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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
ROADS COSTS CITED
Paying Out Large Sum
r. For Maintenance
BULLETIN BY BABC0CK
Number Of ProtroImen En-.
ployed to Keep Highways
In Proper Condition
Especial To The Free Pressl


st. Paul, October 22.-The Mime
sofa highway department is employing
an army Of between $500 and 5000
men including those on part time, and
is using from $250,000 to 100000 a
month for maintenance on the state
trunk route system, Charles M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner, an
nounced today. The department is
sued a bulletin on typical thirty day
maintenance statement which, it was
asserted, shows fairly equal amounts
of work and expenditures in the six
teen districts, relative needs, compar-
alive mileages, new construction and
other conditions considered.
Commissioner Babcock announced
last spring upon Inauguration Of the
new highway development plan that
maintenance work by patrolmen and
special forces would be depended to
spread general benefits over the en-
tire 1000 mile system during the first
year. The bulletin today, based on Of
fetal records, is intended to show
how the policy is being carried out.
Typical monthly expenditures and
employment figures in the mainten-
ance department are listed as follows:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
AUTO WAS RECOVERED
Oehler Auto Was Found Stripped o
Everything Removable.

Oehler Auto Was Found Stripped Of
} Everything Removable.
Through the efficient manner in
which the theft Of Charles Oehler's
Oakland car was reported to the
surrounding police authorities of the
state, by the Mankato police depart
ment, Mr.. Oehler has again obtained
possession of his car. Saturday
night Chief of Police Phil landmark
of this city received word from the
Minneapolis police that an Oakland
car answering the description Of Mr..
Oehler's was found on the outskirts
OF Minneapolis, practically stripped
OF everything that could be well re-
moved from the machine. The thieves
went SO far as to take the tires, wind
shield, hub caps, rims, radiator cap,
manifold and batteries.
Mr.. Landmark and Leo Oehler went
&c Minneapolis yesterday and Mr..
Oehier positively identified his car.
The machine was taken to the Hen
nepin Auto company's garage, where
IL is being repaired. Leo Oehler
expects to drive the car down to
Mankato this evening.
The reward of $50 offered by Mr..
Oehler for the recovery Of the car,
goes to Frank Caldwell. head Of the
automobile squad, who found the car.
Mr.. Caldwell and his associates will
try to run down the thieves who
stripped Mr.. Oehler's car TO make
repairs on another Oakland.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
CORN STALK SYRUP
Tests Made Products State
b Factory At Wells
RESULTS OF FIRST YEAR
Twenty Varieties Were Used In
Experiments BY University
-.>. Professor

Stalks OF various varieties OF Min
nesota sweet and field corn produced
about twenty different samples OF
syrup in the first seasons activities
at the University of Minnesota corn
stalk syrup factory at Wells. The
station was established in connection
with the canning factory there by
authorization Of the 1921 Legislature,
which appropriated $4,000 annually
for two years to conduct the expert
ment.
The first years work was in the ma
ture OF preliminary study, with the
object of determining the course OF
development of sugars in the stalk,
the best time to cut the stalks for
syrup making, the yield per acre and
the characteristics of each variety.
according to Dr. R. A. Gortner and
Prof. ]. ]. Willaman.,
Commercial Value Shown. Z
"The potential commercial develop
ent Of the project is shown by the
excellent quality OF some Of the
sparkling clear, reddish to dark am
Der in color, tasting somewhat, like
sorghum. Apparently it can replace
molasses and sorghum for cooking
purposes, although many persons
have expressed their liking for it as
table syrup.
yields of stalks were lower than
anticipated, the smaller varities,
such as Golden Bantam and Crosby,
yielding about LIS to 2 tons OF strip
ped stalks per acre, and the larger
varieties, as Country Gentleman and
Evergreen, yielding for 4 to z tons
an acre. Field corn yielded from to
tons,
Each ton of stalks yields about six
to ten gallons of syrup OF standard
density. Thus, from thirty to sixty
gallons an acre of corn can be ex-
pected.
Field Corn Yield Promising
Next seasons work will show how
much the cost of gathering the stalks
and making the syrup viii be, and the
Gamers then can decide whether their
acres of stalks, with corn removed,
are worth more as feed or as syrup.
"One of the surprising results was
the fact that one Of the best syrup
products was made from Silver King
field corn The amount of sugar in
the stalks Is not dependent on the
sweetness of the grains; hence, field
corn may be just as valuable for
syrup as sweet corn. From 10 to IA
per cent of sugar was found in vari-
Gus lots of juices examined, which
compares favorably with the 16 per
cent found in ripe sorghum
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
LAKE CRYSTAL NEWS
Degree Of Honor Nicely
Entertained
AFFAIR WAS ENJOYED
Gain of Twelve Per Cent In
Membership ;News of the
49,. Community =

