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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
HAGERTY TO BE TRIED
Murder Charge Lodged Against Al
legged Slayer In Rice County.

Murder Charge Lodged Against Al
legged Slayer In Rice County.
Faribault, November 18.-Thomas
Hagerty, indicted by the grand jury
In its session on Monday afternoon,
appeared before Judge A. B. Child
ress and was arraigned on charge
of murder in the first degree. Ha-
gerty's trial will open Monday morn
fng. His Indictment was probably
the result of Judge Childress' charge
to the jury that 1t is the duty of the
grand jury to indfct a person con-
sidered insane or not II he is found
guilty Of a murder or anything else
and to allow the court and the petit
jury Judge at his trial whether In
sanity or something else may. have
been the cause of the crime" Attor.
ney ]. P. Mcmahon represents Hag-
erty. ~.....
Ralph LaFere, John LaFere and
Louis Antelope, entered a plea, of
not guilty. The county appointed C.
P. Carpenter of Mortified as their
attorney since they were financially
unable to secure the services of a
lawyer
Wilder Maui was ar-aigned on q
charge Of inceste, after his indict-
| ment By the grand Jury yesterday
afternoon. He entered plea OF moi
guilty. -a .A
william M. Benzick also appeared
In court and was arraigned on q
| charge of assault IN the first degree
| He pleaded not guilty.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
SAINT CLAIR FOLKS
PROUD OF SCHOOL
Good Attendance of Pupils
10 Shown BY Figures
NEWS OF THAT TOWN
Personal And Social Mention,
Late Doings In The
- Busy Village

81. Clair, November 18.-It Is with
pride that the remarkably good at
tendance OF the pupils of the local
school during the month ending oc-
tober ss. Is reported. This report
aoes not only show great credit for
the teachers, but an interest on the
mart OF the pupils and parents. In the
kixh school, Mr.. Nelson, principal, the
average attendance was So. The to-
tal enrolment was %; IT of this num-
Der had been neither tardy nor Abb
sent throughout the month In the
eighth grade. Miss Goldman, teacher,
the average attendance was 96-5; to-
tnl enrolment, IL; six were neither
tardy nor absent. Mrs. Cage, teacher
OF the sixth and seventh grades. has
an enrolment of "a; the average at
tendance 95 and IA that were neither
tarfy or absent Miss Strobel, teach
or OF the intermediate department, has
an enrollmnt of "a; the average at
tendance was 81 and 16 pupils had
perfect attendance The primary de-
partment with Miss Gerlach as teach
number Is were neither tardy nor alb
sent and the percentage Of attendance
was So; raking a total enrolment fol
the school for the month of October
ios: Of this number 6s had perfect at
tendance.
Mrs. Tabeau Is reported very Ill al
the time Of this writing.
Mrs Paul SchaIlow, who has been
sick for about three weeks, was re-
ported not so Wen this week.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Zimmerman was giaddened Monday
evening by the arrival OF little girl
at their home Mrs. John Zimmerman,
who has been assisting IN the care OF
the mother and daughter, came home
Friday.
Mrs. Frank Fisher spent from Wed
needay until Friday OF last week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peitch.
Helen BurhholtZ visited at the home
Of her grandmother. Mrs. John Buch-
foItx Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Riese from near
Smiths Mil visited Mr.. Riese's par
enfs at this place Wednesday.
Mrs. Amberg. who has been at Ro-
chester. where she has been receiving
treatment from the Mayos. returned
30 her home at this place Friday. All
VIII be rIeased to know she is better
and hone that in due time she may be
reetnred 10 good health again
Thiei~an and Robert Grundeme'er
leff for the northern part OF the state
iar+ week TO hunt for big game.
Mrs. John Aura OF Minneapolis Is
VISITING her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Joh- Wolcott at this place.
There was no school Friday. Armis-
dre day. There was no special OBJ
servaDce n the day. The town was
quiet throughout the day. The stars
and stripes hoated peacefully from
many Q door and window. showing
that the people had not forgotten the
dav.
The ROYAL Neiehhors held their reg
uIar meeting Saturday evening of last
week. There was a good attendance
Afte- the usual business meeting the
evening was snent in social manner
those so desiring playing cards.
Charles Pasenkopf. who has been IN
poor health for some time. is report :
ed this week TO be confined to his bed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
IABORS OF COUNTY
BOARD ARE ENDED
Work of the Special Session
Brought to Close
BRIDGEM AFTER SUBJECT
Considerable Discussion Wa e
Brought On Thereby; Ask
School Transfer

