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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-15
c. L. Holmes Is Dead
Long Resident Here
For Number Of Years He Conducted
Bookstore In Mapkato Fun
eral Tomorrow

Z. l., Holmes, resident of this
city for the past thirty five years,
passed away at his home at 239
Lincoln street at nine o'clock last
night from the effects of cancer Of
the stomach, from which he had
been an acute sufferer since last
August. Mr.. Holmes was born in
Farmerville, N. Y, April 20, 1847. He
went to Wisconsin in 1857 and en-
tened into the nursery business un
der the firm name of Butler and
Holmes. In 1872 he was married to
Miss Jennie Butler at Sparta, Wis.
She still survives him together with
two sons and one daughter: Harry
Holmes of Pomona, Calf, Roy
Grace Holmes of this city, a teacher
in the Franklin school. He is also
survived by one brother, l.. M.
Holmes of Franklinville, N. i. Co."
From Wisconsin Mr.. Holmes soon
after his marriage moved To st.
Cloud, MINI. where he again engag-
ed in the, nursery business under the
firm of Holmes and Tyler for some
years, and in 1876 he and his family
returned to Sparta, Wis, where Mr..
Holmes went into the grocery bust :
ness aid continued until 1879 when
he became a resident of Big Stone
City s. ID. where he opened gener-
al store under the firm name of c.
l.. Holmes and Brother, associatins
himself in the enterprise with his
brother, A. o. Holmes. In 1887 Mr..
Holmes came to Mankato and pur-
chased the ]. II. Chapman. bookstore
which was afterwards conducted by
Mr.. Holmes and the late j. II. Ste
wart under the firm name Of Stewart
and Holmes. Following the death of
Mr.. Stewart some years ago, Mr..
Holmes sold his interests in the
store to Loren Clark, who still con-
tinues the business. Following the
disposal of the bookstore, Mr.. Holmes
until quite recently devoted his time
to looking after his fruit ranch in
Montana. -
Deceased was a. devout member
of the First Baptist church of this
city, and for number of years a
trustee, and at one time treasurer.
The funeral will be held from the
home, 239 Lincoln street, tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30, Rev, Ralph A.
Jensen pastor of the First Baptist
church, conducting the services.
The remains will be laid at rest in
Glenw God cemetery. ..-s
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State Formers Bloc
Consider NelO LaUs
Representative From Each Congress
sional District Holding Meet
ing In st. Paul
ASSOCIATED Press rispatch.I

st. Paul., December 12.--Minre.
sofa will take every precaution to
avoid any abuses Of the proposed
rural credit law, which will be en-
acted at the next legislature, mem
bers of the agricultural bloc init
mated at their first meeting here
today.
The agricultural bloc, including a
representative from each congress
sional district was appointed by w.
!. Nolan, speaker of the house of
Representative s to make study un-
officially Of various agricultural leg
islation.
Informal discussion of the South
Dakota law, members explained, de-
veloped the fact that there has been
much abuse of the measure in that
state and Minnesota will take every
precaution to avoid the same abuses.
Minnesota's law will provide that
the rural credit commission shall
consist of three men, whose chief
duty it shall be to pass on the value
of the property on which loan has
been asked and that no loan be made
on farm lands that are not actually
occupied by the owner, members
predicted IL their sentiment pre-
vailed. No loans will be made on
unimproved property.
Under present loans as proposed in
the meeting today Minnesota will
have but three members on the
board-a chairman, vice chairman
and executive secretary-these men
to be appointed by the governor
with the consent OF the senate.
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NEW PRIEST, MADISON LAKE
Rev. Father Louis Gmeinder Trans.
fAEced EEaxa Ra.a H=.Ix