Lake Crystal, October 1s.-Last
Thursday afternoon sixty members
of the Degree OF Honor Lodge 241
went to Mankato to attend a banquet
rendered by the Degree Of Honor
number i've. rs the result OF q mem
bership contest between the two
lodges. At the time the contest
started It being understood that the
loosers were TO entertain the win
ners. The result Of the contest was
that Lake Crystal had made gain
ia membership TO twelve percent and
Mankato eight and one half per cent.
Mankato lodge Nc. 5 were the loos-
ers and entertained the winners in a
royal manner in the Odd Fellows
Hall. The hall was prettily decorat-
ed In Halloween decorations, jack
o,lanterns in evidence all over the
room with the traditional Black CAT
snd Witches, completing the picture.
At the call to dinner, past State
dent Of lodge number TWO hundred
forty one, Mrs. Anna Hartwig, led
the march to the dining room
where most pleasing sight met the
eye.
Herr the Halloween scheme was
also carried out, pumpkins, vases
with beautiful flowers and Smilax
graced each table, and at each plate
was placed a crepe paper cap, some
kinds of shapes. When all were
seated. each guest donned her cap
and looked very we'll indeed in her
gay headdress, and altogether made a
very pretty sight seated around the
table. A delicious two course din
ner was served during which instru-
mental and vocal music was render
ed by local talent After dinner the
lodge was called to order by presi-
Is very capable presiding officer.
AL were very much pleased In the
eicffient way the work was put on.
AItG.' the business session, there was
open initiation work at which time a
large elias was initiated, the degree
stan putting on the drill which GER
tainly was perfectly done, and thor
oughly enjoyed by all. The captain
is TO be congratulated for their excel
lent work. $.
The Lake Crystal Lodge gave the
Mankato lodge a rising vote of
thanks for the royal entertainment.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing until time for the
Lake Crystal train. Some returned
home on the midnight train while
others returned by auto. The Lake
Crystal lodge number. two hundred
forty one were unanimous in pro-
claiming the Mankato d. of H.
lodge number five The Most Royal
Entertainers.
The Charles James family motored
TO Lamberton Sunday to visit their
daughter Rosetta who is teaching at
that place.
Engineer McMullen purchased a
Ford coupe while in the cities recent
ly, and has driven it home.
Invitations have been received in
the city to attend the wedding of
Lydia Mathilda Quist of Minneapolis
and DR.. Benjemin j. Thomas of Le-
Sueur Center at the home of the
brides parents in Minneapolis Octo-
Der 20. DR.. Thomas is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Thomas Of this city.
Miss Olwen Jones, a teacher at
Garvin spent Sunday at home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
COURT ATtST. JAMES

st. James, October 21.-District
court here wound up with considerable
business having been handled.
Lawrence Todd, who has been held
in jail for seven or eight weeks on
non support charge, was sent ia
the county jail at Mankato for q
ninety day term.
John Norris, who plead guilty to
the charge of stealing the Casper
Knudson automobile following his
capture at Escanaba, Mich, was SEN
fenced to five years at the st. Cloud
reformatory. When Norris was re-
turned to this city he was suffering
from an attack Of pneumonia and has
been under the care Of a county ply
stefan. On account of his physical con-
dition the court ordered a. stay in the
execution of the sentence. Norris is
at present recovering his normal
health and has been removed from
the hospital to the city jail in st.
James where he is held.
Lawney Potter, who was arrested
at the same time Moses was taken
into custody by Sheriff Bermel and
who was charged with violating his
parole, entered plea of guilty and
was fined SIS and costs which he
paid. s
Sheriff BermeI received a warrant
for the arrest Of Sylvester Hurley, the
warrant coming from Hennepin coun-
ty, and that young man was again TAX
en- into custody Saturday. On Sunday
deputy sheriff from Minneapolis
came here to accompany him to that
city. The warrant charges non sup
port and has to do with the case which
we referred to in these columns last
week when we published story just
as it was given us by Hurley himself.
The lad was first arrested on COM
plant of young lady who worked in
a hospital in this city and who claim
months old baby. Appearing in a
court in Hennepin county, Hurley was
ordered to pay the sum OF SIS per
month for the support OF the child. ac-
cording to his representations to this
paper, and it is likely that failure to
make such payment resulted in his
being re- arrested and taken to Mime
apolis again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
DEATH AT ST. PETER
Mrs. N. N. Nelson, Club
Woman, Died There
FINS TO BOOZE RAID
Indictments Against Two Men
Set Aside On Motion of
County Attorney

