davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
IiEAD-ON CRASH
EARLY IN MORN
Something of Dent Was
Made In the Buick
Machine
Jared and Bruised Persons
Taken to Emmanuel
Hospital
Serious Accident Occurred
On the Minneopa
Highway

Three Madelia residents now lie in
!. Emmanuel hospital severely injured
as the result of a head-on collision
Parr Of Madelia and a United States
army truck, on the road leading to
Minneopa Falls near the Laird place,
LIE Hitler, about 4:40 this morning.
The injured are:
r. w. ParT, an implement and
hardware dealer, jaw fractured in
two places.
L. g. Pratt, a laborer, cuts about
the head and face and otherwise
bruised about the body.
Eugene Graf, a carpenter of Ma
della, severe cuts about the left
temple and face.
Dr.. A. F. Schmitt is in attendance
OF the injured men. Mr.. PARIS jaw
had to be operated upon this morn
ing In order to reduce the fractures.
Mr.. Parr is member of the firm of
Parr & Eager, implement and hard
ware dealers Of Madelia.
Statement Of II. r. Kline.
According to the statement of H.
X. Kline, one Of the directors Of the
Star Novelty Players of this city, the
musicians were returning from
Madelia where they furnished the
music at f1remen's ball held in that
city last night. r. ]. Taylor, another
OF the directors of the musical or
ganization, was at the wheel of the
United States army truck, when he
saw an automobile approaching them
from the direction of Mankato and
coming at very high rate of speed.
Mr.. Taylor seeing that the oncom-
Ing car was taking all Of the road
ana then over some distance to the
LEFT, swerved the army truck off to
the right to within two feet of the
ditch. Without Stacking under a
speed Of fifty miles an hour, Mr.. Kline
stated the Buick car collided head on
with the army truck.
Car Was Demolished.
The Buick car was practically de-
molished and the occupants thrown
forward with great force. The impact
OF the Buick car against the army
truck showed the body of the truck
back at least a foot on the chassis.
The musicians received a Jolt from
the impact, but luckily escaped with
out injury. Mr.. Kline stated that
Immediately following the crash the
smell OF moonshine filled the air, and
later three broken jugs were found in
bag.
Archie Roberts of this city, who
was also in the Buick car ESCAPED
without injury.
Word was telephoned to the Man
kato police Immediately after the ac-
cident, and Officer Robert Kelley and
Onicer Rudolph Rosenau responded
In a taxicab, and brought the injured
men to Emmanuel hospital after
calling DR.. A. F. Schmitt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
GOOD WORK OF BOARD
Child Welfare Organization
Filed Report With County
Commissioners

Some good work has been done by
the members of the Blue Earth coun-
ty child welfare board, according to
a statement with the county commits
sioners this morning, at their ses-
sion at the court house. The mem
bers of the board are: Matt Sanger
w. H. Detamore, Mrs. E. D. Baker
Lake Crystal; Mrs. H. c. Hotaling,
Mapleton; DR.. Helen Hughes Hiel :
schier, Miss Eleanor M. Closson,
Mankato.
The report shows that since the in :
ception of the board September II,
1919. up to December 81, 1920, the
total number of investigations made
in regard to child welfare were 613.
The number of letters written in
with those Investigations
was 273. Dung the year some val
liable aid In the way caring for neg
lected children and deserving mothers
was accomplished.
The members of the county board
will be in session the remainder of
the day and tomorrow considering
bills etc.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
A. D. THOMPSON DEAD
Prominent Man From Head of
Lakes Succumbs at
Palm Beach
limited Press Dispatch /

Duluth, Mimi, February S.-Tele-
grams today from Palm Beach, Flor
Ida, told of the death yesterday of A
D. Thompson, grain merchant, bank
director, railroad director, capitalist
and one of the most prominent men
at the head of the lakes. Heart trou-
BILE was given as the cause of death.
Mr.. Thompson left here late in De-
cember to spend the winter in Flori-
da. He had held a membership on
the Duluth board Of trade dating back
to 1888. He was one of the largest
stock holders of the Great Northern
railroad and a director of that COM
pany. A director of the Northwestern
Telephone Exchange company and a
director of the First National bank of
Duluth. Mr.. Thompson also owned
and operated a 40,000-acre cattle
ranch In New Mexico and interested
in many local business projects. He
as sixty five years old and a native
Of Scotland. Funeral services will be
held Saturday at Petersboro, Ontario.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
BONSPIEL AT MAPLETON /
Eight Teams Are Taking Part In the
Festivities There,

