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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
attend FARM SCHOOL
BOYS AND GIRLS OFF FOk
THE SHORT COURSE
Young Folks Are In charse Of
The County Club Agent,
M. n. Coe

It was a lively, happy crowd OF
eighteen girls and twenty four boys
that boarded the Milwaukee train at
1880 today for St. Paul to spend the
week at the University Farm at the
annual junior short course. The del
egation was in charge of County Club
Agent M. H. Coe of the Blue Earth
County Farm Bureau and, judging by
his smiles, he was enjoying himself
as thoroughly as any of the young
sters. He has taken several classes
of boys and girls to the, University
Farm before as guests of that insti-
tuition and several who have gone be-
fore were on hand for the trip this
morning. Blue Earth county had the
largest delegation at the short course
last year and they hope to carry on
the lahrels again this year.
Following is list of the boys and
girls who went from this county:
Mccormack, Garden City; Lester Cox,
Garden City; James Thompson, Good
Thunder; George Hannay, Amboy;
Dan Buffer, Garden City: Harold
Case, Good Thunder; Clarence Nelson,
Mankato; Melville Washburn, Lake
Crystal; Donald Brooks, Mankato;
Clayton Young, Mankato: Fred Stan
ford, Mankato; Donald Nelson, Rapi-
dan; Leona Peterson, Mankato; Myra
Jones, Mankato; Ruth Miller, Manka-
to; Esther Weaver, Mapleton; NADIA
Groll. Mapleton; Lucille Richard, Ma
pleton; Madeline Mccarthy, Good
Thunder; Eleanor Mack, Amboy;
Henry Thomson, Mankato; Peter
Thomson, Mankato; Floyd Watts.
Good Thunder; vida Brewer, St.
Clair; Milford erase, Good Thunder:
Richard Whitney, Mapleton; Winifred
Whitney, Mapleton; Donald Laurisch,
Mapleton: Douglas Laurisch, Maple
ton; Laurence Waddell, Mankato:
Mildred Schneiderhan, Good Thunder:
Lavina Gudall, Pemberton; Marjorie
Wilson, Pemberton: Ruth Dane, Penn
berton;> Jay Dane, Pemberton; Elmer
Lentz, Mapleton; Carl Rynearson.
Pemberton; Lucille Marks, Amboy:
Bonnie Foelster, Mankato; Lola vii.
son, Pemberton: Bonnafaciae Murphy,
Pemberton.
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PASTOR IN BAD TANCLE
Rev. Eugene AckIey Arrested |
Nebraska Town And Held

ASSOCIATED Press DtSpatch1
Omaha, Nebr., April &c. B. Han
cock, federal investigator from the
United States district attorneys Of
fice, said today further investiga-
ton into the case of the Rev. Eu-
gene Ackley, arrested yesterday at
Broken Bow, would depend upon
what action the United States at
[torney here desired to take. No
federal charge as yet had been filed
against Rev. Ackley. Mr.. Hancock
said
The Rev. Ackley came to Nebraska
early this year from Wisconsin
town as a temporary pastor for 4.
United Brethren church at Broken
Bow. His arrest there, according to
a report from that city, resulted after
his congregation had begun an in
vestigation into his relations with q
woman whom he Is said to have in
troduced to the community as his
daughter. Her name, according to
this report, was given as Mrs. zyl-
phia May Brown, q divorcee. Advises
from Broken Bow say Mrs. Brown Is
said to have confessed that she de-
serted er husband at Sparta Wis.
and had eloped to Lacrosse with
Rev. Ackley.
Whether. the investigation would
be carried into Wiconsin depended
upon the district attorney In Omaha,
Mr.. Hancock said
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SLAUGHTERLNG LIVE STOCK
American Society Would Have Kill
ing Kept From Animals.
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New York. April 4.-Cattle suffer
mental anguish" when they see one
another slaughtered at abattoirs, &C
cording to officials of the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, which soon will sponsor
legislation designed to have each an
imal killed outside the presencei of
others. Hogs, sheep and other dumb
meat producers likewise are sensitive
to bloodshed and are terrorized by
such practices, the society contends.
Among the reforms which the or
ganization will seek to effect by leg
lation is abolishing of the practice of
casting" animals before slaughter.
This consists of binding their hind
legs with rope or chain and then haul
ing them up with a windlass so that
their head and foreparts suspend
downward. While dangling in this
position the threats of the breasts are
cut, the society asserts.
1t Is argued that such practices
cause the animals to suffer and that
the only humane and proper way to
slaughter them is by first stunning
with sledge hammer blow between
the eyes, causing instantaneous in
SenSibility
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will has passed the senate and has
been recommended for passage by
the house committee on judiciary. A
bill for a state identification bureau
to aid in the detection and convic-
ton of criminals has been recon-
'mended for passage as a companion
to the police bill.
The additional soldiers bonus bill
to extend the benefit Of the bonus
law to those who rendered creditable
service in the ARMY but were ex-
cluded from the benefits under the old
law, was made special order for
Tuesday. Motions FOR special orders
are to be granted or denied on the
Wilkinson CO. operative bank bill, a
series OF eight other banking bills,
the general electric bill, the general
electric bill, the general drainage
bill, the Wilkinson bill to insure en-
forcement of the anti gambling pro
visions in the futures trading law,
the motor traffic bills. the state po-
lice bill, bills to permit women to
serve on juries and other important
measures. .s..
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HELP IDLE WAR VETS
Legion Sends Out Requests to Min
nesota Business Bodies
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1

