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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-01
NIcoLLET PIONEER is DEAD
Stephen n. Briggs Lived To 3,
Eighty Six Years OLD

Nicollet, August 26.-Stephen H.
Briggs, another of the old pioneers
OF this county, died at a Mankato
hospital Monday forenoon from
ailing only a week The deceased
was born in Hartford, N. Y, April
%, 1886, and was eighty six years
old when he died. He came to Min
nesota in 1856, when twenty years
old and six years later, in 1862, was
one of the band of volunteers from
Nicollet county who went to the de-
Tense of New Ulm against the Indian
outbreak. He was married the
same year, on October %, 1862, to
Cynthia r. Doty. Three children
were born to them \ Frank and
George of st. Peter and Mrs. Erwin
Cotton of Bingham, Neb. Mr.. Briggs
lived on his farm in. Traverse from
the time of his marriage up to 1919,
when removed TO st. Peter. He
built the Traverse elevator many
years ago and operated 1t for good
many years. He was also the first
general manager for the Willow
Lawn cemetery, and was at one
time surveyor of Nicollet county.
The funeral was held Wednesday at
two o'clock from the Methodist
Episcopal church in st. Peter, Rev.
VIM. Valdez officiating. Burial
was made in the old Traverse Gene
tpryr
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TtUo Men Arrested
Booze Charge Made
Brought From Fair Grounds At
Garden City To The Mani
kato Jail Last Evening.

Blue Earth county authorizes and
officers. of the Garden City fair last
night about nine O'Clock became
Suspicious that moonshine was be-
ing dealt out on the grounds. This
suspicion centered around Claud
Harp and William Cook of Mankato,
who had a truck on the grounds
and a ,refreshment stand. Deputy
Sheriff w. X. Williams of Lake
crystal telephoned his suspicious to
County Attorney C. K. Phillips in
that he would drive out at once
and investigate. When Mr.. Phil
lips arrived on the scene a short
time later, the word had apparent
iy been passed that the officers
were on"
Deputy Sheriff Williams in q
statement to The Free Press this
morning said that he searched c.
Harp's car and found some empty
bottles there which smelled of
moonshine. A little later a case
liquid in it marked Orange Crush,
strawberry Pop" etc. The county
attorney picked So one of these boz
ties and asked Mr.. Harp for an
opener. At first Harp refused to
hand over an opener, but when the
county attorney said that he would
find some other means of getting
the top off the bottle Harp respond :
ed with an opener. County Attor-
ney c. Z. Phillips shifted at the
contents of the bottle and then hnni
it under Harp's nose and asked him
what it was.
Why that is moonshine, won
der who put that on my truck; !
would give $50 to know who did
that"
Later in the evening the two
men, Harp and Cook were brought
10 the Mankato police station and
locked in cells over night. This
morning they were arraigned before
Judge. Hiram Golf in the municipal
court, and asked until Monday to
plead. The hearing was set for
Monday morning at ten o'clock, and
each of the defendants was requir-
ed to furnish bonds OF $500 for his
appearance. Bail was furnished for
Harp, but Cook was remanded to
the custody Of the sheriff to await
his hearing, not being able to fur
fnish the required bond.
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heidelberg the coming school year
Ed QuirK was business caller al
LeSueur Center last Monday. His
daughter Miss Leopore Quirk &C,
companied aim.
Miss Edna Peterson of st. Peter
was a guest the past week OF Mrs. A
I. Sawyer.
Mrs. NJ. Holmes of LeSueur Cen
ter Is spendind few weeks with
her daughter Mrs, Maurice Clifford
II. G. Conlon OF Belle PIaine was
a business visitor here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hill and
children Of Eagle Lake were guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Pettis.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry kneeland OF
st. Peter were business callers
here Mondey.
Joseph Lurth and Henry Tnoma
attended the fair at st Peter Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Borneman
were guests Saturday and Sunday at
the summer home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Woerler at Lake Jefferson
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schmitt and
children of Minneapolis were guests
over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Nolk of Lake Emily.
Glen Livingston was a guest over
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulvelill were
shoppers at St. Peter Monday.
. Bert Lurth made a business trip
to Mankato Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Flowers of
Cleveland were business visitors
here last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. A. Mott and Mrs.
Leo Larson and children of Kasota
were guests a. the Alva Pettis home
Sunday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Orange Davis have
rented the Ribble residence at st.
Peter and will take possession in
two weeks.
A band of gypsies passed through
town Friday. They had orders to
move on. i
1t is understood chicken thieves
are raiding the crops in this vicin-
ity. A little shot might, be, of some
benefit to get rid of them.
Ernest Lfndstedt returned to st.
Peter Thursday after spending tie
week with j. ]. Dobie.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weber were
business callers st. Peter Thurs
day.
Ray Chandler and family Of Le-
Sueur Center were guests last Sun
day of their sisters, Misses Julia
and Clara Chandler.
Mrs. John Baynes and daughter
Edna of Long Beach, Calf. are Wis
iting TIE formers son Emmett
Baynes and daughter. Ella Baynes
at the old farm home Mrs. Baynes
has been making her home in Cali
fornia the past three years. T.
Miss Alice Crossfield has returned
nome from few weeks visit with
friends at Lake Crystal. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mathews
and family of Lake Crystal were re-
cent guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jake Wolfe.
G. A. Mott has been among those
on the sick list Me past week.
Miss Marie, Kessler was a guest
over Sunday of Mrs. Albert Lurth
and family
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BEAUFORT NEWS. NOTES