Members Of the county board
brought special session Of that body
to close yesterday afternoon after
disposing of number of important
matters. Among these was the desig-
nation of the Farmers State Bank at
Pemberton as one of the county de-
positories.
A letter was received from officials
of the Chicago, Milwaukee. and st.
Paul Railway company asking that
an advertising sign on the st. Peter
road, which obstructs the view of the
right Of way, be removed. The mat
ter was taken under consideration.
The petition of Martin Ulmen ana
others to be transferred from school
district No. lot to district No. 8 was
heard and action deferred until the
December meeting. These petitions,
If granted, 1t is alleged, would leave
about one section and half to COM
prise district No. 107. The district
Is already 80 small that new petl-
tion was filed asking that district No.
LOT be entirely dissolved, and part OF
and the remainder to district No.
8. The hearing on the new petition
was set for December IL, at 10 A. M.
Complaint Of J. o. Little, Et Al.
The board heard the complaint, of
John d. Little and other taxpayers
of the town of Decoria based on the
alleged neglect Of the town board TO
oty OF hrfd q
Cobb river. The members of the
board of Decoria were present and to-
gether with the complaining parties
discussed the question at some length
AS the law provides that the county
board can not do this kind of work
and then charge it to the town, If the
Improvement exceeds more than one
the township, 1t was found that the
county board could not undertake the
work, even Ii it considered the inn
provement necessary.
The matter will be submitted to
members of the town board of De-
CORA next March. Those present at
yesterdays meeting said that they
were willing to abide by any decisions
OF the town board Of Decoria at that
time.
The county board adjourned the q
nal hearing on county ditch No. G.
near Eagle Lake until 3 p. NJ, De-
cember 13.
A resolution was passed extending
the proposed state road on che LIE
SuSur and Blue Earth county lima
about one mile and a fourth farther
west so as to connect with the Nan
kato and st. Peter highway.
The engineer and viewers reports
on county ditch No. IS, which Il com
pleted would drain Indian Lake. Will
be heard December 10.
fourths completed on county dftrh
No. Sc, the petition of the BisbaIle
Construction company of Tyler to
have its bond reduced from 1922. SEQ
to 100000 was granted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
RAPIDAN AND DECORIA

Surprise Party An Event In That
Neishborhood; Short Stories.
Rapidan and Decoria, November
18.-Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson
and sons visited Sunday at the home
Of ]. R Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Madsen, who
have been visiting with relatives and
friends In Denmark for the last six
months, have returned home and re-
port they had veryAenjoyable trip.
They were accompanie home by q
cousin and nephew of Mr.. Madsen.
David Anderson held a work bee
week ago Sunday. The hog house
was shingled.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Anderson of
Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Weber OF Decoria visited Sunday at
the ]. r. Anderson home.
A surprise party was given at the
home Of N. Jepsen Sunday evening
In honor of Carl Jepsen, It being his
birthday anniversary. The evening
was spent in playing cards and with
music and singing. At midnight a
very delicious supper was served.
At the close of the evening all de-
parted. wishing Mr.. Jepsen many
more happy returns OF the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson VISIT
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Erickson
Wednesday evening.
August Weigelt had the misfortune
to lose a horse. The horse fell and
broke its leg and It had to be shot
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
HolD Broon1s Are
Made In Mankato
Plant Operates Here With Pay
roll OF About $3.50 Per
Month