Mapleton, February 8.-The bon
spiel which begun yesterday at the
Heather Curling rink was a lively
one. Eight teams took part in the
first event for the State bank trophy.
The finals are between two Mapleton
teams and will be played later. Those
skips in the first event were:
B. F. Taylor-B. McGregor, 5 to 10.
w. G. Schulz Rorman, IL to IL.
Bissell- Starkey, IA to IL.
w. Taylor Mcdonald, 8 to II.
Semi Final
Bissell- Mcdonald, IL to 9.
McGregor Greeley, II to IL.
Finals to be played by Bissell and
McGregor. The second event, Ma
tional bank trophy. begun by
William Schulz Starkey, 10 to IA.
The banquet for visiting curriers'
and local men was held at the Con-
gregational church. Mankato, Della
van and Winnebago were represented
The games for the second event were
called at nine o'clock this morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
EXAMINE BODY DEAD MAN
Claim Made That the Madison Resi-
dent Was Murdered.
[Associated Press Dlsgatcn.I

Madison, February S.-The grave
of Richard S. Lawrence, who was
believed to have been killed by a
train in March 1918, was opened late
yesterday and the body exhumed
for examination by DR.. Bunting,
University of Wisconsin patheoligist.
Charges by his widow that Lawrence
had been murdered and not killed by
a train, led to the action to determine
If possible any basis for the allegia-
tons.
The dead man was declared by his
widow to have had fortune amount
ing to 100000, for which he was said
to have been killed and his body dis.
posed of under pretense that he had
been killed by the train. 1t was said
the examination would probably take
a week or more.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
|SOLONS ACTON SOUGHT
DISABLED VETERANS WILL
BE HELPED
Executive Committee Accepts
Columbian Memorial At ,
- a-rv-
Washington

Washington, D. c., February 81
Members of the executive committee
of the American Legion here in a.
three days session, planned to spend
a large portion of today at the capitol
in conferences with members of con-
gress in an effort to expedite legisla :.
ton for the relief of disabled war
veterans. While theA committee was
In session yesterday, planning their
pilgrimage to the "hill," congress was
enacting h disqualification bills in
which the legion was especially in
terested. The Legion is urging the
appropriation of a total of $50, 200, 900
in five bills for aiding disabled vet,
Grams, laying aside temporarily their
campaigns for the enactment of
bonus legislation. -
The committee members were ex-
pected today to lay before members
OF congress their views on the need
or consolidating the vocational train
ing and war risk bureaus, and as
much Of the public health service as
relates to ex-service men. A bill now
pending proposing such a consolida-
ton does not meet with the approval
OF the public health service members
or the committee have declared, be-
cause they said 1t removes certain
prerogative powers heretofore exer-
cised by the surgeon general of the
public health service and assigns
them to the director of a new depart
ment of the interior department"
Will Accept Money Offer.
The executive committee at the
close of lengthy consideration of
the matter last night, issued a state
ment announcing it had decided to
accept the offer Of $5,000,O 900 from the
knights of Columbus for the con-
struction Of a memorial in Washing
ton for those who fell in the world
war, providing the Knights would
agree to make the gift uncondition-
ally. A special committee will be
Columbus and If that ORGANIZATION is
willing to revise" the offer so as to
eliminate some of the conditions nm
der which it was rendered, the state:
ment said, the fund will be accepted.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Three Broken JUGS.