Beaufort, August 24.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Soluble and family
were Mankato shoppers Wednesday.
Rec. S. E. Surface has been re-
tanned for another year as pastor
of this and the Pemberton church.
All welcome them back.
Mrs. Earl Scott of Iowa is here
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Surface.
Delbert Mullin and Lee Pierce
were business visitors, at the coun-
ty seat Teusday.
Those from Beauford,, who at
tended the United Brethren confer
ence at Kiester were Mr.. and Mrs.
DIP. Pierce and daughter Evelyn,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Pierce, son
Clayton and Lois Hirsche, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Cramer and, daughters
Laura and Bernice Hislop and Rev.
and Mrs. Surface.
Rev. Daniels and wife of Spring
Valley were Sunday evening guests
at the William Hislop home.
Miss Beatrice Pierce spent the
week end at the Guernsey home in
Mcpherson.
Miss Leona Minkef visited this
week with her aunt, Mrs. Arthur
Bluhm at Pemberton.
Ross Sherman transacted bust.
ness at the county seat Tuesday.
Harry Olson is visiting at the
Ross Sherman home for a few adys
The little children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sonnack are i'll with the
whooping cought.
Mrs. d. r. Cramer and sons Mar
low and Brenton left in their Ford
car for Grand Rapids for a visit
with their old friends, Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Leui.
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Mueller Is Steadily
Gaining Ground
1t Is Now Believed That He VIII
Not Be Permanently
Injured

Adolph Mueller, manager Of the
Mankato Electric Traction COM
pany and member of the Mankato
board of education who was ser
icusly injured in an automobile ac-
cident Wednesday night near
Croollston while he was on a. tour
to Grand Forks with the local XII
wants club, is. steadily gaining ac-
cording to a dispatch from Crooks
ton received today and it is now
believed that there will be no per-
manent injury to his spine as was
first reported to be the case. The
report continues to say that the
patient spent good night and that
he was visited today by C. r. But
Ter, secretary of the Mankato XII
wants club.
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OBITUARY

Mrs. Alice Fairchild Readfleld
was born on June %. 1863. in VIM
ebago county, Wisconsin. With her
parents she came to Garden City.
Mimi, in November of the same
year. This was her girlhood home up
to the age of about twenty, when
she was married and moved to Min
nneapolis, where she lived for thirty
five years. Following an attack of
the flue in November of the past year
her health began to fail. Heart
trouble and dropsy were the cause
of her death. She came to Good
Thunder to reside with her, only
brother. +. P. Fairclild and wife
about five months ago. In spite of
her failing health her fund of good
nature and ready smile was an in
SEPARATION to all who met her. The
end came on Monday, August 81.
1922. at about IL a. m.
The funeral services were held at
the house on Wednesday afternoon
at two p. m. with burial in the fam
the Baptist pastor of Mankato, was
the officiating clergyman. A quartet
composed of MesdaHes c. d. Robin
SON, Mrs. E. F. Uirich and Messrs R.
Il. Cambell and George Franklin
sang several selections. Gordon and
Gordon were the directors.
Out of town relatives, Who came
to attend the funeral were Prof. and
Mrs. w. F. Bush of Tomah. Wis,
the latter being a niece of the de-
ceased, and a sister in law Mrs.
Bertha Fairchild of st. Paul.
The pallbearers were Messrs F. Fl
Morlock. P. D. Sperra. G. B. Schram.
o. ]. Wiedenneft, E. F. and W. H.
Ulrich. Beautiful flowers were sent
by Minneapolis friends and the fra
ternal society of that city of which
she was a member.
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Smith Olson Wedding