st. Peter. October 21.-Mrs H. N.
Nelson, prominent club woman, OF
this city died at the family resi-
dence late yesterday p. m, after a
short illness. Her death was dis
tinct shock to relatives and friends
Mr.. Nelson, travelling salesman
did not know of his wife's condition
and did not reach home until after
her death Mrs. Nelson was a
daughter of the late G.. H. Ribble, pho
neer photographer Of st. Peter. She
was educated in France and was q
distinct addition to the literary and
musical life of the citE She Is sur
ived by her husband, daughter three
years old, her mother. Mrs. Ribble
one brother, DIR. Ribble of North Da-
kota and four sisters, Mrs. Oscar
Maves, Mrs. Charles Clark, of St
Peter. Mrs. Bordeaux. who now Is
in France and Mrs. o. Youngdahl
of Pittsburgh
E. w. Ewing, moving picture pro-
Queer of st! Paul, is here arranging
to make scenario of st. Peter
scenes under the auspices of local
business men. Mr.. Ewing will begin
taking industrial and educational
pictures tomorrow. The Ludcke
theater has contracted to show the
films as soon as they are ready. Mr.
Ewing says there is no state In the
union that has such beautiful seen
cry of varied kind than Minnesota
and that he is now organizing mil
lion dollar company in st. Paul to
engage in the picture industry.
Friends of the Paehler Grain com
pany of Minneapolis have received
word of the failure of the company
The Paehlers formerly lived at Hen
derson and are well known here
Rev. Hegstrom Of the First Luth-
eran church leaves Saturday to
speak In this conference for three
weeks in the interest OF the finan-
cial campaign being waged for Gus
tavus Adolphus college.
Just before district court was ad
journed for the present session yes
terday by Judge /. M Olsen the
county attorney, George T. Olsen
recommended that the indictments
of Julius Berndt and Conrad Vogt
charged with having liquor for sale
be set aside This gives the "fnis'
to the various stories of the raids
conducted by federal agents in st
Peter. October 8.
Students Of Gustavus Adolphus
College will appear In concert at
the Bernadotte Lutheran church next
Sunday night.
Miss Gracia Laehl, daughter OF
Judge Laehl, is home from Knoxville
Iowa, where she serves as aid in q
soldiers hospital.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
HONOR FOR SOLDIERS
Bronze Tablet Was Dedicated
Jackson, Minnesota.

Jackson. October ga fine bronze
tablet, placed conspicuously in the
county court house, was dedicated at
Jackson, Thursday with appropriate
exercises, held in front Of the build
ing, following parade. i p.
In the parade were the Jackson
county posts of the American Legion,
the Women's Auxiliary, Grand Army
of the Republic, the children of the
Jackson schools and other organiza-
TONS A. M. Nelson of Fairmont was
the speaker at the dedicatory exer-
cises. which were attended by about
1000 persons.
The tablet, purchased by the COM
missioners of jackson county, per.
petuates the names OF the thirty one
Jackson county young men whose lives
were given in the World war. The
roll of the honored death was called
by Lieutenant Keith Crawley of Jack
son, who gave a brief sketch Of each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
MUST GO TO PRISON
G. r. Christensen, Former ManI<a-
toian Must Serve Sentence.

