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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
Hailed INTO THE COURT
ChargesPreferred Against Mum.
Der of Young Men In
Mankato

Quiet work on the part of Chief of
Police Jacob Hilgers, assisted by
members of department, for the past
week in running down alleged wrong
doing came to a climax at noon TODAY
when he swore to warrants Charging
ten young men with "CarnaIIy
knowing and abusing a female child
under the age Of eighteen years. to-
wit, sixteen years" The warrants
were sworn to before County Attor-
ney c. e. Phillips. The young men
against whom the warrants have been
issued are:
Joseph Reidel, Amel Meurer. Fred
Jenson, Malcolm Morehart, BENJAMIN
Pomeroy, Howard Hinton, Elmer
Swan, Harold Swartout, John Ro-
berts, Merle Kimble.
A number of the defendants were
arraigned late this afternoon in the
municipal court before Judge Hiram
8. Golf.
The young lady against whom the
crime is alleged to have been com
mitted is Miss Ethel Demmick of
Vernon Center. This young lady has
been held by the police for the past
three or four days as a material wit
ness against the defendants, and II is
alleged that she has given County At
torney G. e. Phillips, Chief of Police
Jacob Hilgers and Judge Hiram Golf
some sensational evidence.
None of the officials would talk for
publication.
A warrant was issued also for H.
Schweickert.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
FEEDER ACTION ON BIBLE
CONGREGATIONALISTS TO
TAKE UP MATTER LATER
Desire to Know More About In
struction Prop osition; An
nua! Meeting

One hundred members of the Con-
gregational church enjoyed supper
together last evening preliminary to
the annual business meeting. The
supper was served by the ladies of
the church, att $3.50 o'clock in the
dining room, and at 7:30 o'clock the
bushes meeting was called to order
by the pastor. Rev. George F.
Arlington. Reports were given oy
chairman of the various church or.
CARNATIONS, and in spite Of the fact
that the church had been without a
pastor until last October the reports
were very satisfactory.
Election of Officers.
The election of officers resulted as
follows. Trustees for three years,
David Anderson and Charles Barnum
re elected; deacon for three years,
David L. Harris, reelected; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Barnum; church
committee, Mrs. +. N. Cameron md
Evan Hughes; superintendent Of
church property, d. L. Harris;
church treasurer, Harry ]. Wlides;
superintendent of Sunday scnool,
Thomas Hughes; assistant superin
tendent OF Sunday school, George
Pass, Jr.; primary superintendent,
Mrs. B. D. Smith; secretary -treasur
ca, MISS MaIy harris, anu the nomi-
mating committee for 1922 will be
Miss Nellie Schmidt, George Pass,
Jr.. and Mrs. w. u. Harris.
Alterations to be Made.
Certain alteration will be made
in the church auditorium during the
coming year, and the committee that
will have charge of the work is
composed o. Rev. Geotge F. Arm
lngton, Mrs. Nellie Schmidt, Ray
mond Hughes, and George Pass Jr.
Definite action on the proposed
bible instruction was deferred. It Is
proposed to find out more about the
subject.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
BANNER BUTTER COUNTY
BLUE EARTH LEADS WITH
s1,403,222 SALES
Minnesota TopsAII Other States
In Manufacture of
Product e..

The Farmer, a weekly publication
devoted to agricultural interests, has
gotten out chart showing the dairy
output of this state as compared with
a number of other states. According
to the dairy report of this state for
the year 1919 the total amount re-
ceived in Minnesota for the sale of
dairy products is $169,761, 127.O7.
Minnesota Leads Others.
Comparing the six leading dairy
states of the United States, Minneso-
Ia tops them all with total sale of
dairy products for the past year of
$142,S44,777. Iowa, $87 ,914, 633; Wis
consin, $S5,050,334; California, $61.-
1926; Ohio, $60,537,15 Nebraska,
$6O,467,O5 -
Blue Earth In Lead.
According to the report, Blue Earth
county is the banner dairy county of
this immediate section of Minnesota,
with total sale of dairy products of
i03,222 LeSueur county, 1923 ,467 |;
Nicollet county, $747,737; Brown
county, 1892 1858; Watonwan county,
$504,545; Martin county, $1,345,8s6;
Faribault county, $1.1O7,071: Waseca
county. x1-1h4-962
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
PICKED UP AT MSOA BABE ATE POISON PILLS TRIBUTE TO FINE CITIZEN
Home At Currie Was Saddened
BY Death of Little
Tot
Especial to The Free Pressl

