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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
flORMEL COMPANY
RECOVERING FAST
Financial Props Packing Firm
Bent By Cy Thompson
Year and Half Ago

laS6VSloNCu I~NtSS IlapdlCn.I
This little town is rejoicing, the
FIRST time in almost a year and a
half. Cause for it all. lies bshind
the recent announcement, slgnifi-
0Rnt to persons of this town and
vicinity only. that the George A.
Normal company. packing concern
which is the life of this city, passes
out from under the supervision of
creditor banks and takes charge OF
its own financing. An issue of ST.
100000 Of first mortgage gold bonds,
underwritten by three Twin Cities
banking institutions, has just been
1oated by the company.
A little over a year ago, it is re-
membered. Austin and the immed-
late territory surrounding it, was
stunned by a terrific blow when it
was revealed that Cy Thompson.
erstwhile auditor of HORNED com
pany, had confessed TO speculations
amounting TO more than a million
dollars. The financial props OF the
packing company were bent and
creditor banks were forced to Te-
organize the firm with a view to
keeping the industry OF this section
intact and prevent loss TO hundreds
here.
Let it be known that 80 per cent
Of the company's stock is held in
Austin, and that large proportion
OF the surrounding territoy is de-
pendent upon the success Of the
company for its prosperity. The
Horned company pays out in Austin
yearly more than a million dollars
in radius of one hundred miles,
between S15,O00,000 and $40 900, 900
annually, for their stock.
Wonderful Show of Earnings
With the above facts certain. il
is easily understood why Austin is
rejoicing. Not only has the COM
rany been able to recover from this
sensational embeZZlement OF its
former employee who is now in
saltwater prison, but it has made a
showing or earnings for the calen
dar year UP to November |, this
year, which exceeds anything in its
history. AS a result, the company
has paid every outstanding account,
idends, and it is proposed TO pay
this years dividend earnings also
When the company continued
business under the reorganization
plan of the creditor banks, George
A HORNED. who started in business
here in 1892 and enlarged it until
it became the life industry OF the
town, opined to his fellow towns
men that he would liquidate every
claim against the packing house
within two years. In the interim,
although optemestic, the residents,
man. of whom depend entirely upon
the packing firm for a livelihood,
felt cloud about them.
Since Mr. Normal has made good
in still less time,-almost a year
and a half-the vaporous haze has
lifted and the people are rejoicing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
CURB FOREST FIRES
North Minnesota Has Adopted Plan
To Protect Community

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Duluth, Mimi, November 9.-A
forest nre fighting outfit that can
be operated like a city department
that is the objective set by mem
bers of the Wales Forest Protective
association, who are concerned over
the increased fire hazard in their
holdings which cover fourteen
townships in Lake county, Mime
sofa.
Nine firms financially interested
in this section of the north woods
are represented in the association,
kind organized A large steel look
out post has been. erected. emer-
gency fire roads cut through the
woods and the timber section COW
cred with network OF telephone
wires. Lumber camps have been
connected by telephone with the
headquarters of the fire fighting
force, which is located at SCOTS
Junction. -.
When the guard in the tower
spots fire he notifies main head
quarters. which in turn calls the
various lumber camps. Lumber
jacks VINO RESPOND are ulSpdICneu
to the fire on speeders which oper-
ate on the logging railroads cover
ing the district From the main
headquarters comes the fire train
consisting of large tank filled with
water and pulled by a speeder
Portable gasoline engines provide
the pumping power.
No serious fires occurred during
the recent fire season in this sec
ton although other sections of the
north woods were endangered re-
peadtedly by disastrous blaZes.
AS the Tire hazard increases due
to the continual heavy cutting OPP
erations, the organization is en-
larging its fire fighting machine.
During the coming winter additional
cabins will be built to shelter guards
and many miles of telephone lines
will be strung through the wooded
region
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Nash Company Will
Have NeuU Building
Structure Will Stand At 614-616
South Front Street; Completed
Shortly After First Of Year