Housewives in this city while ban
ishing the dirt and cobwebs from
their homes with their brooms. little
imagine what steps are necessary in
the manufacture of a broom before
1t Is ready for use, and that at least
one hundred and fifty dozen of them
are made In Mankato every month.
This Is the average output of the
Mankato Broom Works on Patterson
avenue, and conducted by Charles w.
Bachertx.
Mr.. Bachertz explained that owing
to the dull market ON brooms at the
present time, there Is only about
one hundred and fifty dozen month
turned out at present. but he had
machinery with q capacity OF turning
out fifty dozen brooms a day. The
payroll of the factory at the present
tine is about $3.50 per month. 1t
takes about twenty tons of broom.
corn per year to supply the factory.
This broom corn comes mostly from
Oklahoma, and the Panhandle or
Texas. After the corn is received 1t
is run through electrically driven
machinery and the seed, which re-
sembleS sugar cane seed Is removed
and the different lengths Of straw
Is sorted out. After being exposed
to the elements, the straw naturally
fades from the effects of the sun
light. In order to have all of the
material Of uniform shade 1t is
colored with certain solution and
then dried. -
The average price per ton 81
broom corn is from $50 to $500 per
ton. and during the war climbed VI
to $3.50 per ton.
The Little Daisy" brand of broom
is the highest priced article manu-
featured In the plant. In addition to
this there is a lower grade~ef house
broom, warehouse brooms, heavy
brooms with a mixture of rattan fl
Der for use in blacksmith shops and
barns, whisk brooms, toy brooms,
and Little Miss" brooms are manu-
featured.
All Of these brooms are equipped
with hard maple handles. These run
into money rapidly and run in car
lots from SOS per thousand up.
Mr.. Bachertz stated to The Free
Press that he intends to enlarge his
plant some time in near future, when
conditions become more settled.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
WAS ORDERED FROM TOWN
Undesirable Told That His Roo
Was Better Than Company

Undesirable Told That His Room
Was Better Than Company.
Lake Wilson, Mimi, November
1S.-Lake Wilsonites want the clean
illness and good name of their little
city kept inviolate, and they mean to
tell the world that they are ready and
provided to see that no outsiders
come in and impair their reputation
along this line.
For several months past an unde
sirable had been living in Lake
Wilson. To make matters worse It
Is alleged he lived with woman
and acted the role of husband. He
worked when he wished and loafed
about the town and especially the
woman's residence more.
firing of the actions of the culprit
band of Lake Wilsonites last week
marched to the residence where the
said culprit was staying. He was
summoned to the door. told Of his
undesirability and advised to depart
forthwith. A stay Of thirty minutes
was granted IN order to get his
clothed tied up in his bandana. a
small time. indeed. but he made I'll
and has not since shown up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
Two Truck Drivers Were Before the
Police Justice at Fairmont

Two Truck Drivers Were Before the
Police Justice at Fairmont
Fairmont, November 19.-The two
Bull Dog trucks loaded with alleged
mortgaged property from the plant OF
the Sumner Engine Company, which
left Fahmont by a roundabout route
early Thursday morning, were located
at Odin late in the afternoon by Dep
uty Sheriff Walter F. Carver. The
drivers, T. H. Munroe and Frank
Murray. were arrested and brought
The loaded trucks were driven to
Ormsby and put In storage at the
garage there awaiting developments.
Starting in pursuit OF the trucks
with the belief that they were routed
via Jackson for Devils Lake, N. D., a
trip of about 500 miles, Deputy Sher-
III Carver was thrown OF the track
by the fact that the trucks turned
north at Sherburn. ~.
Munroe and Murray, the drivers,
were charged with grand larceny and
arraigned II justice court this morn
ing. Both waived examination and
were held under bail of 500 each to
appear at the March term OF district
court. The court by fixing bail In
this small amount gave the impress
sion that the accused men are consid.
cred the instruments OF others rarner
than deliberate offenders.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
MINNESOTA LAKE NEWS
Cooperative Creamery Company Paid
Out $6,754.64 Past Month

Out $e,754.64 Past Month
Minnesota Lake, November 1S.-
The Minnesota Lake Farmers Coop
eratlFe Creamery company paid out
to its patrons $6.754.64 for butterfat
during the past month. The list OF
patrons is constantly growing and at
present 172 names are on the list.
The NJ Flu club met with Mrs. VIII
liam Collin THURSDAY afternoon. A so
ctal afternoon was spent after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Ludwig spent
Monday evening at Mankato.
The Methodist Episcopal Ladies
Aid met with Mrs. X. '. Townsend
Wednesday afternoon. The usual re-
freshments were served. =
Leonard Schinke transacted bust
ness at Mankato Wednesday.
Alfred Schroeder visited friends al
Wells Tuesday.
George Kain, local photographer
was a business visitor in Mapleton
Tuesday evening. He returned Thurs
day afternoon. 49,.
Mrs. Martin Strandberg and Mrs
Larson Of st. Paul came down Mon.
day afternoon for visit with the for
mer's daughter. Mrs. A. F. Simon.
w. c. Webb, local produce buyer
LETT the fore part of the week for KaI
sas City. where he viii ,lsit his fathel
J. II. Webb.
Ernest Stephan left, Wednesday fo
Fargo, N. D., where he was called OF
legal business.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Budach and sol
recently moved into the Thompso
house. formerly occupied by Henri
Roessler. Arthur and Emil Budaci
their sons, will continue farmin
south of Minnesota Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinhard Bauerfein
went to Rochester the fore part G
the week, where Mrs. Bauerfeind wi
undergo third operation for goitrt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
ARREST OF THE BARRIERS
This is Beginning Of Campaign FOL
Sanitary, Shaving Shops