Slayton, Mimi, January Sad.
ness entered the home OF Editor and
Mrs. G.. A. Portmann Of Currie, late
Tuesday afternoon, when their six
teen months old baby, Stanley Roy,
died from an overdose of strychnine
belladona pills, which he secured
from the kitchen cupboard.
A daughter of the Portmanns had
been i'll and the attending physician
prescribed the pills. The little brother
had seen the sister take the pills from
time to time, and when his mother
had placed the pills in supposedly
safe place, namely a kitchen shelf
some five feet from the floor. the
little fellow at once busted himself in
getting them. Despite his small size
he succeeded in pushing his high
chair to the shelf and standing on the
chair he was able to reach the little
box. AS near as can be judged the
little fellow ate eight or ten of the
poisonous pills and death must have
followed within five minutes after he
had eaten them.
The shock to the mother who a
short time later entered the kitchen
to find her baby cold, in death can
well be imagined, to say nothing OF
the shock to the father and sisters
and brothers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
K|NDWORD FOR THE DEAD
FUNERAL OF LATE I. N.
GRIFFITHS YESTERDAY
Sermon Preached BY Rev. w. E.
Evans, Pastor of Welsh
Church

Impressive were the last rites said
yesterday over the remains of the
late l. n. GriffithS at The funeral
which was held at the family resi-
dence on South Front street at 1870
O'Clock and at the Welsh Calvinistic
church at two o'clock. Rev. w. +.
Evans, pastor of the church delivered
which Mr.. Griffiths was charter
ing the Bar" "a Perfect Day" "All
Through the Night" IN which Glen
Shoemaker acted as soloist, and
Lead Kindly Light" Members of
the Masonic, Royal Arcanum and
Knights of Pythias lodges attended
Lake Crystal, Rev: j; D. Jones Of
Ottowa, and Rev. T. Ross Paden Of
this city assisted Rev. Evans during
the services, and each gave short
talk and prayer. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
Rev. Evans opened his sermon with
a sketch Of the life of Mr.. Griffith,
saying that he had worked with him
for twenty six years, and they had
Rev. Evans expressed his apprecia-
ton of the services Mr.. Griffith had
given so gladly and willingly to the
church, and said that there was never
man more amiable to co operate
with. "He was always cheerful, and
it is cheerfulness that makes the
wheels of this old world go merrily
around them. There is not the least
is the sunny people who make the
best of life for themselves and those
around them. Theer is not the least
'ubt in the minds of those who knew
MIR. Griffith best but that he was a
man Of fafthfulness to his religion,
and OF general piety, and he grew to
the Kingdom like Timothy under the
influence and in the atmosphere. of
a religious home. The faith that was
in his devoted father and in his pious
mother was also in him, and no
greater compliment can be paid to a
man than this. The great men of the
future will be the good men and
blessed are the meek for they shall
inherit the EARTH said Rev. Evans,
and continued, His duties, his church
and his home were sacred to him,
and his aim in life was to make a
real home for his family, and those
that often came under his roof, and
II there can be any place upon earth
that can be supremelv blessed it is
an American home. His memory will
remain sacred to his wife and chill
dren forever"
The pail bearers were Peter Lloyd,
H. j. Roberts, Robert 7. Jones, Ben
nett Williams. David e. Evans. and
Richard Wigley. The BODY was laid
to rest in the mausoleum at Glenwood
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
HEDGING GRAIN HELPFUL
Says Board of Trade Man
At the Hearing
LISTEN ON AGGIE BILLS
Alleged Evils Incident To Spec
uIation Are Greatly
Exaggerated
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, D. c., January 10
The house agricultural committee
which is holding hearings on bills
designed to control future trading in
grain, was told yesterday by
President Joseph P. Griffin Of the
Chicago Board of Trade, that suppress
sion of futures as proposed, would at
single stroke destroy the economic
functions of the nations grain mar
keting machinery.
The witness asserted that the sys-
tenn of hedging" or grain insurance,
was highly beneficial to producer
dealer and consumer alike" and that
hedging would be impossible were
speculation eliminated. He charged
that alleged evils" incident to spe-
cuiation were largely exaggerated.
IN a broad sense" Mr.. Griffin
said the owner of any commodity
ulating," adding that certain issues
Of Liberty bonds deprecated almost
twenty per cent, but doubtless would
return to par before maturity.
Risk of Grain Ownership.
Risk OF grain ownership cannot be
eliminated, the witness said, and the
speculation removes from the grain
owner the perils of fuctuating pric-
es," he said. From a banking
which will be extended to grain
owner depends entirely upon whetn-
er the grain is hedged."
1.-THE margin of profit on grain in
the United States, where hedging is
constantly practiced is very substan-
tally lower than in foreign countries
where hedging is unknown. Also
the margin between producer and
consumer is lower than in the mar.
Touching on fluctuations, Mr..
Griffin said they were inevitably
wider in a small market, that an
sence would result in a hopeslessly
narrow market,
Value of Business in Chicago Market
"1n the Chicago maket the value
'of business is SO great that an offer
of ten million bushels of grain would
cause little market fluctuations.
Were it not for the Chicago market,
such an order in smaller market
would cause downward fluctuations.
Vast quantities of grains which
never come to the Chicago market
are hedged there, for it is practically
the clearing house for the world for
grain insurance. Inc hedging Ia
cilities there are used by dealers In
Europe. Argentine and Australia"
In lengthy discussion of the func-
lions OF the country's big exchanges
Mr.. Griffin declared that legislative
attempts to suppress speculation
have uniformly proven unsuccess-
full
He cited the experience of Germany
in ab0lishing futures trading in 1886
on request of the farmers party and
re establishing such trading -four
years later. He said American con
sular reports showed that the great
Berlin grain market, degenerated,
the produce exchange was ruined,
great volume of business was driven
to London and other points, fuctda-
tions were violent and the result
was to leave farmers subject to price
dictation by dealers who exacted big
margins because of the risk they
must carry"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
START ON DU|LD|NGFUND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHURCH FOLK ACT
Annual Meeting Was Held; the
Election Of Officers For the
Present Year