lASSOCldleu fTeSS DlSpdtcn.l
st. Paul. April An letter d.
rected to the business men of Rotary
Kiwanis, commercial and similar
business mems clubs of Minnesota,
Commander A. H. Vernon of The
American Legion Of Minnesota out
lines the unemployment situation
confronting the American Legion in
its efforts to put veterans to work,
and requests the help of Minnesota
business organizations in reducing the
number Of unemployed ex-service
men. Part of Commander Vernon's
letter follows:
Many of the boys who gave up
good jobs to answer their country's
call are unable to find work at this
time. VIII you not do what is poss-
ible to furnish these boys with the
jobs that may keep hunger from
their doors? Your cooperation will
be appreciated by our American
Legion Welfare Bureaus, situated at
l52 East 5th Street, st. Paul. 1917
Hennepin avenue, Minneapolis, 312
West Superior street, Duluth-and
elsewhere throughout the state"
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HUNT WOMAN IN CASE
Two Police Killed and Suicide al
Michigan City, Ind.
[Associaten Press Disnatch

lASSOCldleu fTeSS DlSpdCcn.l
Michigan City, Ind, April A.
While strong drink and jealousy were
assigned as the cause for the killing
here yesterday of Captain Frank
Zimmerman and George Spencer of
the local police force by William Ris-
tau of Chicago, the shooting of Frank
Arndt, and the whereabouts of Ris-
tau's companion, Helen Conway, re-
manned unexplained today.
Ristau shot the officer when they
attempted to arrest Helen Conway
and Immediately drove to AIndt's
sole drink place, called him out and
shot him twice, once in each leg.
Then he committed suicide by put
ing bullet through his head. In
the meantime Helen Conway had dis
appeared and her trail led to the
river. 1t was being dragged today.
Chicago police are interested in the
case because they say Helen Con :
way knew Paul Labriola, the politician
who was shot and killed there last
month. They have never apprehend-
ed the men who killed ~Labriola nor
has a reasonable clue been furnish
ed as to why he was killed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
W|DELL GIVEN CONTRACT
HE SECURES THE GREATBIC
ROAD PAVING JOB
More Than Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars In This
Proposition