toian Must Serve Sentence.
Mankato people win be interested
in the following Associated Press
1.-TWO former Madison men, Mar
Gus A. Fee and Charles F. Christen-
telegram from Madison, Wis:
sen, sentenced by Judge LAndis In
1917 to terms in prison for using the
mails to defraud in promoting a
former Valecia condensed milk< COM
pany, will have to serve their SEN
tence, according to terms OF q man
damus order received today from
the United States court OF appeals.
"Since their conviction these two
have been out on bonds, while r. L.
Eason, also formerly Of Madison, and
convicted with the others, was killed
In Detroit. three years ago. The
whereabouts of Fee is unknown,
The Valecia Condensed milk COM
pany, which has no connection with
the present Valecia Evaporated milk
company, went into bankruptcy In
1914. Investigation disclosed viola
tons of the United States penal
Mr.. Christensen referred to in the
above is a former Mankato man, and
lived with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
C. S. C. Christensen in the old home
stead on Pleasant street. He attend
ed our schools and was well known
here.
Several Mankato men purchased
stock In the Christensen milk CON
pany.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
HOST TO pin
Birmingham Will
tainAMr. Hard
WEEK OF CELEBRl
Alabama City Has Reach
Fiftieth Milestone; Hal
Gala Time
limited Press Dispatch1


Birmingham, Ala, Octbcr
Birmingham's fiftietn year sin
corporation was marked this
ing by the beginning of week
ebration. 81
The opening of huge fashio1
dustrial and automobile exhibit
place today and the initial peri
ance OF pageant on the hfsto<
Birmingham will be presented ~
night at Avondale Park. There
grand chorus Of 1000 voices, BET
an orchestra OF unusual size.
Birmingham was founded in
1t developed from a tiny villag
about 5000 Inhabitants in 1880
metropolis OF 178,270, accorain
the Official census figures for .
birmingham is the largest city
Alabama, third largest in the sd
and the biggest Of its age in AM
lea. W
Coal and iron has been the bas1
of rapid and substantial growth an<
while they are still the leading prod,
ucts of the district, other branches 81
industry have grown up here.
Reach Climax "Wednesday
The climax will be reached q
Wednesday, when President an<
Mrs Harding will arrive in the city
The streets have been gorgeous!
decorated in honor Of the chief ex
parade. When he arrives on Wed
nesday morning, he will be met 4
the train by a delegation OF citizen
and 81 of the most beautiful girls II
Alabama who have been chosen al
queens" from their counties. i.
Following the parade, the presided
will make q formal address at Capt.
toll Park and then lay the corner
stone of the new Masonic Temple
He and Mrs. Harding will be thu
guests of honor OF banquet and bal
at the Country Club in the evening.
On the same day, the American
Cotton Association will convene II
their annual convention here.
The first athletic carnival also tool
place today with boxing contest
running and other sports viii Az
staged during the week.
Dancing In Streets
Street dancing will begin tonight
and will be one Of the forms o.
amusement every night during the
celebration.
The fashion show is one Of thu
most elaborate events ever staged II
Birmingham. The huge tent Is mos
artisically decorated and forms
suitable background for the DALI
promenade Of the lovely county
queens and the live models from
New York. One end of the tent u
devoted TO an art museum, where tns
famous Mackenzie pastels OF Birm-
inghanl steel industry are on d1sDlny
There is an interesting reconstruo-
ton In miniature Of the village ~
Birmingham fifty years. ago.
The historical pageant OF Birming
ham has been written by Wallace
Rice Of Chicago, and Director Robert
son, who Is an actor, put q grea
deal of effort into the presentation
and will himself appear In the cast
The pageant opens at the time the
red men still ruled Alapama. show,
ing the development to the present
stage of civilization. mingling iShe
folklore and legends of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
MEET AT "U." FARM \
Farm Bureau Men From All Parts oil
State Will Gather

Farm Bureau Men From All Parts OF
= State viii Gather
Agricultural extension and county
farm bureau men from all parts OF
the state are coming to University
farm November IA and is, for their
general annual meeting.
Following dinner at the Mems
union at the main campus the first
evening, addresses Will be given by
Dean w. C. Coffey OF the Department
OF Agriculture, and DR.. H. N. Wilson
Of tho Central Presbyterian church,
st. Paul.
w. A. Lloyd Of Washington, In
charge OF county agents work, NORTH
and west, will speak each day OF the
conference. The township unit, the
latest Development Of the farm Eu-
rcau movement; county farm bureau
programs Of work, marketing actiyi-
ties and demonstration methods will
be TIE leading subjects before the
conference.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
STREET CAR FARE HEARING

Application Of Twin Cities Company
For Seven Cents Charge Up
Minneapolis. October 24.-A hearing
was scheduled today in district court
on the proposal Of the street rail-
way company for a seven cent street
car fare. Judge e. A Montgomery
was to hear the application Of the
Eity for restraining order holding
the company to six cent fare until
commission had entered decision.
The company decided against initiA-
ing the seven cent fare until the
hearing was completed. The court
may issue an Injunction restraining
the company, or deny the city's an
plication which would leave the
company free to charge a seven cent
fare until the railroad commission
takes action. IN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
HOD CARRIER WON