The annual business meeting OF
Bethlehem Lutheran church was held
Wednesday evening. The reports from
church showed that they have had a
most successful year. The union OF
the two former churches has so far
proved a benefit to all concerned
Very often the church auditorium has
been overcrowded. The Sunday school
rooms are not large enough to &C.
comodate the attendance at the pres
ent time.
The church decided to establish a
building fund and elected a building
committee to make preliminary in
church edifice in the not very distant
future.
Election OF Officers.
The elections to the boards and
officers of the church are: Deacons,
Herman Knoff, o. G.. Olson, Andrew
Flo: trustees, Bert Lee, Ole Hanson,
DR.. c. P. Peterson; superintendent of
Sunday school, Bert Lee; organist,
Miss Tia Nelson. The meeting unan-
imously endorsed the petition for part
of the regular school time for relig-
ious instruction of children. The Wo-
mans auxiliary of the church held
a business meeting Thursday after
noon.
The secretary's report showed a
membership of ninety three. The
treasurer's report an income of 1898
The auxiliary put $500 into the build
ing fund. The following officers were
elected for the new year. Mrs. 0. G.
Olson, president; Mrs. Ole Nelson,
vice president; Mrs. G. A. Dahl, Sec
Rotary; Mrs. c. P. Peterson, treasurer.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
PROBE ILLEGAL VOTING
ORGAN
IZATION TO SCAN LIST
Meeting of Association Was
Held At Library Building
Late Yesterday