W. S. Watts, living on the Nelson
premises, near the scene Of the acci-
dent, arrived few moments after the
collision occurred. He stated to The
Free Press at noon today that his at
tention was called to a gunny sack
containing three broken jugs, which
the members of the orchestra said
had contained "moonshine." Asked If
he could tell by the fumes rising from
the sack whether it was ''moonshine,
Mr.. Watts laughed and said he did
not want to make statement. This
bag with the three broken jugs, he
understood had been taken over into
a cornfield about ten rods away from
the wrecked cars.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
FRANK ECKLE DIES
He Had Been Resident of Mankatc
For Thirty five Years

He Had Been Resident of Mankato
For -Thirty-five Years
street a resident of this city for the
past thirty five years, died at his
home last night at ten o'clock of
complications, from which he had
been a sufferer for some time past,
Mr. Eckle was born in Germany Aug
ust 9, 1S45. Deceasd is survived by
his wife and five children, Sister NJ.
Heckling Of Oshkosh, Wis, Sister M.
Helda, of Wichita, Kan, Sister NJ.
Tharsilla. Tomaa. Wis, and Frank
and Josephine Eckle of this city.
The funeral will be held omor-
row morning at nine o'clock from
st Peter and st. Paurs Catholic
church, and the remains will be laid
to rest in Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Died Erom BURNS.

Minot, N. D., February 8.-Mrs.
Walter Humes Of Sawyer died in a
hospital here today Of burns received
yesterday when can of kerosene
which she used in kindling fire at
her home exploded. Her husband who
was burned In trying to save her may
also die.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

The Minnesota State Dental asso-
citation meeting which will meet in
the st. Paul Auditorium for a four
days convention commencing We'd
nesday, will be attended by the fol.
lowing Mankato dentists: DIR. C. P.
Peterson, DR.. M. R. Coulter, DR..
Earl G. Girvin, DR.. F. L. Stephan, DIR.
Frank Heidel, DR.. c. N. Weyer DR..
William M. Standish, DIR. d. J. Har-
rison, DR.. c. D. Snow, DIR. Paul w
Barney. DR.: w. P. Seaquist DR.. w.
o. Radichel.
Miss Emma Goldman of st. Clair,
spent Saturday in the city with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Barrett OF
Madelia were in Mankato Saturday
on business.
Mrs. A W. Lipold has returned to
her home in Sioux City after visit
ing her sister, Mrs John Kwzyynski
who underwent an operation.
Mrs. Earl G. Girvin and daughter.
Margaret Jean Girvin left this after
noon for Minneapolis. where they
will be the guests of friends for
several days.
Mrs. Fred w. Kruse returned from
Rochester yesterday. She is i'm
proved in health. -.
Miss Marie Pestka and Dorothy
Schwartz Of GAINESVILLE visited in the
city yesterday.
Gilphia Wolter of Waseca was in
the city on business, yesterday. q
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Matlala of
Mountain Iron were In the city on
business yesterday.
Miss Mabel Selle, graduate of the
Milwaukee Nurses Training school.
is visiting at the home of L. A. VIII,
hnson, 800 Lewis street.
Miss Flossie Jorgensen spent the
week end at Sherburn as the guest of
her sister, Miss Corrinne Jorgensen.
Miss Irene Lopez has returned
from Madelia. where she has been
visiting friends. -
John Volkmen of Janesville visited
with his sister Mrs. Theodore
Schmidt over the week end.
Herman Szamet left today for Little
Rock, Pine Bluff and Paragould, Ark.
and Oklahoma City and Enid, Okla
homa, where he will visit friends and
relatives.
H. c. Hotaling, the we'll known
newspaper man of Mapleton and st.
Paul, was in the city over night,
coming here to attend meeting of
the Citizens Telephone company. He
left FOR st. Paul this morning, hay-
ing spent Sunday in Mapleton. 80
Mrs. Owen r. Owens of Lake
Crystal is visiting her niece, Mrs.
N. Grifflths. While here she was
taken Ill, but Is better now.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
HIS SECOND MURDER
Sheriff o c Lee Traced Up Rec
ord of William Rinker

Sheriff O.. C.. Lee of Jackson
county, who for more than SIX
months has been trying to trace
William Rinker's history, has final
ly succeeded, and recently received
word from the Utah penitentiary
giving the history of Rinker there,
and furnishing a Bertillion record
that cannot be doubted Rinker was
sentenced January 5, 1902, from Og-
den to the Utah penitentiary for
murder. He was given a forty year
term but was pardoned after serving
sixteen years, being released May l
1918. Rinker is the man who shot
Sheriff Mccall of Mobiles County.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
MAKE LOANS TO FARMERS
Swanson Glass Measure Is Approved
By Senate s"a
ASSOCIATED

IAssoc1ated Press INspatch.1
washington, D. c., February g.
Unanimous approval was given today
by the senate agricultural commit
tee to a measure by Senators Glass
and Swanson of Virginia to authorize
the treasury to purchase 100000, 900
of farm loan bonds, SO as to make
available funds for loans to farmers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
LAST RITES WERE SAID
Funeral Of A. r. Rabe Was Held Yes
e.

