dakota to spend several
days as the guest of friends.
Gust Franson Of Casper, Wyom-
brother in laws, August and William
Peterson Of Belgrade, left last night
for Minneapolis and expects to sail
from New York In time to reach his
old home in Sweden by Christmas.
Mrs. Julia Hoerr OF st. Paul re-
turned to her lome today, after
several days visit at the home OF
Miss Helen Meyer, 524 Byron street
Miss Adah M Strand of st. Peter
formerly teacher of music in this
city, was the guest of friends in the
home this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. W, True have de-
parted for their home IN Oklahoma
City, after a visit here. Mr.. and Mrs
True are former residents of Manka
to.
Miss Vera Thomas OF Lake Crysta
was the guest of friends here today
F. D. Frudell of the Buckbee Mears
company Of St: Paul and Robert ;nt. NIL
\ lcT, Vi 1uC mlhuCSoIS
Banker Of st. Paul, were In the cit,
today, stopping here enroute to Iowa
They are driving through, and repor
the river road to the cities In fin'
condition.
Miss Daisy Hoepner, who is steno
grapher at the Clements Auto com
pany, left today for Baldwin, Wis.
where she will visit with her brothe
over Thanksgiving.
The Misses Eleanora and Elsie
Bianchi of Gibbon. Mimi, are VISITING
with friends IN city.
| Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Davis Of HUI
ron, s. D., returned to their hom'
yesterday after spending several day
with friends in the city. They stop
ped while on their return trip from
points in Wisconsin where they visit
ed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
TolUn Unit Plan For
State Farm Bureau
Meeting Of County Agents In
Minneapolis Had An In
teresting Talk

Greater development of the town
ship unit" plan In the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, and more
effective help by the extension de-
partment OF the University OF. Mime
sofa In the cooperative marketing
movement were topics under consid
GRAFTON at the University farm. where
county agents, university extension
workers, farm bureau officials and
county commissioners from all over
the state are gathered for their
fourth annual conference. The meet
Ing continued through today.
The committee consists OF L. e. Nc
MILAN, county agent OF Blue Earth
county; w. K. Watson, Dakota coun-
ty; NJ. NJ. Abbott, Koochiching coun-
ty; B. r. Houser, Marshal county;
Mile Brown, assistant leader OF
county agents for southwestern Min
nesota, and Miss Genevieve Burgan,
boys and girls club specialist.
Speakers told OF the work done al
ready by township units, which give
individual farmers an opportunity for
expression and were the basis OF the
referendum votes taken by the Farm
Bureau federation last winter on
pending legislation.
The second session was to take up
county farm bureau organizations
and discuss their work in stimulat-
ing crop improvement and CO. opera
tive marketing. j. s. Jones, organi
zation director for the state fedora
ton was to speak.
Visitors at the conference were en- y.
tertained last night at a dinner at
the Mems union. on the main univer-
sity campus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
Wages Coal Miners
Will Be Slashed
Colorado Fuel Company Posts
Notices Thirty Per Cent
Reduction

Denver Colo, November 16.-No-
uce of a general wage reduction OF
approximately thirty per cent to
take effect tomorrow morning in
thirteen of the company's twenty
six coal mines in Colorado. was
posted at the headquarters of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company
here this morning. The order re-
ducing wages directly affects about
$500 men employed In mines in Las
Animas and Huerfano counties. None
or the company's mines in Fremont
and Gunntson counties Is affected.
According to q statement by Fred
Farrar, general counsel FOR the COM
pany, officials expect strike that
will shut down, temporarily, all the
mines affected that are now In oper-
alton. -.
1t is the contention OF the COM
pany that the reduction of wages Is
being put into effect in accordance
with agreements with the employees
Of the mines affected. which were
made last August.
1t was stated at the company or
s6ces this morning that no arrange
ments had been made for filling the
places of strikers IL one Is called.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
HOLSTEIN BREEDER HERE
e. c. Schroeder of Moorhead Paid
Mankato Visit Yesterday.