new Fatner LOUIS Gmeinder Trans
ferred From Rose Greek, Mimi.
Winona, December 12.-Appoint-
ment has been made by the Ri.
Rev. Patrick R. Hebron, bishop of
the diocese of Winona, tof Rev. FIR.
Louis ODay to be secretary of the
diocese, a position which has been
ther Francis M. Kelly for an ex :
fall.
Rev. Father O'Day will make his
headquarters at st. Mary's college.
He comes from the pastorate of the
ALI Saints church at Madison Lake.
Before being stationed at Madison
Lake, Father O'Day was pastor of
St. Mary's church al Winona.
Other appointments which have
been made by Bishop Hebron are
announced as follows: -
Rev. Father Walter Byron, who
was ordained to the priesthood at
Winona last June, to be assistant
pastor of st. Johns church, Roches.
ter.
Rev. Father William Colbert.
transferred from the Catholic church
at Winnebago to Currie. .. q
Rev. Father Louis Gmeinder from
Rose Creek to Madison. Lake. .g
Rev. Father Henry Tenneson from
an assistant at Albert Lea, to be
the pastor at Rose Creek. .r
Rev. Father Paul Britt from as
sistant at st. Johns church, Ro-
chester, to become pastor at Win
nebago. ,."
Rev. Father !. q. Donovan from
Woodstock to Blooming Prairie.
Rev. Father Thomas P. Doyle from
an assistant at st. Johns church,
Rochester, to be pastor at Wood
stuck 49,. -@r.
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SEIZED AGED MooNsHINER
Elias Gatlin, Faribault Was Taker
In At EarjbaIIt

Faribault, December 1l.-Pclice
believe that they CAPTURED one Of
the Oldest If not the Oldest n,oJn
shiner r1r tax. in Min -"s"t l
when they arrested Elias Gatiin,
eighty years old and confiscated a
large copper still, about thirty gal
Ions of mash and nearly four gallons
of moonshine. GatliD pleaded guilty
to a nuisance charge in Justice NJ
F. Donahue's court and was fined
$50 and costs. The alternative was
three months in the county jail. The
raid, the first in several months,
took tGatlin by surprise and when
the police entered his home they
found his still in full operation. The
officers proclaimed the still to be
one of the best they have found 1t
consisted of a copper wash boiler
with specially built top which
came to sharp point. On this
point was faucet to which a cop
per coil leading through a barrel
was attached.
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CURRIERS' ARE BUSY
Those in Mapieton Getting Ready
For the Roarin' Game.

nose IN mdpteton SStlIn9 he6dy
For the Roarin'. Game.
Mapleton, Mimi, December H.
Monday was clean up day at Heather
Curling rink and a large number of
men turned out to make the job a
short one. 1t will not be long before
ice will be keen enough to start the
winters sport.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will hold their annual sale and sup
per in the church parlors on We'd
nesday evening, December 49,
Master Voss Scott has the whoop-
ing cough.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. l.. Krouss and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Drummond> of Mime
sofa Lake called at the F. S. Krouss
home Sunday.
An exceedingly large crowd at :
tended the annual sale and supper
held in the basement of the Congre-
gational church last Wednesday ev-
ening. $210 was realized as the. pro
ceeds. Ii is estimated that 246 PEG
pie partook Of the splendid supper.
Mrs. w. j. Richter is confined 10
her home suffering with a severe
tooth trouble. As
Preparations are being fast -,urs:
ed into shape fer the observance ..
Christmas at the various churches.
At the Congregational church the
program VIII consist Of beautifri
pageant, i'll which members of the
various Sunday School classes will
participate.
Mission Week is beir g observed at
the st. Theresa Catholic church Tits
week.
Miss Hattie Wilde is visiting her
brother e. 3. Hedly aAd family at
Bloomfield. Nebraska.
Miss Edith Schultz OF Falrmont
spent several days last week ytsttin!,
her. fn.;cnd Micc Agor-i,, w;
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RITES FOR J. ]. DoRAN
Funeral Was Held Last Saturday
Morning at Madison Lake.