The J. B. Nelson Construction COM
pany, has started work on the erec-
ton of a new building, 614616
South Front Street, which when
completed will be occupied by the
Mankato Nash Co..
Roy C. Moore, distributor for
Nash automobiles in this territory.
states that his present site is made
quate for the proper display of his
The new location will
give him splendid facilities including
q front and rear driveway entrance
with large roomy display windows.
There will be a frontage Of forty
four feet and a depth Of 145 feet.
According to Mr.. Moore, the new
building will be completed shortly
after the first of the year. This pro.
lOty is owned by Mrs. Minnie G..
Hubbard H. c. Gerlach is the ar
chitect in charge. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
NEW HIGHWAY PLAN
Connecting of Trunk Roads In Mis-.
sissippi Valley States Proposed
4 nssnciafan Press DiSnaIch-I

ASSOCIATED PreSS DiSpatcn.l
Minneapolis, November 9.-Con
struction of highways within the
states in the Mississippi Valley so
that trunk roads may continue
through adjacent states, with view
to their serving as transcontinental
highways north and south, is the
basis of the movement now under
way in this state.
Fostercd by Perry S. Williams.
manager of the travel and resort
bureau of the Minneapolis Journal,
the plan has won the support OF
soon call a conference of represent
atiyes of states in the Mississippi
Valley to discuss the program.
States Included in the valley con-
ference are Minnesota, Iowa, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ar
kansas, Texas, Mississippi. Ken
lucky, and the province OF Manitoba
in Canada.
Present day highway paving pro-
grams in the separate states are
mapped out without regard to the
continuity of these roads into the
adjacent states" Mr.. Williams ex-
planned. "Arterial trunk highways
in one state might terminate at the
border line of another state where
inferior roads may exist, or where
long detours are necessary to reach
a trunk highway"
Proposed plans call for the coop
Grafton of highway commissions in
these states in the designation of
arterial highways, which will en- :
able the construction of roads and
incidently establish transcontinental
north and south highways from
Louisiana to the Dominion OF Can
ada; up through the Mississippi val
ley, according to Mr.. Williams.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17

The preliminary production Of the 1922
corn crop for Minnesota ID placed al
lis. 269, 900 bushels, about rs, 900, 00e bu-
shells less than last year; potatoes IS,
2s,o0o.ooo in 1921. and fax 3,o14.oo0 bu-
shells. as against 2,726,ooo, bushels in
1921, according to the November re-
port of Paul II. Kirk, statistician for
the Minnesota Cooperative Crop Re-
porting service. United States. Bureau
sofa State department of agriculture
The report for Minnesota crops. in
detail, is as follows:
The average yield per acre of corn
is SO bushels compared to "A last year.
Hot. dry weather. during the critical
period. cut production, which Is lis,
2S9, 900 bushels compared to the five
year average of 1o6, eS4. 900 bushels. The
quality, however, is good, being placed
at eighty three per cent of normal. /,
is estimated that Al per cent of last
sess Gs o sas 600 S Sn earns 80 a Snsa
to be confusing, 1t is to be understood
that the total production is based or
the total acreage harvested, which Is
divided as foiloys: Fifty per, cent fol
husking, twenty-four per cent for silos
twenty-one per cent for forage and five
per cent hogged.
Average Yield For Potatoes.
The average yield per acre of pota-
toes is placed at ninety bushels com
pared to seventy-five last year. While
the Red River Valley generally has not
as good a crop as last year, the south
ern part of the state. as well as the
early commercial section, has a much
better crop than last year. The tota
preliminary production is estimated Al
&c, 36o, 900 bushels. ~ .....- O..
The past season was very favorable
for fax, and the yield per acre of 10.i
is above the average total production
The preliminary production is 3,o14, 0ot
bushels compared to 2,726. 600 for 1921
Quality of the 1922 crop is placed al
ninety-three per cent of normal
The average yield of buckwheat il
fourteen bushels and total production
AS, 900 bushels.
The total estimated production of the
apple crop is placed at loo 900 bushels
The average weight per measured bu-
shell of winter wheat is fifty-nine: spring
wheat fifty-seven, oats thirty-six and
barley forty-seven pounds.
The average yield Of clover seed pei
acre is estimated at 81 bushels, and
the acreage is ninety-eight per cent o.
usual acreage.
The condition of sugar beets for su.
gar is estimated at eighty-six per cent
of normal, while the yield of sorghum
for syrup is estimated at seventy-fivs
gallons per acre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
FRANK MASTERS DIES
Prominant Winnebago Business Man
Was Stricken BY Apoplexy

