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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
BACK TO YOUTHS
TIME IN MANkAI0
JOHN M. HAZEN TELLS or
OLD DAYS HERE
WAS LEADER OF BAND
Famed Musician Game Here TO
Attend Doings By
Old Settlers

Returning to what one might
term the scenes Of his noyhool
days, John Hazen, a former resi-
dent and merchant of this city, at
tended the old settlers picnic at
Sibiey Park yesterday. Mr. Hazen'
will be remembered by the older
residents OF this city as having run
a book and music store in the early
days in this city on South Front
street a short distance south OF the
present Richards block. Back IN
those days Mr.. Hazen was the lead
er OF the Hazen Band and from all
accounts was one of the best must
clans in Mankato & that time.
In a statement to the Free Press
Mr.. Hazen stated that he Is now
eighty four years of age, but he
does not look it. He recalled the
fact that on his way to Mankato
during the year 1858 he came by
stage through Owatonna to Winnie
bago. The stage driver stopped IN
front of a lone building there, but
Mr.. Hazen kept sitting in the stage.
The driver asked him if he were
not going to get out and stay
while. Il will ride down into town"
said Mr.. Hazen. He was informed
by the stage driver with a smile
that he was in the heart OF Winnie
bago, which then consisted OF one
log cabin and general store.
When | came to Mankato," said
Mr.. Hazen, there were but very
few houses here, and then the
town did not give promise of devel-
Oping into the city 1t is to- day. The
street was then ON the outskirts OF
the village. Steamboats, in those
days regularly piled the Minnesota
river. and used to land about where
the Saulpaugh hotel now stands.
At the outbreak of the civil war
the Janette Roberts, one of the
regular steamers on the Minnesota
went up as far as Fort Ridgely and
brought back Sherman's battery,
which was taken south, and prob
ably accompanied that officer on
his march to the sea.
Did Some Soldering
"Oh yes, did a little soldering
in the early days under the com
mand of Major Robert H. Rose in
the Second Minnesota cavalry. Do
you know that now that tneTe Is d
coal shortage threatened. one of the
expeditions against the Indians with
the old Second comes back to mind.
Out on the Heart river in Dakota
territory on that expedition we dis
covered lodges of soft coal outcrop
ping along that stream. l predicted
in that far off day that some time
those mines: would be developed
and furnish fuel for the middle
west. l see that my predictions are
coming true. for the Dakota coal is
coming into use rapidly l stood
guard at Mankato the time. of the
Indian trouble and saw the red
skins hanged. and afterwards went
south and fought through the civil
waI."
This is the first vacation l have
taken in forty years, and ! thought
that | would come back TO the home
of my youth and see. if could look
up some old friends of the early
days. l find their ranks sadly thin
ned. Nevertheless 1t is good to get
back among the old scenes again.
and see that the village started
in as boy has grown to a beauti-
full and prosperous city"
Mr.. Hazen is now resident Of
Minneapolis. .....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
CHECKS UNDER GRAIN SHOCK
Standard Oil Company Coupon
Books Discovered BY Auent

Books Discovered BY Agent
Austin, August 11.-CnecKs and
oil coupon books taken from the
Standard Oil station here early on
the morning of July 81 when yegg-
men blew the safe of the station
getting between $3.50 and s4OO in
currency were recovered by Oliver
Esse. local manager. The coupon
books and the checks were found
on the road to Albert Lea where
another robbery was committed the
following night.
The checks and the coupon books
were found under a shock of grain
on farm nine miles west of Aus
tin by farmers who were tearing
down the shock for stacking. The
sheriff at Albert Lea was notified
and the loot recovered. There were
seventeen coupon books besides the
checks, Mr.. Esse said.
The cash alone was negotiable for
the yeggmen, although Mr.. Esse
feared that an effort might be made
to pass the COUPON books, and the
stations in this vicinity were con
stantly on the alert for fraudulent
coupons.
A new safe has been installed in
the oil station to replace the one
which was wrecked by the bandits.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
YOUTH MIXED in BOOZE CASE
Hartley Mariner Relates His Story
To Justice at Austin