Illegal voting, If any there has
been in Mankato, will receive the at
tention OF the Americanization orga-
nization.
A meeting of the association was
held yesterday afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock in the library, and before
plans were made for the work OF the
coming year, short synopsis of last
years work was given. 1t was voted
to change the meeting day from the
first Thursday in the month to the
second Thursday, and it was also
voted to join the Mankato Council Of
Women, and to be represented by
Mrs. F. j. Sperry, president Of the
Americarization association, Mrs. G.
S, Petersen and Mrs. Roy Allison
Naturalization Was Discussed.
Naturalization work was discussed
and those who will be in the April
class have to come into the work this
month, or they will not get then
second papers in April. The question
of illegal voting came before the
meeting. 1t was voted to take up the
polling lists to see if there are any
persons registered who should moi
vote.
Ten committees are now at work
in this association on the =
phases, and the reports gave forth
the information that the English
work has been resumed, and Wv. C.
!. girls of the Normal under the di
rection of Miss Saltow are taFi0'
some of the individual teaching
Lecture work will also he resumes
Many very helpful questions are
pending before the association, and
as soon as they are definitely deter
mined, much more aid will be given
to those who desire Americanization
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
DIR, WOOD ON PROGRAM
Mankato Man Addresses County Fair
Men at Minneapolis Meeting
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Minneapolis, January l3.-Ways
and plans of standardiZing the prem
ium list of county fairs were discus
Bed and made; a new score card for
farmers booths at the fairs was
drawn up and methods to insure con-
cessions living up to their contracts
were shown here today. BY adoption
of the first two measures, according
to officials of the fair federation, it is
hoped that more farmers will be
drawn to the various exhibits and
thus increase attendance. The Or
ganization, which announces that
10000 persons , visited ,.G county fairs
this total by 25O, 900 and with slo-
gan of "a Million for 1921" the fed
Grafton will make every EFFORT to
raise the county fair to a higher
plane.
Discussion of the concession quest
ion brought out that a majority OF the
members were in favor or Donding
concessionairres who make contracts
for side shows, ETC., or to deposit a
certified check for their good faith.
1t was reported that twenty county
fairs during last year were failures
owing to the breaking of contracts by
men given concessions; c. J. Selvtg.
superintendent of the Northwest
an address this afternoon, advised the
lair officials to raise the standard Of
their exhibits.
Featuring the, afternoon session to-
day were short ten minute talks by
the following: DIR. M. B. Wood, Man
kato: r. E. Seton, Fergus Falls; r.
L. 'Giffin, Hibbing; P. A. Johnson,
Fairmont; George III. Ref, st. Paul;
Rev. B. A Adams, Clinton, and George
0. Means, Howard Lake. Elect
on of officers for the coming year
vas followed by a banquet, which
brought the convention to close.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

ker college, Winnebago, has returned
from New York where he attended
the meeting Of Church Boards OF Ed
lcation, the Educational Association
of the Methodist Episcopal church
and the association of American COL
teges.
A circle wolf hunt was held on
Sunday, January 9. at Lake Crystal
in the Watonwan river neighborhoOd.
The wolves have become a menace
to the farmers there.
The James Bros Hardware COM
pany Of Lake Crystal, in the business
for the past twenty years, sold out
Land company of Madelia. also their
hardware business and store in Ma
della.
Mrs. Philo Halves. the irst woman
settler in Rock county, died Wednes-
lay afternoon at the home OF her
daughter Mrs. A. B. Watson at LII
verne. She was eighty nine years old
last July.
The Citizens of ST. James, who
have been doing so much for loca'
causes, have been asked to help the
band, which needs new uniforms and
whose bandmaster deserves more
nay. At the annual banquet held
Tuesday the city council and those
present pledged themselves to a
hearty support Of the band in every
thing that it needed, including new
uniforms right now.
It is expected that Pipestone coun-
ty will be separated from the thir-
49, s1sa rfrsA Nd Cd ~
the ninth district. For several years
heavy for the Judge BY adding a
second Judge in this district JUDGE
Olsen will have more time to consid
err the important cases which are
submitted to him.
Resolved. = that the omen shop =
preferable to the closed shop in our
industrial system" will be the sub
iect Of debate which will be discus
sed by the debating team Of Spring-
field and Lake Crystal. Springfield
will take the negative and Lake
Crystal the affirmative.
A club house that will equal any
found in this part Of the country will
he erected at Austin. The building
will be about 60x100 feet.
The suit brought UP over the cleo
| ton of Christ Johnson as county
commissioner for the fourth commits
sioner district Of Jackson county, was
| decided by JUDGE Dean. It is stated
that the name of Johnson was I'M
| lawfully placed on the ballot and that
| Adam Pauchle, who was also a can
| 1idate for commissioner In that dis
| trict is lawfully the commissioner.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
LARGE LAND DEAL
Boynton Ranch In Martin Township
Sold For SIG 600.