E. c. Schroeder, a prominent Hol-
stein breeder of Moorhead, Mimi,
paid Msnkatc : visit yesterday as the
guest of ]. c. NARROW.
While in the city Mr.. Schroeder
spoke at the Kiwanis club luncheon
and presented the members with some
very interesting facts relative to the
building up and maintenance of his
famous herd at the Schroeder farms.
During the day he visited the Man
kato Holstein farms and expressed
himself as being veR favorably inn
pressed with the herd and breeding
operations which are being conducted
there.
1t Is a well known fact to many in
this section that Mr.. Schroeder is one
of the most successful breeders In thn
UNITED States. His sales records show
that he has received from the sale of
Registered Holsteins approximately
one-half million dollars.
In discussion with some OF the bus-
iiness men of this city. Mr.. Schroeder
stated that conservative estimate OF
the value of his herd at this time is at
least s175 900. This enterprise is truly
great asset to Minnesota and the en- :
tire northwest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
MUTATIONS FROM STERLING
Surprise Farewell Party Was Given |
To Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Troy

surprise Farewell Party was Given
To Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Troy
Sterling, November 1S-Mr and
Mrs c. c. Troy were honored guests
their home Sunday by their relatives
and friends. The following were
present Mr.. and Mrs Ira Tipler, Mr..
and Mrs Joe Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. M. Grover and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Hazel, Mr.. and Mrs Cor
hiss Grover and children, Ted Olson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellis and
daughter. A splendid dinner was
served at one o'clock, after which
they spent the afternoon visiting
and listening to the selections on the
Victrola. Mr. and Mrs. Troy leave
on Wednesday for Toledo, Onio,
brother. Harley Grover and family.
their daughter, Elizabeth, who lives
at Detroit, Mich. On their return trip
they will visit another daughter,
Meiva, who lives at Jewel Iowa.
They will probably be gone all win
Walter Cox, who has been work.
ing for Hazel and Grover the past
year, moved on Monday to Garden
City, where he will work on the
road that they are grayeling between
Garden City and Lake Crystal.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dobie enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Morris at
Don't forget the date of the Home
Talent play, "The Laughing Cure, "
and pie social to be given at the hall
Friday evening, November Is, for the
benefit of the Sterling Cemetery so.
Cieiy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
Franklin School Notes

Several of the teachers spent last
week end out Of the city. Miss Olive
Plantikow, kindergarten teacher. Wis
tied at the home of her parents In
Fartbault. Mrs. Gertrude Hall spent
several days in Granada and Fajrmont.
The book week posters made by
the Franklin pupils were on display
in our building for one day, after
which they were taken to the public
library to be judged with others OF
the schools. The fifth grade of the
Franklin school has the honor Of win
ming the prize for the best poster
made in the city schools.
Paul Green of ths Y. M. c. A., or
ganized twelve clubs Of boys in the
Franklin school yesterday. Each club
consists OF each members under a
chosen leader. These clubs are Or
ganized for games, hikes, contests,
and get togethers" throughout the
winter months.
The best attendance" picture which
was held by the Franklin school for
the greater part Of last year, WAS
earned by the Roosevelt school. 1t is
hoped to win it back soon.
The Brush performance given as q
high school benefit. attracted many OF
the Franklin children, Tuesday after
noon at the close OF school Some are
still practicipg the art OF magic as
result.
Franklin pupils started their heat
chores last Sunday. Each child keeps
record of the chores done daily. To
encourage chore three h""shed my
tooth today" the school has secured
through the courtesy OF the Colgate
INV. a saodlv supply of sample
tubes OF tooth paste which will he dic
tributed to the children. together with
the reminder cards saying: "Tatino
good teeth. good health as my motto
I will try to care for ny;teeth daily"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
GOVERNOR OF IOWA
CALLS OUT TROOPS
Trouble In Ottun1Wa Pack
Plant the Cause
BRICKS BEING HURLED
Machine Guns Had Quieting
Effect On Those Who Stirred
j Up the Muss
Associated Press Dispatch

