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Evening journal., 1921-09-16
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.

To attend the eighth annual con-
vention of the International Assoc
citation Of Industrial Accident Boards
and Commissions OF the United States
and Canada, Charles n. Grantland.
secretary of the Delaware accident
board. will leave on Sunday for
Chicago. He will read paper at
the convention on administrative
problems in Delaware as related to
workmen's compensation.
Evening journal., 1921-09-16
BRANpYwrNE ORANGE MEETS,

At a meeting OF West Brandywine
Grange, at Talleyville last night.
routine business was transacted and
orders for the fall consignment OF
fertilizer were gone over. This was
the first business meeting OF the
grange since July.
A letter was read from the State
Fair committee by Edward Ryan,
thanking the grangers for their part
in making the grange exhibits so
Evening journal., 1921-09-16
NEW STENOGRAPHER
AT HOTEL nUPONT

Miss Margaret First has been ap-
pointed public stenographer in the
Hotel DUPONT She succeeds Miss
Florence NJ. Matchett. who was re-
Gently married and moved from the
city.
Evening journal., 1921-09-16

Lost articles may be found by ad-
vertising through the medium OF the
Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1921-09-16
Imported Crepes

Those lovely soft colors that make
up so beautifully for little girls
dresses, as we'll as big girls slip-over
dresses and that are so much in de-
mand just now as the weather gets
cooler. For school, for office, for
home and particularly for college,
these make the incest of dresses, for
they wash beautifully and do not re-
quire ironing. Their low price, 39c
a yard is another advantage.
White Goods-First Floor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
GREAT CHICKEN RAISER
n. /. Williams Holds Splendid
Record For the Birds He
Exhibited

H. L. Williams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Williams, holds the record
no doubt in the county if not the
state when it comes to raising Rhode
Island Red chickens.
At the Mankato fair held last Sep
TENDER he received first and second
prize on a cockerel; first on a young
hen and third on a cock bird. At st.
Peter in December he received first
and second on a cockerel; first and
second on pullet. He entered four
birds there. We entered one bird
at the show in Saltwater In De-
cember and received first and the
championship prize on the cockerel
in the American class, and shape and
color special. 50
In the fourth district Rhode Island
Red meet held in st. Paul recently
there was class of 400 birds. Mr..
Williams received fourth on cockerel
in a class Of thirty-six; seventh on
a young pen.
The fourth district includes twelve
central states. Judge j. G. Johnston
who judged at the Chicago coliseum
said that the exhibit of Red at ST.
Paul was equal to that OF the coils
cum, If not better.
Mr.. Williams has an ad in to-
nights paper in which he calls at
tention to the value of these birds
He will be glad to show anyone in
terested in his birds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
WAS HIS OWN LAWYER
Cerl G. jacobson Was Arraigned lr
3- The Mankato Police Court

Ceri G. jacobson Was Arraianed In
A- The Mankato Police Court
Carl G. Jacobson of South Bend
was arraigned in the municipal court
late yesterday afternoon on the char
&c of speeding and passing a street
car when it was about to unload
passengers. The defendant pleaded
not guilty and acted as his own law
yer in the case City Attorney Will
lam F. Hughes prosecuted the case.
Conductor Lawrence Snyder OF the
Markato Electric Traction company
testified that the defendant passed.
the street car on the intersection of
Wilton and West Front street on thu,
afternoon OF January II at the rate
of twenty five miles an hour. Police
Officer Olaf Lundberg and Officer
Louis Lille both testified that they
were riding home on the street car
when the defendant passedsthe street
car at an excessive rate of speed. Mr..
Jacobson stated under oath that he
did not pass the car at a high rate
of speed but the street car had not
stopped when he passed 1t.
Mrs. Anna Anderson, Mrs. Charles
Jacobson, mother of the defendant
and Clifford Jacobson a brother Of
the defendant testified that the street
car had not come to a standstill when
they passed it. At the close of the
trial Mr.. Jacobson was sentenced to
pay a fine of $40.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
MRS. A. p. JOHNSON DIES
Mother of Judge of Probate Passed
Away Yesterday Afternoon.