Milwaukee. April 22The Widell
company, Mankato, Minnesota, win be
awarded the contract for the con
struction of the nine miles of con
crete surfaced road on Route No. 15
beginning at the Dutch Gap in this
city and extending to the south coun
ty limits. Work will be started as
soon as the company can send Its
equipment here and a guarantee will
November 1. The company has pre-
dicted that the road will be ready fol
traffic by the middle OF September
The bids of the Widell company and
of the Mccullough Cheney company
of Minneapolis were almost a tie
There was difference of $1,245.25 IN
the totals. The Widell company bid
1926, 1924 on the complete contract
on condition that all of the stone be
furnished at Hamilton. A provision
was made for an extra cost Of ST.
essary to ship the stone in from quar-
rfes In other parts of the state. The
Mccullough Cheney bid was 1926
Price Per Mile.
The average price per mile under
the bid, where stone is furnished at
Hamilton is $35,735.96 while the con-
ditional bid makes the price $35, 878.29
per mile. "A separate estimate was
furnished on the south three miles Of
the project which will be constructed
under state and county aid as the
federal funds are insufficient to pay
for the entire construction. This es-
innate showed that the construction
cost would be $31, 1884 per mile.
The cost per mile Is higher than is
being paid by the county on the first
4 miles of the Fond du Lac Waupun
project, the contract for which was
awarded to Maurice Martin Of Ber-
lin. The state engineers are satisfied
with the figures submitted and say
that the contract will be awarded at
once.
The successful bidders are large
railroad contractors and have big
organization.
In statement made to County
Highway Commissioner George Ire
leven, County Engineer John McCul-
Tough and members of the highway
opening of the bids Monday, officers
of the Widell company said that they
would get the work under way soon,
would employ two crews il deemed
advisable and expected to make good
on the verbal promise to have the
job done before the end, Of Septem-
hor
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HOSPITAL BILL KILLED
Senate Today Passed Ramsey County
Salary Measure

ST. Paul, April 2.-Bills to establish
a psychopathic hospital in connection
with the University of Minnesota hos
pital, Minneapolis, and a legislative
reference department in the state law
library in the capitol today, were kill
ed in the house.
The Ramsey county salary bill, ex-
tensively amended in the senate com
mittee Of cities Of the first class; was
passed today by the senate under
suspension Of the rules. The bill now
goes to conference for agreement on
the senate amendments which reduce
the salaries fixed by house about
$4,000.
today announced the appointment q
Senator A. J. Rockne and G. H. Sullf-
van on a committee to confer with
representatives of adjoining states on
interstate bridge legislation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
HAD TWO FIRE CALLS
Department Was Summoned to Put
Out Flames in Grass

department. was summoned to Put
Out Flames in Grass
During the high wind yesterday
afternoon the fire department re-
sponded to two calls. One on the top
of Main street hill and the other in
West Mankato. The call to Mrs.
Edy's place on East Main street on
top Of the hill necessitated making the
run with the apparatus up the steep
incline to the top of that hill.
In the dash to the fire the apparatus
made over half of the grade at high
speed, and the remainder of the hill
at good fast clip. This was a fire
caused in frame barn from some
burning hay. Despite the difficulty
of the run, the boys arrived at the
fire in time to save the building be-
fore much of loss had taken place.
The way in which the department
was enabled to make this run dem
onstrates that it pays to have good
apparatus in fighting fires.
The second call was to West Man
kato to fight a grass fire. No dam
age resulted from the latter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
DAVID T. EVANS DIES
Prominent Judson Farmer Who Had
Been Attacked By Bull.

TIOuhiTCHI JUOooT TdTInCT WHO 7do
Been Attacked BY Bull.
David T. Evans, a prominent farm
er living in Judson, who was attack
ed by vicious bull last Tuedsay
and who was later removed to I'm :
manuel hospital in this city died at
that institution last evening at six
o'clock after enduring great pain
from his injuries. He was conscious
almost to the last.
Mr.. Evans was man of sterling
qualities and was well thought of by
all of his neighbors. He was the son
of two Of the oldest and most re
spected residents of this county, the
late Mr.. and Mrs. David Evans, who
homesteaded the farm upon which
the deceased was injured, in 1855.
Mr.. Evans is survived by his wife
and five children, Jay, Mary Jane
Pearl, and Catherine Ellen Evans
He is also survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Ann Shields Of Cambria, and
Mrs. Robert Williams of Lake Crys-
tai. =.
The funeral will be held from the
home in Judson at one o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon and the remains
will be laid to rest in Minneopa Gem
etery.
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PLACE FOR MISS PETERSON
10 Assistant Director O
Womansa HurAau.

Another of the many Minnesota
women who are forging to the front
is Miss Agnes Peterson, former SUI
perintendent Of the state bureau OF
women and children, who has just
been made assistant director OF the
partment Of labor Ia Washington, d.
G. Miss Peterson has been special
investigator with the bureau since
1913.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
wlnnebaqo Man Died suddenly.

william p. Sherman, pioneer res
ident of Winnebago, died suddenly
Wednesday Of heart disease. He was
saving wood at farm near Winnie
bago and at noon when he quit saw
ing, Strengthened up and fell back
dead without struggle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
THREW ASIDE cRUTcHES
Mrs. z. Rice Surprised Church Pee
pie BY Her Appearances.