Miss Gladys Smith, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Smith Of JEFF
ferson, Iowa, and Mr.. Engwal-Ol-
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Olson of
this city, were married at Jefferson,
Iowa, Tuesday at high noon. The
double ring service was used. Rev.
C. V. Pence of the First Church OF
Christ officiated. After a wedding
trip to Des Moines, IOWA, and Oma.
ha, Neb., they will return to Boone,
Iowa, where they will make their
home. Mr.. Olson is employed by the
Grove Auto company of Boone.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Olson and daugh-
ter Anna, were among the out of
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BAND OF ESCAPED
CONV|CTS CAUGHT
THREE IN JAIL AND ONE Is
SHOT DEAD QUICK
GOODWORK FOR POSSE
Fleeing Men overtaken Near
Creighton, South Dakota;
Bullet Ends Negro

Mitchell, S. D., August 26.-
States Attorney Martin /. Par
IRISH of Jones county who was
shot by one of the Sioux Falls
oonsiets caught near Wall S.
D., late yesterday, is resting
easily at noon today in the
Methodist State hospital here.
Two charges from a shotgun
were fired at Parrish at close
range. His neck and shoulders
were peppered with small shot
and one of the leaden pellets is
buried in his head. x-ray pic
lures have been taken Of Par
rish's skull-in an effort to locate
the lead. Or. w. r. Ball, Par
rish's physician declares Par
IRISH probably will recover
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Claims To Have Been Robbed

According to a dispatch from
New Ulm it is alleged that Edward
Randig of Mankato was robbed
while he was under the influence
of liquor at the Indian massacre
celebration at New Ulm last week
by two members of carnival COM
pany which showed at New Ulm.
William S. Edwards and Leo L.
HALEY, the men accused of the
theft, stated to the New Ulm au-
thorities that they are the victims
of circumstances, and that they
were vamped by two young women,
alleged to be Isabelle Manderfeld
and Alice Pfeiffer The two accused
men admit their intimacy with the
two girls, but denied any informa-
ton of the theft. Later they asked
to be permitted to plead guilty to
an information charging robbery. 2
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lshed their supply of gas and oil.
Drove Past Convicts


Townsend drove past the men as
they were at the filling station and
on over rise in the direction the
tugitiyes would more naturally take.
Once over the hill the possemen
left the machine, Cline taking one
side OF the road and Hubbell and
Wilson the other while Townsend
hid the machine. In short time
the convicts car came over the
brow OF the rise and the possemen
commanded them to halt. Foreman,
who was driving the car speedeo
UP and the possemen opened fire.
Coffee, the negro. fell with the
first shots. Teel, and King, who
were riding in the rear seat return
ed the FIFE while Foreman taking
the wheel attempted to get out OF
the way of the posse.
Driving at breakneck speed the
conyicts headed into reverse
curve without slackenlng speed and
turned over, amid a shower OF bul-
Foreman. Teel and King extricated
headed for a corn field, firing as
themselves from the wreckage and
they ran and from the corn fielu
made their way TO a small patch or
timber where apparently they in.
tended making a last stand,
Called On Bandits To Surrender
The Murdo men succeeded in
surrounding the wooded patch and
called upon the fugitives to surren.
der. Teel and Foreman walked out
with their hands above their heads
while King. refusing to surrender.
shot his way over a hill and down
a draw.
Pennington county deputy sher-
IFS, who were in the vicinity ana
heard the ring, were speeding to
the aid Of the Murdo men when King
was sighted going ints the draw.
Both ends of the gully were cover
ed and when he found himself sur
rounded he gave up the fight.
Investigation of the overturned
car showed that <he men were arm
ed with shot guns and rifles, which
they carried, one Of which was a
5000 while the others were of q
make used by the government.
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oeyser Near Tracy.
Especial to The Free Press.