Mother of Judge of Probate Passed
Away Yesterday Afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew p. Johnson, mother
of Judge of Probate Harry A. John
son, and a resident of this state for
the past fifty years passed away yes
terday afternoon at Ais O'Clock. She
had been sufferer from heart di-
cease for ten mopths. Mrs. Johnson
was born in Rysby, Smoland. Sweden.
country in 1871 first settling in Bel
grade township. Nicollet county.
In March, 1883, she was married to
Andrew p Johnson at this city. Soon
after her marriage the family took UP
its residence in Judson, and lived
there up to thirteen years ago when
they moved to Mankato and since
that time had made her home in this
city.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her
husband and the following sons,
John G.. Johnson Of Aberdeen. s. D.,
and judge Of Probate Harry A. John
son Of this city.
During her lifetime Mrs. johnson
made many lasting friends. At the
time of her death she was member
of the ladies aid society of the Swed
ish Lutheran church. and was we'll
known for her charitable work and
activities in the church She was al
SO a member OF the ladies auxiliary
of the American Legion.
The funeral will be held from the
residence, 211 Fulton street. tomor-
row, Thursday afternoon at 1870 and
from the Swedish Lutheran church al
Q o'clock, Rev. o. ]. Arthur conduct
ing the services. The remains will
be laid to rest in the Swedish Luth-
eran cemetery
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
SCHULTZ WAS NABBED
MAN HAILING FROM FARGO
UNDER ARREST
He Attempted to Pass Bogus
Checks On Merchants In
Albert Lea
Especial to The Free Press

Albert Lea Mimi. January 26.-
Myrtle d. Schultz, hailing from Fargo,
N. d., where he is wanted for the
forgery Of hundreds of dollars worth
of checks, was captured in Albert
Lea Saturday night by two merchants,
whom he had sought to buy clothing
Of. A. e. and Walter Carlson sus
oictoned the man when he gave them
q $50 check, and investigated, telling
Schultz to return later for the cloth
ng.. When they found he had no
funds in the bank, they started out
to locate him in the city, and found
him in the AL Schlumberger Hard
ware store, ust paying for some goods
with another bogus check. After his
arrest his activities were revealed. He
had passed checks, receiving small
change each time, at the Henry Harm
jewelry store, Jensen Brothers cloth
ing store and Plymouth Shoe store.
man as the one they were after. and
he will be held for them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
STORIES FROM VERNON
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS
CELEBRATED
Mr.. and Mrs. EFT. ChampIin
Were the Entertainers At
Family Dinner

Vernon Center, January 26.-Mon-
day, January "a, Captain and Mrs. e.
T. Champlin celebrated their fifty
fourth wedding anniversary most
happily in their home in the village
by entertaining their four children
and their families at big twelve
o'clock dinner. Covers were laid for
fifteen. Miss Roxa Champlin who
makes her home with her brother and
sister, witnessed the ceremony fifty
four years ago. Hon. and Mrs. E. T.
Champlin are enjoying splendid
health and are apparently in the very
prime of life enjoying to the limit
the comforts of life, the loving COM
partnership OF their children and
grandchildren, and the esteem and
respect OF a host of true friends.
These glorious autumn days are full
Of contentment and JOY and they
will find peace in the sunset days
ahead that come to only those who
have known and loved life in all its
wonderful seasons. We with the rest
Of the villagers are wishing our dear
friends and neighbors many happy
returns of the day.
The Altar society Of st. Matthews
church will give on Friday evening,
January %, the first of a series of
card parties in the dining room of
the church. The ladies are sparing
no efforts or work to make the even
ing a pleasant one. Everybody most
cordially invited. A fine supper will
be served at midnight. Come and
bring your friends. Friday evening,
January %.
A deputy sheriff was in the village
Monday and served papers on Walter
Dimmick to appear January 81.
A. c. Gray, cashier at the Farmers
State bank is again at his duties att
er an absence of several days last
week when he was confined to his
room and under the doctors care, be-
ing. quite ill with grippe.
Miss Nina Resenberger spent the
week end and over Sunday with her
parents in Henderson. She returned
to her duties at the Vernon State
bank Monday afternoon.
J. R. Mobiles, one of Ceresco's prog
ressive farmers, transacted business
Tuesday at the county seat.
! Don't forget the indoor carnival
under the auspices of the Queen
Esther circle. A good short program
and lots of wholesome fun. The
proceeds will be used for a worthy
cause, so visit every booth and spend
your dimes and nickels with lavish
hand.
Jens Peterson is making a splendid
recovery from the operation he sub
mitted to in Rochester several weeks
ago. He came to Mankato Monday,
remaining in the city to be present at
the ditch hearing on Tuesday. He
returned to his home in North Yer
non on the evening train.
Everybody is glad to have John
Baumgartner back on the job Of look
ing after the phone repairs in the
village. Mr.. Baumgartner knows the
business from A to q.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
GRANTED rs, 1856 DEGREES
This Is the Record of Minnesota
University Since 1873
[ ASSOCIATED Press Dis