Fred Xrsofsky was awarded $40,-
0a0 in district court in st. Paul
t.rtIrday where he appeared as plain
-. aSains. z. K. Betcher. president
o. the First National Holding com.
-apy. kreofsky said he loaned $685.
5p0--his savings from his pay as hod
ca-.fer--to the company, that he re
ceived notes in exchange, that he
aEl that they were lost while in Mr.
Dctcher's possession Detcher said
that no such notes had ever existed
TIE defendant was given sixty days
TO flo ar appeal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
Died Of Sleeping sickness.

Wiroua, October 24.-Rasmus Nell
sor. aged fi.tr- nine, for many years
engineer on the. Northwestern drnw-
bridge. died, as the result Of al ar
tAci. OF sleeping sickness experienced
Ast December. He had apparently
putcrown the effects OF the malady
10 quite an extent bu. II had lef.
hira With weak heart which was
immediately made worse wheE . cold
was experienced last Monday, load :
ing % to death which took place this
ncsning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
ABDUcTs YOUNG GIRL
ST. Cloud Man Charged With Lead
inq Fifteen Year Old Astray

! st. Cloud, Mimi, October "a
Charging that Albert Jones persuad-
ed their fifteen year old daughter,
Mary, to leave home under promise
of marriage, Ben and Mary Lancello
of Avon have sworn to warrant
here demanding the arrest of Jones.
The whereabouts Of the young girl
and Jones is unknown, but the sher
IFS office is making every effort to
apprehend the alleged abductor.
Jones is said to have inveigled the
girl into leaving home on October
eighth.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
FRIENDS PREVENT SALE
Won't Let Bidders BE Heard In Auc-
ton To Satisfy Debts TO Bank.

VSu GSt ot0QCTb oS TWAIN ANU
ton To Satisfy Debts To Bank.
Fairmont, October 24.-SNeighhors
and friends of John Mccall, q farmer
OF near Nashville, Martin county,
prevented an auction sale that was
scheduled to be held ut his home
Friday afternoon. The sale had been
planned by Truman bank. and 4
number OF other creditors in an ef-
fort to get some of the money that
was due from Mccall. When the
auctioneer and his clerk arrived he
found large crowd awaiting him
but he soon learned that they were
not there to buy. Some of the mem
bers of the crowd passed the word
that the first one to bid on any ar
ticle would be summarily handled
and no bids were voiced.
1t is now probable that the bank
and creditors will take the legal
course of foreclosure. execution and
sale instead of the auction. Neigh
bors said that there will be no resis-
lance to the operation OF the law.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
Totals .........6,8S4 2.S27 1921, 1895
What Payments Cover

items which vary from month to
month. For example, some of the
larger totals by districts contain pay
ments to traffic census enumerators
and men marking highways for which
no charge is made In others during
the period covered. Expenses of
truck and tractor fleets and like spe-
cial items also make material differ
ences in the monthly comparisons be-
tween districts. The typical thirty
general idea of what year end aver
ages will be.
Another table gives classifications
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
HUSBAND IS ARRESTED
Wife Charged Him With Non Sup
port: Taken To Waseca

port; Taken To Waseca.
George e. Davis of GAINESVILLE. who
has been in the employ of the North
Star Concrete works of this city for
some time past, was arrested last
night by Chief of Police Phil Lund.
mark, on Instructions from Sheriff
Fisher of Waseca. At noon today De-
putty Sheriff Mason Hagen of Waseca
arrived with warrant sworn to by
Davis wife charging him with non
support, and the officer took the pris-
oner back with him to Waseca.
Mr.. Davis stated to The Free Press
that he married Miss Elizabeth Har-
ty at Madison Lake two years ago,
but they have never lived happily to-
gether He stated that he was a
member of the One Hundred and
Thirty Sixth Infantry and served in
France. Davis claims that at all
times he has worked hard and always
provided for his WIFE
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-28
Family HAD Marrow Escape

Redwood Fnlls. Mimi. October e,-The
members of the family Of Andrew Han
son. living near Brockville, barely es-
capped from their burning home. a men1-
take used gasoline instead of kerosene to
kinda a range fire and an explosion re-
suited. Tho building with all OF It's con-
tents was destroyed.