This Is Beginning Of Campaign for
Sanitary, Shaving Shops
st. Paul, November 17.-H. M Trap
sub, president Of the state board OF
BARRIERS examiners, and Walter Dun
lop, secretary, have inaugurated o
crusade against insanitary barber
shops in st. Paul, the beginning Of a
statewide campaign against negli-
gent tonsorial artists, the two Off
GERS said Friday, after arrest of some
fifteen bsfbers on complaint of the
officers Of the board.
DR.. B. F. Simon, city health com
missioner, will CO operate with the
board, members said, in putting q
stop to the operation of barber shops
in sole drink places.
The offending shops are mostly
email and in outlying portions or the
city, It was said. the large downtown
shops being in most instances model
judge ]. w. Boerner imnosed fines
of $40 each on offenders brought into
court Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
Raids For the Liquor
Carried Out In Waseca
County Attorneys Office Look
ed Like DistiIIery; the
Arrests Made

Waseca, Mimi. November IL
County Attorney Gallaghers office
looked like first class still running
at high speed, on Tuesday evening.
There was a big ten gallon boiler. on
the floor still hot and steaming with
the white poisonous looking coTrosion
around the opening in the top where
the mysterious contents had Ioiled
over. Surrounding it in a highly
artistic setting were three five gal
lon jugs filed to the briE with the
poison. In another room were various
bottles and other impedimenta used
In the manufacture and sale Of the
stuff. The stuff was SO strong that
anyone going into the room was de-
stined to go out of it smelling like an
alley cat who made its home just
back of the dear old brewery" All
of this liquor was taken on the two
days raid made by the city and coun-
ty, the biggest raid Of all being made
right here In Waseca in the west end
Of town.
! AS til result of recent investiga-
lions made Jointly by the city and
county officials search warrant and
brought In the largest haul of EQuorl
yet made in the county when the
home OF O.. W. Roberts was raided
and approximately total OF twenty
five gallons OF "moonshine" was
found on the premises. Officer
Spies and Deputy Sheriff HAGEN who
searched the Roberts premises on
West Elm street just across from the
roundhouse at about 1880 IN the at
ternoon, did not find Roberts at
home but they did find a boiler con-
tanning ten gallons Of mash streaming
on the store and three big ffve gal
lon Jugs containing n2ponshine on the
premises. Roberts was not at home.
II Is expected he win be found or
viii surrender himself before many
hours. He faces the charge OF selling
Intoxicating liquor. The quantity of
liquor found I'm this mans home was
the largest amount ever found at one
place In, any Of the county S% city
activities mp to date.
The results of the raids are briefly
told: l
Z Over twenty Eve gallons of moon
shine confiscated.
Moonshine was only forty-two per
cent alcohol, the rest being deadly
Sherman Sweet arrested for being
intoxicated. given sixty days.
n. w, Roberts hunted. charged
with sale Of iptoxica ding liquor.
Philip Amberg fined 500 for fu--
nishing man with large f1mily
.t,,cpnshine which made him man
I More arrests are likely.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
WAS BURIED in WELL

ST. Louis County Man Rescued After
Two Hours Under Stone and Dirt
Associated Press Dispatch.l
Albert Larson, settler of Freden-
berg township, st. Louis county, was
buried at the bottom of twenty
foot well for two hours yesterday be-
fore he was rescued alive by fire.
men, summoned from Duluth. Lar
son was cleaning out the well which
was recently excavated, when the
walls fell in. He was buried by
dirt and stone. Two large rocks at
the bottom of the well formed pro-
lection, He was only slightly
bruised. '. |.. &C.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
Funeral Of Samuel swenInston.