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
,rI Minneapolis, January 2smIhe
ment in 1873 up to the present term,
according to figures given out by p.
M. West, registrar. OF this total,
,405 were conferred upon men and
4,781 on women. This total of de-
grees were given to 14,278 persons,
9,736 men and 4,542 women, accord
ing to the figures. In explaining the
Of degrees and the Total Io namber pe
ceiying them, Mr.. West said that
many graduates of the arts college
entered the professional schools and
received an additional degree at, the
end of two or three years of addition
al work. ISL
The school of science, literature
and arts leads in the number of con-
scheol q IS next with with sass While the
Medical college stands third with
1,643 and the engineering and archi
lecture department fourth with 1854.
One reason for it's being at the head
of other departments Of the Univers
ity is that the academic college is the
oldest branch at the institution, and
it than the other schools. Mr. West
said. Of the total of 6,021, women
were given more than half that num-
Der of degrees; men students obtain
ed but $50 as compared to 3,411 CIV
en- women graduates. Women also
led in the Education department and
necessarily in the Nursing School,
where the honors of one hundred
seven degrees rest entirely upon the
feminine" In the former school,
the men were outdistanced. by more
than two to one, the comparative fg-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Philip Humid Succumbed to
Hanaplina $innc La Graffan Al n

Mrs. Philip Humid Succumbed to
Complications In Grafton, NJ. D.
Mrs. Philip Humid, former resi-
dent of this county, and daughter Of
Mrs. Theresa Lamm of this city,
died at her home in Grafton, N D.,
yesterday morning from compiled
tions. She was born January q.
1853, in this city. She is survived
by her husband and six children,
Sister M. Isadora, Chippewa Falls,
Wis; Mrs. Lena Hesse, Mankato
township; Mrs. Rose Martin and
Mrs Florence Renne, Dodson, Mont;
Mercedes. Agnes and Edward at
home. Also her mother, Mrs. Their
esa Lamm survives and the follow
ing brothers and sisters, Henry. AL
bert, Simon and Ed. Lamm of this
city, Emma and Lizzie Lamm of this
city, Mrs. L. Janda. Saltwater; and
Sister M. Flora, Redwing.
. The body will be brought here for
burial. Funeral services will be
held Friday morning at nine o'clock
from ST. Peter and Pauls church.
Interment in Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
HUGE sums FOR HARBOR.
UNCLE SAM SPENDMILLIONS
AT HEAD OF LAKES
Federal Engineer Gives Infor-
nation Covering Period
of Five Years
ASSOCIATED Press Urspatcn.l

Duluth, Mimi, January 25.-To
make possible the shipping of $444,-
100000 worth OF materials in 1919 to
the head of the lakes, and more than
$2,O000,0 600 900 of materials in the last
nve years, more than S8,000,000 has
been expended by the United States
government in the construction and
upkeep of the Duluth Superior harbor
facilities. This information is reveal
ed in the report for the last fiscal year
announced by Lieutenant Colonel r.
A. Pope of the United States engine
ers office.
Fifty years ago, the Duluth camel
through which billions of dollars of
wealth has sailed, was just part Of
which was connected with Duluth
proper at what is now known as Lake
avenue south. In 1870, the city OF
Duluth and the Northern Pacific rail.
way, jointly expended $4,000 in cut
ting away that portion OF Minnesota
Point now spanned by an enormous
aerial bridge. In face of the large
sums already invested in undermining
the harbor facilities the report states
that while the ore docks, coal docks
and elevators are for the most part
equipped with modern, up to date
machinery and the equipment for
handling ore, coal and grain are prob
ABLY not surpassed by any other port,
the facilities for handling package
freight, lumber and general merchan-
disc are very primitive and suspect
ible of vast Improvement. ~
Use Balance For New York
OF more than 100000 in appro
priations by congress made since
Minnesota Point was first opened
through the section cut by the canal
piers, there still remains a balance Of
SGT ,295 to be expended. Colonel Pope
proposes to use $21 1903 for new work
and $45, 4S6 or maintenance.
Through facilitation of navigation by
means of providing deeper channels,
with commodious anchorage and
turning basins and safe entrances to
the harbor as we'll as to give refuge
TO ships seeking shelter from storms
use of larger ships has been permitted
This has resulted in general reduct-
ion of both water and rail rates, the
report also sets out. Regarding the
terminal facilities, the report adds:
Less than one percent of the 40
linear miles of harbor frontage Is own
ed by the municipalities, of Duluth aid
Superior, while %. percent of it is
owned by railroad companies and II
percent by private individuals, com
panies and corporations. There are
ten railroads connecting with the
terminal facilities, / either directly or
through affiliated lines. "The iron
ore docks, ten in number. have total
combined storage capacity of 9S0,700
gross tons. "The coal docks, twenty
four in number have an aggregate
storage capacity of 1,305, 900 TONS"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
lFrom Wednesdays DaiIy]