"lhhSOo5OJ
Frank C. Masters, prominent
business man of Winnebago, died at
his home in this city Tuesday aft
ernoon about 2:3O o'clock, following
a stroke of apoplexy. Mr.. Masters
had been doing some work around
his yard, was taken ill, and died
within few minutes.
Mr.. Masters was born in this city,
and If he had lived until the third OF
December would have been 46 years
old. ! He was the peTsonfication of
industry, and was an indefatigable
worker. For many years he was en-
gagged as a clerk in the grocery bus
mess, and several years ago started
a grocery CT his own. He met with
phenomenal success from the very
first. Service" was his motto, and
upon that foundation his business
was most successfully builded.
A few months ago, Mr.. Masters
wished to relieve himself of some Of
the labors and possibilities Incl
dent to a business life, and took
James Maxson into partnership with
him. Frank Masters was liked by
everyone. He was uniformly cour-
teous, and had an army OF per.
sonal friends. ...-....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
Mrs. Arn.n Schneider Was Victim
of fToplexy Last Evening

OF GToPiexy LAST Evening
Mrs. Armin Schneider passed
away very suddenly last evening at
S:15 o'clock at her home, 500 West
Eighth street. Death was caused
by apoplexy. Mrs. Schneider was in
good health up to the time she was
stricken which il is thought occur
red between five and six o'clock She
had been over to the home of her
parents and after she had returned
home her mother had occasion to
telephone her. She received no an
swer so went to her home, where
she found her on the floor uncon-
scious.
The deceased was born in this
city June II, 1898, being twenty
four years of age at the time OF her
death. She grew to womanhood
here and attended the pubic
schools. Helen Strand was united
in marriage with Armin Schneider,
January 8, 1920. y.
Surviving relatives are the hus-
band, her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Strand; two brothers Carl and
Olive Strand of this city; two sis
tiers. Mrs. John Lamm OF Seattle
Wash, and Harriet Strand of this
city.
Funeral arrangements will be an;
nounced later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
ROADS IN GOOD SHAPE
Condition of Highways Are Sci
SAG Forth BY Department

Condition OF Highways Are Set
Forth BY Department
st. Paul, November 11.-Minne-
sofa trunk highways-the so called
Babcock roads marked with official
numbers on yellow stars-are rap
idly slowing up, the state highway
department announced stoday in a
special road condition bulletin.
Highway conditions generally are
rated only fair in general.
Continued heavy traffic on the
routes now made extremely soft by
soaking rains during the last ten
days are causing extensive damage
on all but the paved portions and
especially the light or non surfaced
sections.
The Benson Kerkhoven section of
Trunk Highway No. 10 today was
closed to heavy trucking to prevent
excessive road damage. This is an
old gravel surfaced stretch, SEIZED
uled for early reconstruction on the
highway program. Closing orders
on other sections may follow, high
way officials said, if conditions de-
mand,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
SESSION
CONGRESS CALLED
President Assemblies Law
Making Body Nov. 20
PLANS ARE APPROVED
Date Set For Convening Is Just
Two Weeks Before Regular
Session
Especial to The Free .-ress.I