Especial to The Fire. Press.
Tracy, Mimi. August 26...William
half north of Tracy, has genuine
geyser on his place: While drilling a
well nm The .tewoll farn, workmen
struck hard rock at a depth Of ITS
feet Suddenly the drill took drop
OF 90 feet rro 0einge ri water shot
forty feet into the ctr. The wateS was
( such volume and force thatNit in
Undated all the buildings near by. The
geyser is OF warm soft water and has
now settled down TO height of about
six feet Large crowds of people have
visited the Jewell farm to view the
geyser.
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PURE BRED COWS
URGED FOR DAIRY
THEY ARE MUCH BETTER
MILK PRODUCERS
FEDERAL TESTS MADE
Improvement Milking. Cattle
Means More Than Profits
To Dairymen
LAssoeiated Press pIspatch. ]


Washington, d. C. August 90
Breeding dairy COW that will give
enough milk to feed thirty children
a day, more than six times the ca
pacity of the ordinary cow, is one
of the feats OF the industry which
has been accomplished by the Il. s.
Department of Agriculture, and
which can be done by proper feed
ing and selective breeding. On It's
experimental farm near Beltsville.
Md, the department has herd OF
six cows, the result of breeding
work, that have produced an aver
age of more than $4,000 pounds of
milk in 365 days. This little herd
yields enough milk to provide a
quart day to 10 children.
An ordinary cow or scrub pro-
duces only enough milk TO feed five
children quart day, while a
good cow yields enough to give
twenty children quart day. The
supercow, as the department calls
her, and there are more and more
of them in this class every year,
gives enough milk SO that small
herd might easily supply this guam
tity to all the small children in a
small town.
The improvement of dairy COWS
means more than increased profits
to the dairyman, the department
declares, it means cheaper and
more milk, the best bone and mus
Gle maker for children. Good
breeding and feeding have made
the difference. What this means is
brought out forcibly in a poster
prepared by the department which
is available to all those interested
in the subject.
Culling The Poultry Flock
In the same connection, the de-
partment shows that culling the
poultry flock to rid of all birds ex-
cept the vigorous, prolific layers,
results in noticeable Improvement
in the progeny,.as well as in an in
crease of eggs.
Recent experiments with the
poultry at the Beltsville farm
showed that the late moulters Sc
lected from a flock of 100 Rhode
Island Reds In the fall of 1920 laid
seven more eggs per bird during
their second year than the original
flock of pullets. They were used
as breeders the following spring
and the first red pullets to com
mence laying in the fall of 1921
were found to be the offspring OF
these late moulting herd. Their
pullets in a period or seven months
have already averaged about two
dozen eggs per bird more than the
original flock.
1t is not alone in number of eggs
that the late moulters' progeny ex-
eel, the department report continu-
es, but also In the value of the
product, as the distribution was
more even, a much larger propos
ton of the eggs being laid during
the winter months. In the last sew
en- months the daughters Of the
late moulters not only averaged two
dozen eggs per bird more than the
original flock, but the value OF
their product was, figuring at the
same prices, about s1.04 per bird
more during the same period. 1t is
expected that this margin will in
crease; - - ..
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ST. CHARLES WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Edward French PASSED Away
| At Home Of Daughter.

st. Charles, August 2St-Mrs. Ed
ward French of St. Charles, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Butler, at Winnebago. last evening.
She had been ill for about year
although the end. came quite sud-
denly.
a She was Miss Mary Bell, the onN
ly daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bell, old residents of the vicinity
of st. Charles. Both parents are
now dead.
The deceased leaves her husband
four daughters and one son. They
are Miss Edith French of Roches-
ter, Miss Roberta French OF st.
Charles, Mrs. Adams and Mrs. But
Ter of Winnebago and Charles
French of st. Charles.
Burial will be at St. Charles.
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PRoWLERs AT WINoNA
They Get Away With Trousers and
u $50 In Real Money

Winona, August 2S.-Rouse Prov
lers made their appearance for the
fourth time this mon}n when they
entered the DR.. w. I. Hoft residence
at 219 East Wabasha street and es-
capped with $40 in cash, pair of
trousers and watch.
On August 1, house providers en-
tered the homes of &. j. Cosgrove,
426 Lafayette street; Atwell Newell,
4l9 Franklin street, and NJ. Ster-
benz, 106 East Sanbora street. Effer
ransacldng the homes they escaped
with loot estimated at $50,
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Surprise Event