M. e. Johnson, travelling freight
agent Of the Great Western railway,
spent yesterday afternoon in this
city calling on friends.
Lester Fleming of Garden City
transacted business in the city today.
Earl Oliver OF Amboy spent the day
in the city transacting business.
Joseph Fox of Bancroft, Iowa spent
the day. in the city consulting with a
physician.
Reuben Nostdahl, who recently re-
tunred from Waltman. Wyo., has &C
copied a position as teacher of Man
ual Training in the high school at
Dodge Center for the rest of the
Miss Mabel cosgrove of Lesueur
was a shopper in this city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Wilson Of the
apolis Tuesday, where Mr.. Wilson has
accepted position with wholesale
w. A. Fairbrother of the Office
Specialties company is in Faribauit
on business: Carl Eckman Of the
Eckman Bros. garage is in the cities
for the week, on business:
Mrs: M. T. Thew. 361 Parry street
attended the funeral of her aunt. Mrs.
G. w. Cookson. who was buried at
Lake Crystal, Saturday.
Mrs. Harry W. Zimmerman return
ed from Minneapolis today. where
she has been spending week.
Vern Barnum and Leon Ortiz OF
Redwood Falls visited at the home
of ]. f. Barnum yesterday.
Miss Daisy Wall of Winnebago is
visiting friends in the city.
r. D. Reard, who has held the
position of accountant at the North :
ern States Power company for about
|a year, has been transferred to Fort
Smith, Ark, where he will hold a
similar position. The position here
will be filled by man either from
Chicago or the south
Mrs. H. Bixby of Garden City was
shopper in the city yesterday.
Mrs. E. w. Gates and daughter
Mrs. Thurston of Garden City were
shopping in Mankato. yesterday.
Mrs. w. E. Davey Of Watertown
s. D., is in the city visiting at the
home of her son, Mr.. Clifford Davev
Mrs. d. Fischen of Mortified Is
visiting at the home of her parents
Mr.. ard Mrs. Mike Sturm, 404 West
Second street
Mrs. O, /. Reed has Just returned
from SherNurn and Esterville. where
she visited friends and relatives.
Frances Mccarthy of Madison
Lake spent the week end with the
William Corcoran family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
PIE SOCIAL IS SUCCESS
Big Affair Was Held at Amboy and
$40 Realized.


Amboy, January 25.-The members
Mapleton to put on the first and
third degrees. All report a royal
good time. The Mapleton lodge
brothers are certainly royal enter
Miss Anderson principal of the
Garden City school, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her friend, Miss Ida
Evans at Amboy.
The Parent Teacher association
will meet in the assembly room of the
high school on Friday night of this
Week. A good program is being pre-
The auxiliary of the American
legion gave q pie social at the opera
house last Friday. Chamberlain and
Shively were the auctioneers, and the
receipts were near $40.
Mrs. A. NJ. Brush arrived home to-
day from Mankato. She went to see
her son Merton who is attending
business college there, and who had
the misfortune Of breaking his right
arm
The revival meetings at the Pres
byterian and the Methodist churches
closed Sunday night.
The annual meeting of the Willow
Creek Telephone company will be
held on Tuesday, February 8.
Miss Eber1ein, who. teaches in the
Arlboy school, spent Saturday in
Mankato.
Mrs Rudolph seeman and daughter
spent Saturday in Mankato.
]. W. Heritage spent Friday and
Saturday in st. Paul on business.
A number OF young people of Am
boy spent Sunday evening at the
home of Joe Lowry.
A class in book keeping has been
formed in the Amboy high school,
AL Jordan arrived home last week
after months visit with friends in
Indiana
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
TRY TO KLDNAP BERCDOLL
Unsuccessful Attempt Was Made In
Berlin ReceS::y.