Washington d. c., November 10.
Congress was called by President
Harding last night to meet in extra
session November 20. exactly two
weeks in advance of the regular SEES
sion. The call. set forth as is usual
in the form of a proclamation de-
clared the extra session was made
necessary by public interests. The
text of the proclamation follows:
Whereas public interests require
that the congress of the United
States should be convened in extra
session at twelve o'clock, noon, on
the twentieth day of November,
Nineteen Twenty Two to receive
such communications as may be
made by the executive;
Now. therefore, ] Warren G.
Harding. president of the United
States of America do hereby pro-
claim and declare that an extraor-
binary occasion requires the con-
gress of the United States to con-
yene in extra session at the capital
in the city of Washington on the
twentieth day of November, 1922, at
twelve o'clock, noon, of which all
persons who shall at that time be
entitled to act which members
thereof are hereby required TO take
notice.
in witness whereof. have here
unto set> my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed
Done at the city of Washington
this Ninth dav nf NnvR~Her in the
year of our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Twenty Two and
of the Independence of the United
States, the one hundred and forty
seventh. Warren G. Harding.
Plan Is Approved
Announcement that the call would
be issued had been made early this
week from the white house and
prior to that statements mace oy
congressional leaders after confer
ences with the president, indicated
that the executive had practically
made up his mind to convene con-
gress in special session, although
the call would not be sent out until
after the election.
The call of the special session two
weeks in advance of the regular
meeting has been approved gener-
ally by republican leaders in con
gress who have felt that by getting
an earlier start on legislation that
would be afforded by the regular
session practically all important
bills including the appropriation
measures could be disposed of by
next March four when the sixty
seventh congress must adjourn sine
die.
Work Before Session
During the two weeks of the extra
session the house is expected to
devote its attention to the ship sub.
sidy bill while sub committees OF
its appropriations committee work
en- the supply bills. which form the
most important task of the regular
session.
1t was with a view to getting an
earlier start in an effort to clean up
important legislation, including the
appropriation bills by next March 4
when the sixty seventh congress
must adjourn sine die, that the call
for an extra session was issued.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
POLICE COURT DOPE
Joseph Keller Sent To Jail For Con-
tempt of That Tribunal.

Joseph Keller Sent To Jail For Con-
tempt of That Tribunal.
Joseph Keller of Kansas City,
who was arrested by Mankato police
Wednesday on the charge of drunk
enness and disorderly conduct, was
Yesterday sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail, but this sentence
was suspended on condition that the
defendant leave town. Keller had
been out of the city lookup but a
short time when he was again pick
ed up by the police in drunken con-
dition and was again locked up.
This morning when arraigned be-
fore the municipal court the defend
ant pleaded guilty to the charge of
contempt Of court. On the contempt
charge he was sentenced TO ten days
In the county Jail, and upon his plea
of guilty to the charge of drunken
ness. he was sentenced to hard Ia
Dor in the county Jail for term of
sixty days. The latter senrence\was
suspended, however, upon conditions
that Keller leave town at the exp1r-
alton of serving his sentence for con-
tempt of court. -.
William Schwender, Jr., arrested
yesterday afternoon on the charge OF
disorderiy conduct on the complaint
of George e. Fay, when arraigned
this forenoon in the municipal court
before Judge Golf entered plea of
not guilty, and his hearing was set
for Friday, November II at nine
o'clock.
Mr.. 'Schwender brought counter
charge against Mr.. Jay stating that
Jay used language tending to pro-
woke an assault, while in the
guilty and his hearing was also set
for Friday, November II.
Elmer Ball, arrested on the charge
of vagrancy last night, entered plea
of not guilty and his hearing was
set for Tuesday, November IA, at ten
o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Blue EARTH LEADS
STATE CORN CROP.
This County Is Given First
Place For Spuds
DATA BY PAUL H. KIRK
Department of Agriculture Gives
Out the Latest Production
Statistics reg.

Blue Earth county leads the South
Central district of Minnesota in the
raising of corn and potatoes accord :
ing to a report recently issued by
the Minnesota department of agri-
culture. The report shows that the
average yield of corn in the coun-
ty Is forty four bushels and one hum
dred and twenty-fiv Of potatoes to
the acre. This average yield for an
acre places Blue Earth county at
the top in the corn and potato raisr
ing. The following is the yield per
acre of the South Central district:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
PLAN TO CHECK CRIME
Transients In Milwaukee Will Be
1auued In Ordinance Passes.
IAsgOciated Press Dispatch.l

. 4. LASS OCiated PreSS DlSpatch.
Milwaukee, November 10.-Tran-
sients in Milwaukee will be marked
by the police department if an or
dinance unanimously recommended by
the judiciary committee is adopted
by the common council. The pro-
posed ordinance will do more to stop
crime in Milwaukee than any other
step possible in the opinion Of Chief
of Police Jacob G. Laubenheimer Jr.,
Every rooming house keeper in the
city will be required to report room.
ers to the Department. within "a
hours to show age and home and
give a general description of the
roomer. BY a check with the Ber-
tillon measurements and description
of criminals it is hoped suspicious
characters will be discovered. The
law was suggested to the council by
the police department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
MADELIA BOY RossEp
He Was Touched For Sos While On
Mill City Car.