Hartley Mariner Relates His Story
To Justice at Austin
Austin, August 11.-Hartley Mar
liner in Justice Detwiler's court said
he was not guilty of the charge of
selling pint of moonsnine to
Ralph Hoff, a sixteen year old boy.
Ralph on the other hand said that
Mariner did sell him the pint and
that he Ralph. got drunk and was
locked up because of it. An adjourn
ment was taken until next Monday
at D. m. when the case will be
heard.
The police arrested this boy oil
sixteen years OF age, last Monday
night and when he had sobered UP
enough he was questioned as to
where he got the liquor. He said
Mariner sold it to him. The police
then arrested Mariner who was a
cook for a time in a restaurant
here.
The complaint charges Mariner
with the sale of booze. This crime
cannot be tried in justice court.
Justice Detwiler told the prisoner
that he could waive an examination
in Justice court if he chose to do
so. Mariner said he wanted the
matter Strengthened out at once as
he was not guilty. He said he never
drinks, that he had no reason for
selling booze. That he didn't sell
booze to the complainant nor did he
give him any.
The boy declared that he met
Mariner about five o'clock Monday
afternoon back of the Fox hotel
and asked him if he had any liquor
to sell. as he knew that The some
times had it. Mariner pulled pint
bottle out of his pocket and sold it
for $3.50. The boy says he drank
the contents of the bottle and be-
came drunk and was arrested.
He said that while he had only
known Mariner for less than ten
days he was not mistaken in the
man He told Of going in swimming
with Mariner at the beach and haV-
ing been with him before that time.
Mariner admitted that he was at
the bathing place on the occasion
mentioned The boy was positive in
his identification.
This boy has no mother. His ia
Their lives in Dakota. He came east
to visit relatives in Iowa and came
up here to work. He says that he
has been drunk on three previous
occasions. One or more times in
Dakota.
After listening to the conflicting
statements of Mariner and the boy,
the case was adjourned until next
Monday afternoon. In the meantime
the record OF Mariner will be inves-
tigated.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
CLOSE DANCE HALL
Court at Rochester Declined TO Va
cate Restraining Order

cate Restraining Order
Rochester. August 10. - John
Grams, owner and operator of the
Douglas dance pavilion, through his
attorney, D. c. Sheldon Of Pine Is
land, made a motion to vacate the
restraining order concerning the
dance hall. The motion was denied
by Judge c. E. Callaghan.
The restraining order was issued
restraining the defendant, Grams,
from operating the dance hall and
resulted from the suit brought by
the township of New Haven against
Grams, who was claimed to have
violated certain provisions OF the
New Haven township dance ordin-
ance.
The ordinance provided that the
owner of the dance halls in the
township pay a license fee of $25
per month or fraction thereof. 9th
er provisions Of the ordinance re-
quired the owner of dance halls to
provide lights that would illumin-
ate the ground for $50 feet around
the hall and to have three citizens
of good character to be at all dane.
es to see that order was maintain
ed.
At the opening of the season this
year. Ondler sold the place to
Grams, who seems to have another
victim of the links that seems to
hang around the place.
1t is understood that the place
has BEEN closed since the issuing
of the restraining order.
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ROBBED AND LEFT BOUND
Experience Reported BY Men Liv-
ing On Island Opposite Redwing

ing On Island Opposite Redwing
Redwing, August 11.-William
Goodwin, residing on the Island
opposite Redwing, reported to the
police that he and Tom Thomas
who is living temporarily with him
had been held ur and robbed by
two men. He claims that $50 in
cash, four watches, three razors,
three guns and a fountain pen had
been taken from him.
Goodwin states that shortly be-
fore midnight, he was awakened by
someone pounding at the door. He
asked what he wanted and the re-
ply came. You know me. want to
see you" He opened the door and
was confronted by two men with
revolvers in their hands. who called
for him and Thomas to hold up
their hands. The men complied. The
hold-up men then asked for money
and Goodwin informed them that all
the money he had was $40, which
was sewed up in the mattress. With
their guns trained on Goodwin and
Thomas the men ransacked the
house.
Before the bandits left they
bound the feet and hands of their
victims with strong cord and asked
Goodwin if his boat, which was an
chored nearby was locked. Il told
him no." said Goodwin, and he re-
piled that they were going to row
across the river to Red Wing and
that | would find the craft there.
They also said they were going to
throw the guns into the river.
1t was difficult for Goodwin and
Thomas to see the bandits. Il was
too interested in watching the bar
rels Of their guns" said Goodwin,
Ito pay much attention to their
looks. One was a big fellow and the
other of medium build. They were
rough looking customers and | think
wore handkerchief across the low
er part of their faces" The hold up
victims managed to free themselves
from their bonds about half an hour
after the robbers left. ..
The robbery was reported to the
local police and to the sheriff OF
Pierce county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
GERMAN FRANKLIN DIES
One of The Old Timers Who Help
ed Put Blue Earth on Map

Blue Earth, August 11.-German
B. Franklin, long time resident of
this county, is dead He died at his
home in Hillard, Florida, July 80
only a few hours prior to the pass
ing out OF the life OF a sister, Mrs.
NJ. B. Parker, at ST. Paul, this state.
He was born at Leon. Cattaragus
county, New York, April 4, 1874. At
the age of nine years he came to
Wisconsin and in 1863 with parents
to this county. He was among the
first merchants of Blue Earth. being
a member of the firm OF Macarthur,
Hill and Franklin. During the Civil
war he served in Company F, First
Minnesota Heavy Artillery. Soon
after the close of the war he went
to Jackson county where he engag
ed in the farm implement business.
During the years 1878 and 1879 he
served in the capacity of auditor OF
Jackson county, He engaged in
farm life on the old farm home in
Elmore township where he contin-
ued to reside until his election as
county auditor of this county in the
fall of 1892. a position he held for
many terms.
In September 1872, he was united
Ill IhdIIldS6 Will MISS SdTdn L.
Drake, a sister of Mrs. G. D. Nc
Arthur and w. S. Drake. She died
July /, 1890, leaving six children
three sons and three daughtehs.
Clarence B. of Headingly, Canada !;
Anna E. House, of billiard, Florida !;
Elmer j. of Pendleton. Oregon ;
Laura G. Johnson, Hayden, Arizona;
John G. of South Dakota, and Grace
E. living with Clarence in Canada.
Mr.. Franklin was prominent in
Gilmore masonry, being instrumen-
tai in the organization of the lodge
at that place, and its master for
sig years. Germ" Franklin was a
prince among men and four square
in all things contributing to general
uplift. Besides the children he is
survived by one brother, Elmer, in
Montana and sister. Mrs. Ida
Kennard, living in Oregon. Mrs
House writes that during the month
of June he was taken ill, but not
thought of a serious nature until
about two weeks previous to his
death.
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MRS. A. M. PAULSoN DIES
Former Mankato Woman Passed
, Away In Minneapolis Hospital