Berlin, January 26.--An attempt
was recently made at Ebersbach to
kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
American draft evader and compan-
ion named Stecher by five men in
an automobile, two of whom were
American military intelligence offic-
ers and one an American seargent ac-
cording to The Ebersbacher Zeitung.
Bergdoll was being driven to the
Eversbach railway station to meet
wedding guests when the automobile
was suddenly surrounded and its oc-
cupants ordered to surrender. The
party attempted to escape and one of
the Americans fired. the newspaper
says, wounding a German friend of
Bergdoll, in the right hand. Police
officers appeared and the five men
fed, but the two alleged intelligence
officers and another<of the men were
arrested later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
SCENES OF EARLY DAYS
Exhibition in the State Historical
Society Building


St. Paul, January 26.-Group photo
graphs of the various Minnesota law
making bodies, since territorial days,
and a collection of photographs of
buildings which housed these legiS-
latures have been placed on exhibit
in the museum of the Minnesota His
torical society building here.
The exhibit includes pictures of the
first territorial Legislative body
and with but a few exceptions is
complete for the entire period
1849 since the present date.
The exhibit was arranged by w. M.
Babcock, Jr., curator of the museum
and will remain on display for some
time The collection shows the meet
ing place of the first territorial legis-
lature, the "Old Central House," the
territorial capitol, built by the federal
government for the meening. of 1858:
the first state capitol, which was
ready for, occupancy 1878: the second
capitol built by the state and now
designated as the Old Capitol build
ing. and the present capitol building
which overlooks the city Of ST. Paul
from a high spot several blocks
distant from the scene Of early activi-
ties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
HELD DEBATE IN JUDSON
immigration Question Discussed; Noes


immigration Question Discussed; Noes
Won the Contest,
Judson, January 26.-Hugh A. Jones,
who has been in various points in Wis
consin the past three weeks, returned
home the other day.
Dave Davis is on the sick list, but Is
somewhat better than he was few days
ago.
William Picus is busy packing and
loading his car Of merchandise to ship
to Minneapolis which he will put in his
store there. His family has been con-
Quoting the store there.
The debate last Friday evening, Re
solved, that immigration should be
stopped for a period Of two years" re-
suited in the negative side winning. VIII
liam Picus. K. N. Ballard, Fred Lundin
and Paul Mogren took the affirmative.
The losing side says the judges were all
from Wales. ,f
Mrs. George Edwards and her daugh-
ter Dorothy and son where New Ulm
Mrs. Joe Roberts and her daughter
were passengers to Mankato Monday
evening where her daughter had an ex-
ray picture taken Of her teeth on Tues
day. which. 1t is thought. have been the
fault Of her poor health.
Fred Lun6in was -Mankato caller
Wednesday. He attended q meeting in
regard to a large ditch to be made south
OF Judson this summer
Luther Roberts, Dewey Maskrey and
Fred Lundin were New Ulm passengers
Saturday morning. returning in the
evening. claiming that there Is nothing
but water and soft drinks there as well
as in Judson.
II you have any news you would like
to have put In the lJudson correspondence
please leave the same at any of the
stores or hand it to p. w. Mogren. The
items are sent to aankato every Tuesday
evening and the correspondent would
like to get all that he can. So please
help out by giving all you have.
Mrs. William G. Johnson had the mis-
last week an dhurt herself. She has been
confined to her ROOM
Alfred Anderson was somewhat on the
sick list Tuesday. troubled with his
stomach.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
ANSWER MURDER CHARGE!
Twenty Four Men From Mining
Town Indicted for Killing Ten
Associated Press Dispatch

LAssucIAteu FTsss DdspdITH:I
four men from the little mining town
of Matewan Were here today to
answer to the charge of murder be-
fore r. d. Bailey in the Mingo county
circuit court. They were indicted last
July for the part they are alleged to
have taken in battle with private
detectives who had evicted former
employees of the Stone Mountain Coal
company for the corporations house.
In the fight seven detectives, the
mayor, G. c. FISHERMAN, and two
other citizens were killed. The de-
PENDANTS include the chief of police
of Matewan, workmen and one union
organizer.