Fairmont, January 13.-The 500
acre Boynton ranch in Waverly town
ship, purchased of the c. N. Boynton
estate in 1919 by syndicate of eight
Madelia men and J. +. Haycraft OF
this city at $3.50 an acre, has been
sold by the c. E. Brown Land and
Loan company of Madelia to James
Bros. of that place and Lake Crystal.
The deal Is for a consideration OF
$4,000, the acre price being $22o.
The syndicate takes as part pay
ment two store buildings and two
stocks OF hardware and machinery
located at Madelia and Lake Crystal,
that have a value of $4,000.
There Is no slump in Martin county
land when an 800acr tract sells at
1920 an acre.
The new owners will operate the
land under the tenant system.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY
Completion Road From Great Lakes
THROUGH Florida Provided For.

Jasper, Tenn, January 16.-Com-
pletion Of the Dixie Highway which
will provide hard road from the
Great Lakes to the extreme end CT
Florida, Is assured by the recent vote
to issue $250,000 in bonds by Marion
county, and the Roadway on projects
along the highway planned by the
Georgia highway department.
The Marion county portion has ben
the line between the north and the
south which prevented tourists from
travelling in comfort over the noted
thoroughfare. Tennessee and the
Federal Government will match the
amount of Marion County with $780,
900 making total of $1,000,000 to be
used on the highway in the county
this year. The section is across the
Gun, berland Mountains through a
sparsely settled country.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
GOV. PREUS NAMES FIVE
Chris Helm, State Dairy and
Food Commissioner,
Among Lucky
Associated Press Dispatch. !

st. Paul, January 1.-THE senate
confirmed the following nominations
by the governor:
Hotel inspector, w. A. Wittbecker
of Ramsey county.
Dairy and food commissioner, Chris
Helm of Todd county.
State librarian, Charles E. Bell
Rice county.
Members of the minimum wage
commission, Harriet w. Schoonmak-
er and Charles w. Gordon, both OF
ST Paul
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
G. A. PATERSON DIES
Acute Kidney Trouble Was The Cause
of His Death.

George A. Patterson, for the past
four years storekeeper at the local
offices of the Northern States Power
company, died this morning at eight
o'clock from acute kidney trouble
after an illness Of forty eight hours.
R. E. Brown, general manager of
the Northern States Power company,
in speaking of the deceased this
morning, stated that he was a COM
petent and faithful worker, and will
be greatly missed by the company.
A more, extended write up OF the
death will be given in tomorrow's is
sue of The Free Press.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
INJURED WHEAT HARVEST
Rain Storm Reduced Wheat Crop in
New South Wales Five Million
Pounds.
Associated Press Dispat,

[ASSociated Press DiSpatch.1
Sydney, January IA violent
rainstorm, said to be the worst for
seventy years has reduced the new
South Wales wheat harvest from TO-
100000 pounds to 15.000,000 pounds,
the Minister of Agriculture states.
The minister describes the great
storm as tragic disaster for the
wheat growers, who had every reason
to expect a recovery after three years
of devastating drought.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

w. E. Martin, former treasurer of
Steele county, died at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal, on Tuesday, death be-
ing due, to ailments caused by old
age. .......
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Miss Lillian Theresa Neary, daugh-
er of John Neary of Madison Lake.
and Mr.. John Anthony Rathka, form
erly of Virginia, Mimi, were married
Tuesday morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Pierre, S. D., Senate bill No. I, re-
death penalty upon con-
viction for first degree murder. was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Nick Sarasco of Redwing was fined
1900 and costs or 80 days in jail on
! charge of having transported liquor
INTO Redwing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

: Not over ST. in money, stamps and
other little things were taken when
robbers entered four places in Worth
ington during the. week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21
Brown county Poultry Show.

The annual show of the Brown
County Poultry association Is being
held at New Ulm, and it Is thought
the entries will exceed 800 before the
show is ended This is an increase
of about 100 over last year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

The Faribault Business and Profess
sional Women's club met on Wednes-
day evening organized Glee club.
The next meeting for practice will be
held Tuesday evening" ~.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

The girls of Madison Lake have or
ganized a basket ball team and prac-
ticed for the first time Wednesday
evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-21

Sloan Brothers, A. B. johnson and
Alfred c. Peterson. Glendale breed
ers, have just sold two year old bull
which they purchased about a year
and half ago for $4,000 for the very
large sum of 100000.