Des Moines. Iowa, November 10
Four units of the Iowa national
guard, ordered by Governor Kendall
last night to duty In the packing
strike zone at Ottumwa, entrained
at 1:2o o'clock this morning. The
troops, companies A, B, c and d,
are under command OF Colonel Guy
z. Brewer.
Troops Arrive at ottumwa.
Ottumwa, Ia, November 16.-Com-
panies A. B. c. and D. from Des
Moines, under command OF Colonel
Guy E. Brewer, arrived here this
morning. The troops Immediately re-
ueved the eighty deputy sherids
Sheriff George Glllner who had been
guarding the John Morreu packing
plant during the night.
Quiet prevailed in the vicinity Of
the packing house this morning
though large crowd was on hand be
fore the troops arrived. Yesterday
strike pickets and Sympathizers sta
toned TO prevent employees from en-.
tering the plant to work precipitated
rioting in which twenty five persons
were injured.
The troops are patrolling all streets
leading to the packing house. Ma
chine guns have been set up at advan-
t2geous points and the crowd in the
vicinity is kept scattered and on the
move. Sheriff Gillner expected Il
serve the one hundred notices of ths
irjunction granted late yesterday BY
Judge Anderson in district court, up
on tae one hundred members of the
AInafgamated Meat Cutters and But
nrlr ~ aA in ho tn4f
The men carried full equipment. in
Guiding ammunition, machine guns
and rifles. On their arrival at OF.
tumwa they were to report to Adju
tant General Lasher for assignment
Governor Kendall ordered the guarC
troops to the strike zone at sever
o'clock last night following a tele.
gram from Ottumwa officials that the
situation was beyond local control
The four companies at total peace
strength muster approximately 25t
men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
YOUNG MAN LOST EYESIGHT
Colored Boy Who Went From Man.
kato to Fight For Country

Coioreo BOY VINO Went From Man.
kato to Fight For Country -
William R. Spornitz, passenger
agent at the Union depot, is III re-
ceipt of 4 letter from the only color.
ed boy ever drafted out of Blue Earth
county for the World war, who is
now blind. This Is Roy G. Combs. Roy
at one time ran a shoe shining chair
I'M the mems waiting room OF the
Omaha depot in this city and left
here with a contingent OF Blue Earth
county boys for the front Roy. says
that ne lost his eyesight while handl-
ing supplies over in France. He got
come kind Of poison on his hands
and part OF this got into his eyes.
Combs is now in ST. Paul, but he
states in his letter that he had been
at Baltimore, Maryland for p year
taking vocational training for the
blind. Among the accomplishments, he
says that he learned the use to the
typewriter. In fact, the letter sent to
Mr.. Spornitz was written on a Coro-
ma typewriter and Is well written in
deed. The blind soldier boy asks for
q number OF Mankato people he knew
before no marched away from Man
kato to war. He says that he wishes
that he was back at the union depot
among his old friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18

George Carter and family and Clark
Rogers and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Siehndal were
Mankato visitors Tuesday.
Miss Garner, primary teacher, was
unable to teach Tuesday an account
OF illness. Mrs. Frank Flowers
Miss Mabel Cheadle returned
home Monday after a few weeks
visit with relatives and friends. in
the twin cities.
Mrs. John Davis is reported az be-
ing confined to her home with
grippe.
Miss Ida Hermel, nurse, Is caring
o ously MIL I'll, HehrS Aofn' VINO IL ''fi
Mrs. Catherine KERNEL spent
Tuesday, November Is, with her
grand daughter Kathleen thinner
man, 1t being her fourth birthday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
FROST IS OUT ON BONDS
Man at Albert Lea Is Charged With
Theft Of Goods

Albert Lea, November 16.-Floyd
Frost, who was charged with stealing
a large quantity Of goods that mys-
teriously disappeared from the Mil
waukee station in this city a week ago
Sunday night, and who waived exam
nation in, Judge Blackmer's court
and was bound over to the next dis
trict court. on $4,000 bonds is again
at liberty.
Frost claimed to Deputy Sheriff
Jensen that he bought the goods from
a man He says that after he bought
the goods he went to Joe Higham's
barn near his store on West. College
street and got them. He claims that
he don't remember the name Of the
man who sold him the goods. County
Attorney j. o. Peterson told Judge
Blackmer at the hearing Saturday
that he was confident that Frost
knew a whole lot about the case but
was shielding some one implicated In
the deal,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
Stranger Drank Poison
But Life Was SnUed
He Slowed Away Booze That
Would Rip the Hinges
From Hades