The Ladies Aid society of the
German Methodist church pleasant
ly surprised Miss Emma Kruger at
her home yesterday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent\ with games, a
nice lunch being served at the close
of the afternoon Miss Kruger,
who is to be bride of next month,
was presented with some nice piece
of silver.
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Blue MINI Rivers Canoe Club
Members of the Blue MINI Riv-
ers Canoe club held a meeting at
the city hall last night and initiated
three new members into the club.
The recruits are: George w. Jullick
and Miss Hilder and Ruth Gustat-
SOM ar-
Activities Of the club for August
and September are as follows:
August %, Eight o'clock dinner
and dance at Garden City Inn. Aug
ust 30, evening party at Miss Ruth
Traftons home, 1873 Coy street. Sep
TENDER "a canoe trip from New
him to Mankato. September III,
evening picnic dinner up the Min
nesota river. September Z, hunting
trip. 49,. -
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Band tourney at WInona.

winona. Mimi, August ashore than
500 musicians are expected to take part
in a band tournament. which as to be
staged here Sunday, August ~. Among
the organizations already listed are
Whitehall. the. Ladies' band of Strum,
Alma, Rollingstone, Minnieska. Dakota,
Houston, Caledonia. Mabel, Preston,
Rushford and Spring Grove. st
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PETITIONS IN PROBATE
Trio OF Estates Will Receive Atten
ton In That Tribunal

FT'V OF EStdteS VIII RECEIVE Atten
ton In That Tribunal
Three petitions " ere received to
day by Judge of Probate Harry
johnson. A petition for the probate
OF will in the estate of Albert
Wrightson, formerly of Lake Cry
stal represented the estate to be
worth slightly more than $4,000. A
petition for administration in the
estate of Paul Nitz was filed and
the amount Of the estate set al
$4,000. Administration was asked
also in the matter of the estate OF
Christine Franske whose estate is
valued at $3.50.
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Dinner at Garden City

Misses Eleanor, Olga and Minda
Johnson entertained a party of At
teen at dinner at Garden City Inn
last evening at seven o'clock.
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Six O'clock Dinner

Mrs. Frank Marso. 1921 North
Fourth street, entertained group
or girls at six o'clock dinner last
her daughter Miss Clara. The re-
mainder of the evening was spent
socially.
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Enaaoement Announced

Rev. Carl Kruger announces the
engagement of his daughter Miss
Emma to Mr.. George II. Devens.
day, September /.
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Elderly Ladx nie..

st. James, August 2e.--Mrs. Susan
Nygaard. seventy years old, long time
in bed last Thursday about four O'Clock, .
Death was caused by heart trouble.
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Death AT Albert Lea.

( Albert Lea. August 2s.-Mrs. O..
Hained died here after suffering a par
,alytic stroke.
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VIEWS OF LAYMEN
Regarding Garbage Collecting

Regarding Garpage Soiiectln9
Mankato, August 25.-To The
Free Press: In regard to the gar
Ebage collectors troubles mentioned
In The Free Press a few days ago,
think there would be more proper
garbage containers If our garbage
collector would realize that each
container costs money. One hangs
or sets out new garbage pail, the
collector comes along, throws the
cover one way and the can the other
direction in the traffic when empty.
How long can anything last when
handled this way? II no time the
can is damned to pieces. WHY can't
found it? The garbage collector
mentions about bottoms being out of
the containers. Well, how about the
garbage wagon that's being used
this seasonal Taxpayer
Was Mrs. Willard the "Goat?"
Mankato, August 26!-To The
Free Press: vitited the Blue Earth
County farmers produce exhibit
otherwise the Garden City fair, Aug.
ust 25. 1922, and a more hospitable
better behaved and intelligent lot Of
people, l never mingled with.
made a tour of the grounds, and ev-
erything was spick and span. and in
good shape, especially the horses,
which / thought had gone out OF
date. l saw three or four boys riding
their ponies. also saw a doll rack
with a little tent and two people
sitting outside. but nobody around
either place except the two in UNI
forms. The only thing that i saw
that might lead to aarm or make
trouble was the sign over the en-
trance that might make the Mankato
fair board jealous. When / got home
in the evening my Free Press was in
the box. One of the first things to
draw my attention was the com
plant of Mrs. D. G.. Willard about
the fair management Now~I am in
clined to believe that Mrs. ID. G..
Willard has been made the goat by
some selfish interests the same as
Wallie Andersen was made the goat
some time ago in Mankato and sur
rounding towns during the mob rule
some four years ago.
Hoping that you will print this as
have written it except to cross the
t's and dot the is and correct the
spellins l remain. as evel, your
friend George H. Ballard"