MIL Sity SdTs
Madelia, November 11.-Lonnie
McCabe, son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. p.
McCabe, of Madelia, who is employ
ed in a machine shop in Minneapo
lis, was they victim of pick pocket
last Wednesday.
Lonnie, who rooms at 20 South
Thirteenth street, had cashed his
pay check amounting to $65. He
was paid in currency and put the
money in his bill holder, which he
tucked into one of the back pockets
of hin trousers. He then boarded a
street car, in company with L. Jean
a former Madella man, who is work
ing at the same place, and the two
men started for home. AS they left
the car Lonnie felt someone rub
hing him closely, but as there was
a big crowd he thought nothing of it
When he alighted he felt for his
allet. 1t was gone.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
RAvAeEs OF HOG CHOLERA
Several Hundred Die On Farm Near
49, kIossner. Mimi.

Nicollet, November III. - Hog
cholera has caused the death of
more than 200 hogs on several
farms near Klossner, in this county,
according to Earl Springer, county
agent. Three farmers, Mr.. Springer
said, lost every hog they had on
their farms, the largest individual
loss being so hogs. Mr.. Springer at
tributed the large number OF dead
hogs to the fact that the disease
was not reported and steps taken
to check it in time. Since the fact
that cholera was raging has become
known. Mr.. Springer declared that
there had been> no further spread OF
the disease. He warned farmers to
notify the township chairman or the
county agents when their hogs dis
played any signs o: sickness. Hog
cholera can be controlled If taken In
time 49,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Aned Man Is suicide.

Especial to The free Press. -
Rushmore Mimi. November I'm.
p. Strombled, seventy-two years old. a
farmer residing seven miles
south of Rushmore. cimmitted suicide
by shooting The man had been some
and this coupled with his advanced age
Is given as the cause for his act. He
le.yss wife and four grown children.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
CANNED FRUIT WAS TAKEN
Petty Sneak Thieves Are Operating
sLln City OF Rochester

pln City OF Rochester
Rochester. - November 11.--Petty
sneak thieves seem to- nave begun
operations In the city according ic
thefts reported at the police head
quarters, Entrance was made at tho
home or R L Felt, SO Ninth avenue
NE, and about twenty ave quarts OF
canned fruit were taken away. The
thieves entered through the cellar
window.
The lunch rcora Of johnson and
Dewitt was also broker, into during
the course Of the night and a sinai
haul was made. The burglars were
evidently hungry. taking abc.lt two
dollars worth Of meat, gum valued
at dollar and Approximately 81 in
change from the cash register.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
State School Money
Split With Districts
What the Several Units In Blue Earth
Comfy Receive From
/ state.

School children of Blue Earth county
and Mankato are apportioned $500
each from the state school apportion-
ment fund. The state appropriation
for next year amounts to S23. 943. 90
which includes penalties on real estate
taxes amounting to $26o2. The APP
iportionment is divided among 5.205
twenty-nine school districts entitled to
the apportionment in the county. The
following is list of the districts and
the amounts apportioned to them:
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
DIED OF HEART TROUBLE
Miss Christine Christensen Passs
AWAY Az ST Peter

away NJ 81. FeteT
Miss Christine Christensen died
at the state hospital, st. Peter, yes
terday morning at 9:15 o'clock.
Death was caused by heart failure.
The deceased was born October 4,
1895, in Denmark, and came to this
country with her father and sisters
in 1908.
Surviving relatives are the father,
Nels Christensen; two sisters, Mrs.
August Krummel and Mrs. Walter
Schneider. Other relatives are the
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Norlin. .---.e.- F.
Funeral announcements will be
made later