Mrs. &. Rice SurprIsed Church Poo
pie BY Her Appearance.
Mrs. e. Rice of Jackson. who was
severely injured in an auto accident
at Window number Of years ago,
and who could hardly walk without
the aid Of q cane, surprised the peo-
pie OF jackson Easter morning when
she entered church unaided by the
cane. Last week she went to st. Paul
to see Rev. F. F. Bosworth, evange-
list and religious healer. She attri-
butes her remarkable Improvement in
health to the power of prayer and
hopes to regain her former strength.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Return To American Zone.

ASSOClaL6u Fr6SS DHSpaLcn.J
Coblenz, April Carl Neuf and Franz
thinner, Americans who tried to capture
Bergdoll, returned to the American zone
tof occupation after release from Jail by
the Germans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

New, Farmers Organization Planned
For Illinois.
Asspciated Press' Dispatch.

Chicago. April 2.-Formation Of the
Farmers Federal Tax League Of
America, which will oppose the fed
eral sales tax, was announced today
by Eugene Frey of Argyle. H., for
merly lecturer Of the Illinois State
Commings, former lieutenant governor
Of Wisconsin Is president Of the
league.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

Albert G. Clausen, for twenty years
secretary Of the state railroad and
warehouse commission, died at his
home in st. Paul Saturday. following
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
Can See Settlement.

Dublin, April 4.-Competent observers
declare there Is every prospect of set
Element of the Irish question in the near
future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08

Stale Land BITIs.
Another bill of great importance
the one to reopen the state mineral
lands to exploration and lease-has
passed the senate and is the very
last bill on general orders in the
house. That is not favorable position
at this stage, but il the house mem
bers favor the measure, 1t will be
easy to suspend the rules, pick the
measure out of its lowly position and
pass it at any time.
The bill providing for classification
of undeveIoped state lands has pass
ed and will be one Of the new laws.
, The Nolan Wicker state police
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22

VIM. Ashley OF Pack River, has
been appointed receiver for the local
land Office.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22
NAN FOUND NEAR MCGUIRE
Unknown Dies Without Regaining
Consciousness.

AID unknown man died at the
county hospital 10 Rathdrum last
Sunday within half an hour after he
had been brought unconscious from a
barn about mile west of Mcclure.
where he was found and where it
appears be had lain sick and without
nourishmeut for a week. He was
apparently 45 years Of age, well
dressed in a gray suit and plaid
overcoat. A hat lay beside him,
marked oscar Sllvers, Butte, Mont" !"
This is only the dealers mark, and
1ives no clue to the mans Identity.
He had a Waltham watch, two
pocketbooks, % cents, a new %
caliber revolver containing five bullets
and one empty SHE'LL He also had a
new three -bladed knife.
DR.. brennan, county physician,
said the man seemed to have tubercu
'osis and had evidently lain in a
Semi-conscious and unconscious con-
dition in the barn for several days. A
man was found who stated he saw
this man in the barn about a week
before. He said he asked him what
he was doing, and got the reply that
.'he was only trying to get little
sleep"
The man was i've feet s inches tall,
weighed about 1877 pounds, had several
yold crowned teeth 10 front, sandy
brown moustache, and brown hair,
slightly gray at the temples.
The body was held at Stones until
Yesterday, pending investigation, aud
was then inferred 10 Pine Grove
cemetery.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22
SPIRIT LAKE

The school board has employed
Superintendent Glen E. Sunderlin OF
the Genesee schools to superintend
the Spirit Lake schools next term.
Mr.. Sunderin comes highly recon-
mended and the board believes be
will be successful in enforcing disci-
pline over which considerable trouble
has been had lately.
Salaries for teachers have been fixed
at $1,000 to $3.50 for eighth grade,
and $1100 to $1150 for each of the
lower grades.
A baseball team has been organized
with Charles Hall as captain.
l.. N. Pierce is to erect a house aud
dairy barn near town.
The Panhandle Highway district
is having a warehouse 40x60 built on
concrete foundation.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22
Robbed Post Falls Bank.