Funeral was Held Last Saturday
Morning at Madison, Lake.
The remains of ]. Irving Doran
twenty three years old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Doran of Madison
Lake, who was killed in Bremerton
Wash, Saturday, December 3, ar
rived in Mankato Friday at $40
p. m, accompanied by Leonard J
Doran, a cousin, from Seattle.
He was killed Saturday, Deem
Der 8, when an automobile in which
he and five other friends were rid
ing. struck loose sand, turning the
machine completely over and pinn-
ing the occupants beneath. All es-
capped injury except John Doran
who was instantly killed.
He was a member of the local
division of the Knights of Columbus
and of the Elks OF Bremerton. A
large number of friends met the
body at the train among them being
a delegation of the Knights of Col
umbus and Elks.
He was well known and liked by
many Mankato people, having grad
uated from the local high school
and at one time was employed al
the Omaha depot of this city.
ceived from friends in this vicinity
and the Knights of Columbus. The
family received kilograms of sym
patty as well as many beautiful
floral offerings from his friends in
Bremerton. Among them was q
wonderful wreath from the Elks OF
Bremerton.
The funeral was held Saturday
morning at ten o'clock from the
Emaculate Conception church al
Marysburg. Rev. FIR. Charles Doran
cousin Of the deceased. officiated
assisted by Rev. FIR McDevitt.
Besides his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dcran of Madison Lake
John leaves to mourn his loss five
brothers. Phillip, James, Edwin and
Charles of Madison Lake and Harry
of Linton, n. D.; one sister, Mary
of Madison Lake.
Relatives and friends from away
who attended the funeral were
Harry Doran of Linton. N. D.; Rev
FIR. Charles Doran of Minneapolis
Leonard ]. Doran of Seattle, Wash.
F. P. Doran and daughter Alice
Charles Doran. Mrs. NJ. Doran, Mr.
and Mrs. T. ]. McDermott, all of St
Paul; Mrs. w. H. O'Connor, Mr.
and Mrs. William, Couran, Miss
Mary Gamble. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fo-
ley. Mrs. J. Sheehan, Frank Shee-
! han, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. LutZ. Mr.. and
Mrs. William SpornitZ. Mankato;
Miss Helen Meighan OF Owatonna
]. P. Luth of Randall, Mimi, and a
delegate of the Knights of Columbus
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WILL HAVE NEW OFFICES

Northern States Power C.mpany TO
Furnish Handsome Quarters
Soon the Northern .;ates Power
company VIII have enlarged quar-
tsrs in this city to accommodate The
concerns ever growing business. A
lease OF that part OF the NeAghe.
building formerly occupied by the
Otto grocery just soCth OF the pre-
ent offices of the company has .'een
closed aud the remodcii1g OF the
lower Hoor OF building will com
mence at once. A thirty five foot
archway LEADING between ire aruA,,
crit quarters OF the COMPANY anc
adjacent apartment wit be MADE y
number OF the departments which
are now on the upper floor OF ne
building will be Installed on The Mss
floor OF the aew quarters. This vi.
give the officers D 1ul. front of fiftJ
feet with the basement icG urper
floors clear back to tho allay. VOL
OF rcmodeling will be commenced
at oSca
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RAPipAN AND DEcoRIA

Rapidan and Decoria, December 9.
Mr.. and Mrs j. R. Anderson were
callers at the Jesse Skow home last
Sunday night. - s.~ Fl
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hoberg. u
the twin cities spent a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hofpergs par
ents. -l.. H.. 5rga
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Anderson are
the happy parents of baby girl
born December z, and weighing s-v
en- and a half pounds. r.. =
Pearl and Erve Ziegler and Ruth
Erlandson were visitors at the Otto
Marks home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Anderson spent
Tuesday at the I'd Tarjeson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mad Madsen and
Thorston Madsen were visitors at
the Jesse Show home Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Alex Anderson of Mankato
is taking care of the little lady at
the Dave Anderson home.
Marie Tarjeson spent Saturday
night with June Tarjeson.
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DEATH ENDS suFFERiNGs
Hans p Jensen Died After Being
. Terribly Burned Or Body