New Ulm. November 17.-Pates
Smith, q farm hand. who claims 10
hail from Kenosha county, wiseoa
sin. and who had been working In
the vicinity Of Marshail and Tracy
during the past season, almost ruin.
ed the lining of his oast.iron ston
ach by drinking q generous quantity
Of denatured alcohol at the North
western depot in this atty. The
deadly poison contained In this dan
gerous connection nearly proved
fatal for tho man. whose life was saw
ed by quick action on the part Of the
local police and physieians.
People who were "a the waiting
room at the depot at the time notc.
.e that e Smith bottle xss drtIs s.ss assss
vation revealed tn fact that the bot
tie was labeled "denatured alcohol,
and they Immediately bcame alarmed
Harmsning and 6fiicer Id. Wagner
drove to the depot and took the
stranger into custody, escorting him
to the police station. whore 1t was
found that he had two bottles Of the
deadly fluid In his possession, One
Eye, while the other was obtained
at q local drug store.
Smith was rushed to the Loretto
Hospital, whittier physicians were
called to administer an antidote, al
the mans condition grew alarming
and his life was greatly endangered
It was found necessary to pump out
the contents of his stomach, and fol
time 1t was feared that he would
mot survive the effects of the poison
The man evidently possesses q
strong constitution, for he finally
rallied and was able to leave the
hospital Monday morning. He was
not allowed to tarry here, but re-
ceived orders from Chief Harmening
Immediately to lose no time In leav-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
CALLS CAKE" HIS FRIEND
What Hacker Is Alleged To Have
Said Regarding Preus.

What Hacker Is Alleged To Have
Said Regarding Preus.
Minneapolis, November 16. - The
name OF Governor Preus was men
TONED in testimony in swindling
case here today.
William F. Rohner, a laborer, in
testifying in the case against Carl F.
Hacker, president of the Standard
Farm Development company. stated
that he was induced to invest $4.2S0,
the savings of a life time, after Hack
er and three women associates
charged with swindling told him
glowing tales of riches to be made In
the investments In the company.
Rohner stated that In converse.
toin with Hacker, he asked him II
the corporation had gotten permits
from the state securities commission
to sell property. Rohner alleged on
the stand that Hacker answered:
"My friend Jake will take care OF
me all right"
When the attorney asked who he
meant by Jake" he said that Hacker
meant Governor J. A. o. Preus.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
MAY USE THOPSoN FARM
Board Of Control Likely to Obtain
Building For EPileptics

Board Of Control Likely to Obtain
Building For Epileptics
Austin. Mimi, November 17.-Aem-
bers OF, the state board of control
was here accompanied by Senator w;
A. Nolan. Their visit was second
one and nothing was to Be given cut
for pub location but when the party
the STORY of their visit here and their
On their visit they spent part Of
the day at the Cy Thomson Oakdaie
farm north Of this city and decided
that every building could be used for
q hospital for state epilaptics.
Tho epileptics and the feeble mind
ed of the state are all kept o. the
state hospital and home at Faribauit,
The buildings are so crowded that
scores that should be sent there from
In this county there are probably ten
persons who are to so there as soon
as they car Re admitted. OF this ton.
seven are children who are now at
the state children's home at Ovation
ma but who are declared to be feebts
minded by the state officials Of that
institution. They will be brought
here for examination however before
they are sent to Faribault The
Owatonna state school Is anxious to
get them out Of that institution but
this county can't move until there is
place to put them.
The last legislature made an ap-
preparation for tho purpose OF pro-
viding more housing for these unfor-
tunates and the state board OF control
has no funds to build or buy with. II
is among the possibilities that the
state board Of control can lease the
Thomson farm and take possession
able for the purpose the aext legis-
lature could authorize the purchase
of the property.
jay Hornel, receiver OF Cy Thorn
sons property, says that while 1t Ia
true the state hoard Of control visited
the farm to see II it would serve the
purpose as hospital and home for
epileptics. nothing is definite enough
for publicity. He said that II the
board Of control did want the proper
ty he thought arrangements could be
made whereby they could get posses
sion within ten days time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
CONFER ON THE DRAINAGE
State Representative VIII Meet the
Federal Indian Bureau

As Il = l-.'SS IL
st. Paul, November 1s.-Represen-
tatives of the Red Lake drainage and
conservancy districts, and e. v. VII.
lard, commissioner Of drainage and
waters, will confer with the United
States bureau of Indian affairs and
members Of the United States war de-
partment at Washington relative to
drainage problems in the Red Lake
district, Tuesday.
Specific problems relating to the
fixing Of lake levels and the control of
the outflow of the Red Lakes, and i'm
provement Of Red Lake and Clearwa-
ter rivers, will be discussed at tae
conference, Mr.. Willard said. This
work Of drainage Is carried on by the
district with the CO. operation Of the
department.