I Sayton. Mimi, November 19.-The
funeral OF Samuel Swenington, for many
years a station agent at different towns,
on this division Of the Omaha railroad;
was held here Swenington dropped
dead from heart failure while attending
a dance at st. James few nights ago.
He has for some time been agent for the
at st. James.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
MRS. A. c. BAKER DIES
Elderly Lady Passed Away At He'

Home In This City.
Mrs. A. G. Baker passed away at
her home, 800 North Second street,
yesterday morning. She was seventy
three years of age. She was born IN
Scotland, and come to this country
when year old. Her former resi-
dence was In Amboy, until four years
ago when she. with her husband and
daughter came to Mankato. Her hus-
hand and daughter are her only sur
vivers.
The funeral will be tomorrow aft
ernoon at two o'clock from the home.
Rev. T. Ross Paden will offfciate. In
ter-'ent viii be made In the Glenwood
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25

recently. Returning home, Chrsnyex
again attacked his wife, this time
while she was milking COW. She
died before medical aid could be
summoned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
sudden Death Mrs. Perrin.

Superior, wis. November 17.-Mrs.
Scion L. Perrin, wife Of the Judge Of
the Superior court, was taken suddenlr
~ OF thn potnry- Eiw--ie ha--rret last
night and died few hours later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
THIS SHOT PROVED FATAL

Wisconsin Man Was Accidentally
Killed by Gun Falling Last Night
ASSOCIATED Press pispatch.l
Anton Beniow, forty seven, Of Gin
tonville was instantly killed last
night when a rifa fell from . wall
In his tent and exploded. His SON
was With him at the time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
SENT BACK TO PRISON
ParolIed Pine City Man Killed His
Wife With An Axe.

WIG WIN An NxS.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Pine City, Mimi, November 49,
Pending action of the grand jury,
Joseph Chranzez. paroled convict,
who surrendered to Sheriff Hawley
of Pine county after killing his wife
with an axe. has been returned to
saltwater prison. Caranzez was
sentenced to one year in the state
prison for attacking his wife with
an axe last August He> was paroled
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25

Mountain Lake Lady Dies.
Mountain Lake, November 19-Mrs.
Fred Steinhauser. a well-known lady
this place. Is dead. Death was due to
pneumonia.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-06-02
Prepared Seed
Beds Yield Best

Big clods are not conductive to
big crop yields, according to spe-
cialists on soils. who declare that
practically every soil will respond to
careful preparation of the seed bed
before planting. A seed bed well-pre-
pared is a crop half titled even be-
fore the planting is made, they state.
Disking before blowing has been
found to be one of the best means of
mixing the soil to fill all air spaces,
to prevent the loss of moisture and
to establish capillary connection
with the soil below, according to r.
E. Stephenson, crops extension spe-
cialist from the College of Agri-
culture. Disking manure and crop
residues into the surface soil has
been found to be especially desir-
able. Unless this method of seed bed
preparation is practiced organic
matter plowed under may never be-
come mvxed with the soil and the
moisture supply from the subsoil will
be cut off.
In spite of the fact that the re-
concentrations made are important,
a great many defects of blowing may
be remedied by thorough disking
and pulverization of the soil after
the blowing is completed. Soil can
not be overworked except when wet.
Careful preparation is even more i'm
portant on poor soils, since these
are more inclined to become lumpy
and allow the moisture to escape.
The surface soil which the plow
turns under and which later feeds
the roots of the plant is more fertile
than the subsurface soil, but since
roots cannot enter clods much of
this fertility will be lost unless the
seed bed is carefully prepared. On
many fields as much as one fourth to
one-half Of the fertility is locked up
in useless clods on the surface. To
pulverize all the soil and reduce it to
small particles means feeding the
crop from all the fertility in the sur
face soil instead of from only part
of it. If careful preparation Of the
bed cannot be made before seeding it
should be done Immediately after.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-06-02
he TOLD IT WITH FLOWERS

A well-meaning florist was the
cause Of much embarrassment to a
young man who was in love with q
rich and beautiful girl.
II appears that one afternoon she
informed the young man that the
next day was her birthday, where
upon the suitor remarked that the
next morning he would send her some
roses, one rose for each year.
That night he wrote a note to his
florist, ordering the delivery of TWEEN
ty roses for the young woman. The
florist himself fillde the order, and,
thinking to improve on it, said to
"Here's an order from young
Jones for twenty roses. He's one of
my best customers. ON throw In
ten more for good measure"