Albert Lea, December 1l.-After
suffering intensely for thirteen days
from deep burns over more than a
third of his body Hans P. Jensen OF
Clarks Grove gave up his heroic
battle with death Friday noon.
Mr.. Jensen was a blacksmith at
Clarks Grove. On Saturday, Noyem-
Der rs, he WIS burned when he at
tempted to revive fire by pouring
gasoline on the flames from a two
gallon can. The can exploded send
Ing the fiery liquid all over his
clothing. He ran from the building a
living torch.
After going half block east to
the HI. W. Peterson garage; he rush
ed into the place. He gave the
warning that his shop was on fire.
He then turned and ran out into the
street and lying down by the side OF
an automobile started to roll in his
effort to extinguish the flames. Dave
Peterson J. w. Peterson and Lex
Peterson, who were attracted by
Jensen's cries grabbed large piece
of canvas in the, garage and threw
ed him by name saying that he was
writhing il pain. AS Henry d. Peter
son reached the scene, Jensen call
ed him by name saying that he was
still burning beneath the canvas.
Henry secured Pyrene fire extin-
guisher at the garage pulling off
the canvas soon had the smoldering
flames about his waist band extinz
guished
Mr.. Jensen's overalls and under.
wear had been nearly burned away
A heavy coat and mackinaw un
doubtedly saved him from worse
burns about the body. These were
pulled off before they were entirely
consumed.
I The burned man was carried to
the hotel across the street and the
Red Cross ambulance from Albert
Lea was rushed to the scene and
soon had the patient at the. local
hospital.
Owing to the. nature of the burns
and the amount of the surface of
the body covered the attending
physician entertained very little
hope of his recovery from the first.
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RELIEF SOCIETY ACTIVITY

The Ladies' Relief society will
follow its usual custom and distri-
butte Christmas boxes to the needy
families in Mankato. This society
celebrated it's fiftieth anniversary
November % with a get together of
all members at the residence of Mrs.
r. d. Hubbard Many interesting
incidents were related by the older
members. who expressed their hope
of keeping on with the " ork. Any
one knowing OF needy families
please report to either of the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. II. r. Week
ing, president: Mrs. F. NJ. Currier,
first vice president; Mrs. r. d.
Hubbard. second vice president;
Mrs. Orange Little, secretary; Mrs.
A H MPsSer, treasurer
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GRANTS SCHOOL PETITION
County Commissioners Act On Re.
quest of Henry w. Nichols

County Commissioners Act On Re :
quest of Henry w. Nichols
The board Of commissioners OF
Blue Earth county this morning
granted the petition of Henry w.
Nichols to have the transfer of the
west half of the northeast quarter OF
the northwest quarter of section No.
So, township, 100. range II OF con-
solidated school district Nc G, TO
consolidated school district No. 1G.
There was no opposition to the re-
tition offered by Mr.. Nichols. The
final hearing on County Ditc.: No.
81, was adjourned until tho January
regular meeting.
The members OF the board will
this afternoon at four o'clock open
bids which have been received for
the supply of coal for the court
house during the coming winter.
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DEATH MRS. NoRTHRoP
Widow President Emeritus State Z
Passed Away Today.

y" IASsoriateu ITtss JlspaIch.I
Minneapolis, December 1.-THE
widow of the late Cyrus Northrop,
president emeritus of the University
o. Minnesota, died at her home here
today.
The board of regents passed reso
luton of sorrow and ordered flowers
gent with their sympathy to the be-
reayed.
Death was due to pneumonia which
she contracted recently, ii was an
nounced. Funeral services will be
held Thursday Mrs. Northrop was
eighty seven years old.
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Many Brands of Flour.

!. Especial to the Free, Press.
Worthington, Mimi. December IL.
If a medal was offered to the
town selling the most brands OF
-four to its citizens the prize would
20 10 Worthington, according to a
representative of a large milling
concern. who has just been here
Wber the mill man found upon in
Yestigation that twenty brands OF
-four were retailed by Worthington
merchants he declared that he had
never before seen SO mSny makes
of -four sold in one town.
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PLEADS FOR FARMERS
Frazier Appeared Before Senate As
ricuituraI Committee Today.