Nterday Afternoon.
The funeral of the late A. F. Rabe
was held from the family home at
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Ralph Jensen of the First Baptist
church officiating. Miss Maud Barnes
sang beautifully several selections.
The pallbearers were John Nyquist,
A. G. Johnson, George Draper, w.
Petersen, F. M. Otto and c. H. Coop
er of the Omaha road. The remains
were laid at rest in the German Luz
theran cemetery. Many beautiful for
al offerings surrounded the casket.
The sons and daughter from away
attended the funeral. They were Au-
gust F. Rabe, Jr., Cakes, N. D.; John
c. Rabe, Nicollet, and Mrs. w. C. Holl,
st. Paul.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Rouaht plumbing Stock

A deal was closed at Fairmont
whereby Albert & Krost, formerly of
Mankato. came into possession of the
plumbing and heating business of the
Siehl Hardware company in that city
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Infant Daughter Dies.-Clara e.
Keinz, the one year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Keinz of Man
kato township died yesterday morn.
ing after a brier illness. The funeraI
was held this afternoon at I.30
from st. Peter and st. Paul Catholic
church, and the remains were laid
to rest in Calvary cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
BENTLEY HELD TO GRAND JURY.
Albert Lea Man Charged With Shoot
ina Obie Olsen.

Albert Lea, Mimi, February SO.
L. Bentley, charged with the killing
of Obie Olsen of this city, was bound
over to the grand jury after a pre-
liminary hearing here late yesterday.
According to Bentley's attorneys,
their client shot Olsen when he was
home
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Girl Born.-Born. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Hauck, daughter. The
young lady arrived yesterday after
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Invited to Mayors Meeting.-Mayor
e. v. Waters has received an invi-
tation from Mayor J. Z. Meyers of
Minneapolis requesting his presence
at convention of city mayors to be
held at Minneapolis February z. s and
9. The communication states that all
hotel Accommodations have been looked
after for the visiting mayors. Mayor
Waters has not fully decided wheth
er he will attend or not.
Good Roads.-Autoists have been
fsyored with good roads practically
all winter and traffic has been going
on over the main highways the same
as In the summer or fall. There has
been the usual lack of snow and the
road have not been blocked at any
time.
Pipe Organ at Waseea.-Professor
Hugo Frey played the pipe organ
during the program held at Waseca
yesterday for the dedication of the
first pipe organ In that city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

GirI.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bied-
shield, South Sixth street, are the
parents of baby girl born Feb
ruary 6.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
BURNS CAUSE DEATH

pipestone Woman Injured in kero-
sene Explosion
Ppestone, Mimi, February T.
Mrs. David Johnson died here from
burns received last week, when a can
OF kerosene which she used to kindle
the fire In stove exploded.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Young Man Is In Chili.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. M. Bienapfl have received
word from their son, Woman Erwin
ed to the u. S. s. Mississippi that he
is at present at Valparaiso, Chilli, with
the Pacific Fleet.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Added Another Holiday

Added Another HoIlday.-MIhhe-
sofa has added another holiday 10
its list. Governor Preus has signed
an act amending the general statutes
which classify state holidays so that
hereafter Armistice Day Will be
celebrated November IL.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Autos ColIided. Avn antomohila

Autos CoIIided. = An automobile
owned by A.. e. Near and one own
ed by William Purdy colIided yester-
day afternoon at 4:50 at the inter.
section OF Washington and North
Fourth streets. Mr.. Near was more
or less bruised and cut about the
body, and his car was badly damag-
ed. Mr.. Purdy escaped without in
jury and with slight damage to his
car.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