The Valley State bank at Post
Falls was robbed Monday night,
according to press dispatches and
advices from county authorities.
Entrance was gained through a
window. The burglars then hammer
ed bricks from the side Of the vault
until they made hole large enough
to enter. thus making 1t unnecessary
to tamper with the door or the
com bnation.
The safe In which the banks funds
are kept was not molested, but all
the safety deposit boxes were stolen.
The amount of loot could not be
ascertained Tuesday, as Cashier G. D..
Loan said some of the owners Of
property 10 deposit boxes could not
he reached.
Discovery of the robbery was not
made until about = O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Sheriff Quarles was notified
and came down from Occur d'Alene
to Investigate, but so far as has been
learned there Is 40 clue TO the
robbers.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22

duties Of their Office, according to an
opinion written recently in the Office
Of Roy l.. Black, attorney general, for
Paul Davis, director of license.
Woolgrowing is one of the pioneer
industries Of Idaho. The first sheep
were brought into the southern
portion of the state by the late John
HALEY. about 1875, but it was not
until abuut 10 years later that Idaho
began to rank as leading sheep state.
"The damage to fruit during the
recent frosts was negligible and the
commercial crop of apples and prunes
is undamaged, says Clinton e.
NorQuest, head Of the Boise U. S.
weather bureau. in his first weekly
summary of weather and crop condi-
tions for the year 1921
Thrty-four dairy herds in state the.
Of Idaho are on the tuberculosis free
accredited list, according to the
records of w. A. Sullivan, veterinar-
ian of the bureau of animal industry
of the United States department of
agriculture. These "a herds aggre-
gate 1902 cattle.
According to reports from Califor-
aia another pest, heretofore unknown
in Idaho, is injecting the potato
crop of the Gem state. A car of
potatoes loaded at Wilder on March
81 and inspected by the state was
condemned at Roseville, Cal, on
account of the "eel worm"
Pay for common labor for 1921 in
the Boise forest will be So so per day
and board, according to tentative
scale of wages announced in the first
number of the "Boise Accelerator,"
weekly paper issued Tuesday from
the Boise office of the United States
forestry service. This is reduction
of approximately 81 from the pay for
common labor in 1920.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
POST FALLS

There are two tickets in the field
for village trustees.
A budget Of $4,000 is required by
the community church for the year.
The Mothers club at McGuires
gave two one-act plays and raised $34
for Armenian relief.
Eight trains daily each way are
provided 10 the new schedule on the
Electric road.
The Improvement club held a
banquet Tuesday night at which
members of the Spokane and Coeur
d'Alene chambers of commerce
spoke on highway matters.
The corner stone of the old
Methodist church laid August S, 1890,
was opened and tin box taken out
containing various articles including
copy of the Idaho Panhandle issued
at Post Falls, and copy of the Post
Falls Post both dated Aug. 2, 1890.
The former was published by II. M.
Wentworth and tAe latter by A. j.
Mcdonald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22

Idaho has the fourth largest
amount OF undeveloped water power
10 the United States, according to w.
B. Putnam. Ia an address at the
Boise Rotary club. He said that
Idaho has a potential water power Of
6,110, 600 horsepower of which approx
imately only 100000 horsepower or
I.6 per cent has been developed.
Ninety-four per cent Of the undevel-
oped water power OF this state
is controlled by the federal govern
ment thru It's ownership Of lands
which will be effected by the develop
ment, according to Mr.. Putnam.
s.Almost all Of the developed hydro
power 10 Idaho has been developed In
southern Idsho," be said.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-22
NEW MAN ON BOARD
Elmer Evans, School Trustee.
Routine Business.

The school board met In adjourned
session Monday night, but transacted
only routine business, the matter OF
electing teachers for next year being
again deferred While some comment
has been caused by this delay. there
seems to be little likelihood that
selection of a superintendent or
teachers will begin until the regular
meeting in May, or perhaps even
later. There are many applications
on file, to be considered as vacancies
occur or are created for cause
1t is expected the board may meet
soon to fix the salary schedule for
next year.
The vacancy on the board was
filled by electing Mr.. Elmer Evans.
Mr.. Evans has qualified. The other
five trustees are Grant Sheffield,
president; R. E. Young, treasurer;
J. R. M. Culp, clerk; Roscoe Satch-
we'll and c. f. Lathrop.
Diplomas for the graduates were
ordered and steps were taken TO
secure speakers for the commence
ment exercises. Current bills were
allowed amounting to $108.