.
Washington, D. c., December H.
Senator Elect Frazier, republican
of North Dakota, urged the senate
agriculture committee today to
press legislation which will allow
the farmers of the northwest to
put their grain and livestock on
the market and to get at least the
cost of production out of the sale OF
their products"
Picturing conditions on the farms
in the northwest Mr.. Frazier told
the committee many of our farm
ers are going broke right now bc-
cause of lack of cars, combined
with low prices" He said the sit
uation in his state had been aggra
waited by the decision of the SUI
preme court OF the United States,
declaring unconstitutional the North
Dakota wheat grading act.
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DISCUSSED WOMEN HOME
FaribauIt Business Men Meet With
Lodge REPRESENTATIVES


Faribault, December 11.-Thirty
or forty leading business and pro-
fessional men OF the city met at
MONDAY luncheon 1T the Elks club
with four representative OF the
Brotherhood of Yeomen, with ref
erence to the establishment of the
national home of that organization
in this city ,-. .t- :. .s.. t..
The result was a feeling of great
encourag ement ON the part of the
local men that Faribault stands an
great prize. 1t was stated that there
are four hundred cities in the race
for the location of the Home, but
assurances were given in particular
by w. E. Hartley, the Minnesota
state manager, that Faribault will
stand near the top of the list when
the decision is made. a
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CUBAN HOUND NEW DOG
Rc~.nt Canine Show In Havana
Developed New Breed

Havana, Cuba, November 20
Correspondence of The Associated
Press l-"A probable result Of the
first Havana Dog Show" says the
Havana Telegram. will be the
classification of the Cuban hound
among recognized breeds. This
type. which is the outcome of hun
dreds of years of mixed breeding, is
general throughout the country dis
tricts. 1t is a huge animal weighing
about 100 pounds, Of yellow to
brown color, with the ears of a bird
dog and the muzZle of a mstiff It's
hair is short and smooth and its tail
long and wiggly." .
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TRIED TO END LIFE
Duluth Woman is Claimed To Have
Three Husbands. "

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
+ Duluth, Mimi, December 11.-Mrs,
A. M. Johnson, twenty eight, was
recovering from a self inflicted bull
let wound in her chest today while
police. were investigating her matri-
monial ventures. Two alleged hus-
bands are assisting the authorities
in the search for third man report
ed to have taken the marriage VOWS
W tn Mrs. johnson.
Shortly after A. M. Johnson, Du-
luth, and Charles Panckrie, CHS
holm, discovered yesterday that they
were married to the same woman.
Mrs. Johnson ran to the bay front
an shot herself with revolver. Mrs.
Johnson, too weak to make a state
ment, has been unable to throw any
light on the matter. -
The woman was married to Panck-
rie three years before she became
the bride" of Johnson last June, po-
lice said. H.
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DIED OF AnopIexY.

Viola, December l2.--Abram Mui-
holland of Viola died last Friday night
following a stroke of apoplexy at his
home I'm that village. The deceased
lived in Olmsted county practically all
his life. He was born in New York,
hut came to this county with his par
ents while still small boy.
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WAITING THEIR COMING
Six More Men Are Sent To I
County Jail. Winona.

Six More Men Are Sent To the
t County Jail, Winona.
Z Winona, December 12.-Six men
convicted, in federal court at st.
Paul of violating the prohibition law
were awaited at the Winona county
Jail, where they were sentenced by
Judge Page Morris to serve sixty
days. They were also assessed fines.
Sheriff George Huck is already
custodian of four convicted boot
leggers, who were sent here by
Judge Morris several weeks ago
while conducting Court at Mime
apolis. The expected arrival of the
six prisoners from st. Paul will
bring the total number of Jail in :
mates here to twenty, Sheriff Huck
said ~ 4
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CASE IN JURY's HANDS
Action of D. w. Radichei Against
the National Surety COMPANY

Action of D. w. RadicheI Against
the National Surety Company
The case of d. w Radichel
against the National Surety COM
pany, regarding the payment of a
bond, went to the jury in the Blue
Earth county district court late
this afternoon. The admission of ev-
idence in the case was completed at
noon today by the attorneys for the
defense and plaintiff. Arguments
were, made to the jury this after
room when the court convened at 2
P. M. S. B. Wilson is the attorney
for the paintiff and Horace w
Roberts was attorney for the de-
fendent. An unusual procedure &C.
Cured in the trial this morning
when Attorney Wilson called Attor-
ney Roberts to the stand to testify
regarding the taking of a deposition
of evidence OF one of the defend :
entS witnesses. ,rtn. .-.