North Mankato school board
members are in receipt of a number
of tables and benches and other par
aphernalia for the domestic and
manual training departments of the
North Mankato school. It is propos-
ed TO commence the teaching of both
manual training and domestic sci
ence In that school next September
Miss Averil Prince of North Man.
kato spent Saturday and Sunday in
Balaton as the guest of her. sister,
Miss Thelma Prince, one of the
teachers in the public schools OF that
place.
L. E. Champine of Ceylon, Mimi,
spent yesterday in this city as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry MUIR
laugh Of Park avenue. North Man
kato.
Monday evening twenty friends of
Mrs P. A. Selvig, formerly Miss
Mary Kittleson, rendered her a par
eel shower at the rome of Mrs
Thomas Smith. 420 Belgrade avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Jiggs were the leading
characters in mock wedding and a
flower girl, ring bearer, two brides
maids and to groomsmen attended
them. The ceremony was ably per-
formed and valuable. advice was Civ
en-. A bounteous luncheon was served.
The guests wished Mr.. and Mrs.
SeiV1g very happy future. a
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

Robberies at Austin.-Gaining ac-
cess to the ]. w. Hare Feed store
and the Phiffer and Jensen store at
Austin, the thieves secured loot last
night roughly valued at 5000, COM
shoes.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
Will Have Chicks 10 Eat.-G.

VIII F1aVe ChIck8 to Eat.-f j.
James Of BOT North Second street,
is preparing to have spring chickens
with which to tickle his palate long
before the Fourth Of July. About
four weeks ago Mr.. James set some
eggs under one of his White Wyan-
dotte hens in the cellar near the
furnace. Lady Wyandotte Is now
the proud mother of six downy
chicks, the first of the season, as
far as known.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11

II. Westby presented the school with
q Pathe record for the new photograph.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19
bic roundup in the report of his ex-
D1oration of 12SS.

bic roundup in the report of his ex-
ploration of 1855:
"The general conclusions which I
have drawn from my own observa-
tions and studies (though may no:
have fully demonstrated them) are
that the portion of Nebraska (Which
l have visited) lying north of
White river is mostly of a clay for
nation, and that south of it is mainly
of sand; that but small portion of
it is susceptible of cultivation west
of the 9th meridian; that the terri
tory is occupied by powerful tribes
of rowing savages and is only adapt
ed to a mode of life such as theirs;
that it must long remain an Indian
country.
The damnatory dividing line OF
this Typographical expert runs
through this noble tier of agricul-
tural counties: Dixon, Wayne,
Cunning, Colfax, Butler, Seward, Sa-
line and Jefferson. 1t condemns ali
of Jefferson, Saline, Seward and
Butler excepting a strip OF their
eastern tier OF townships four miles
and three-quarters wide; a strip Of
the same width is all that is saved of
Colfax; a strip a mile and three.
quarters wide is cut off Cunning and
Dixon, and of Wayne about nine
miles are safely within the palel
One turns to Pope for the epigram
to fit this malevolent myopia:
"Say, what the use were finer optics
given,
T. inspect the mite, not comprehend
the fleavn."
In his report for 1912 D. D. Mitch
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-19

organization of the Nebraska coun-
try without slavery, and he feared
that he could not get it with slavery.
AT about the same time Lazarus
H. Read, lately appointed chief JUS
tice of the Territory of Utah, also in
gloriously sunk himself in the bog
of prophecy:
"After crossing this river (Big
Blue) and its bottom, we enter a re.
gion entirely different. The face of
the country is a succession Of bluffs,
hard, dry, stony and without timber
or water, except at long intervals.
and in my opinion will never be set
tied to any considerable extent"
A correspondent with Gen. Will
liam S. Harney's expedition to
avenge the killing of Lieutenant
Grattan and his command near Fort
Laramie, writing from O'Fallon's
Bluffs on August 81, 1854, said:
"In truth this Platte river is
humbug. 1t is about dry, and a per-
son can cross it dry-shod. From
100 miles east of Fort Kearny to the
foot of the Rocky Mountains the
land is entirely unproductive and un-
inhabited. 1t belongs to the buffalo
and the wild Indian and should be
given up to them entirely. No
white man has any business here. :"
The correspondents eye was keen
enough to see the superficial faults
of the country and the vast number
of buffaloes through which the COM
mand was travelling every day excit-