FORMER mdnkato woman HaSSeC
Away In Minneapolis Hospital
Mrs. A. M. PauIsen of Minneapo-
lis. formerly Miss Luella Eldred of
this city, died at the Swedish Hos
pital in Minneapolis OF cancer of
the stomach, on Wednesday, August
8, after an illness of six months
She was a lady of great personal
charm, making friends wherever
she went. She was we'll known in
Mankato when a girl. having re-
ceived her education here and
taught in ST. Clair and CORTLAND.
She was employed at one time as
saleslady in the coat and suit de-
partment of Richards store.
She leaves a husband, AN. Paul
sen of Minneapolis, Mrs. Helen
Eldred, her mother; Mrs. F. Z. JEFF
ferson, a sister; r. H. Eldred. broth
er, all of this city, and a sister Mrs.
F. NJ. Loring of Artesian, S. D.
The funeral services will be held
from Andrist undertaking establish
ment on Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock and the remains will be laid
in the mausoleum in Glenwood
cemetery.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
MISTAKE OF POLICEMEN
They Pick Up Couple of Rochester
Business Men; Wrona Play

Business Men: Wrong Play
Rochester, August 10.--Wabasla
police made what turned out to be
an embarrassing mistake Sunday,
when in the darkness of the early
morning hours they arrested and
jailed two well known Rochester
citizens. L. A Maring, manager of
the Hawkeye Oil company, end
George layers, tank driver, in con:
nection with the robbery of tle Wa
basha hardware store Saturday
The two Rochester citizens, being
lovers OF outdoor sport, were on a
night.
fishing expedition near wabasha
over the week end and were spend
ing the night sleeping underneath
their auto when the officers blum
dered' on to them.
The local men had spread their
big blankets under the shelter Of
their car and were asleep deep in
the arms of Morpheus, when bright
lights were flashed in their eyes and
stern voices ordered them to Ct up.
The fishermen still sleepy and as
tonished, got to their feet and found
themselves surrounded by circle
of stern faced men armed with
guns.
We'll, Bill, it looks like we have
got part OF the gang. doesn't it?'
said voice in the Growing tones of
the small town official.
Maring and layers were then in
formed that the hardware store, nau
been robbed and asked to explain
their presence. When they tried to
tell them that they were sleeping
out because they wanted to get up
early to go fishing, they were told
that their alibi was too thin.
Then the officers, feeling sure
that they had found part of the gang
who mad robbed the store in an eff
fort to obtain equipment for the or
ganized gang of shotgun bandits.
arrested and took to- the county Jail
Maring and layers. ..
The Rochester men were forced
to remain in Jail part of Sunday
morning until they secured for the
knowing. officials, information
enough to show that they were mere
ly adventurous fishermen and not
bold bad bandits. Their fishing trip
has been postponed until a later
date ....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
HAD TIME OF LIVES
Mankato Eagles Enjoyed the TriF
to st. Paul Yesterday

Mankato Eagles Enjoyed the Trip
to st. Paul Yesterday
Mankato Eagles and members of
the auxiliary of that city had the
time of their lives on the tour to
Paul yesterday to attend the Eagles
National convention. There were
about one hundred and seventy five
in the delegation including the
Mankato Eagles band, the drill
team ETC. All of the towns between
here and st Paul were seranaded,.
and the Mankato delegation took
part In the grand parade LIST night.
Some of the Mankato delegates
returned last night while others
over for the remainder of
the week. 1t was voted at the con-
Vention to hold the next national
meeting at Denver. Colorado.
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MILL CITY FIRM LOW
ON MANKATO BUILDING
Bids On New eachers' College OF.
ened Yesterday; ]. B. Nielsen
Next In Line

st. Paul, August 1.-THE state
board of control tabulated bids yes
terday for the construction of the
new Mankato State Teachers col
lege building and probably will meet
some time Monday to make the
awards.
The Flesher Construction CO..
pany of Minneapolis was the low
amounting to 1925, 900. while the ].
B. Nelson Construction company OF
Mankato was the next lowest, with
a bid for $255,495.
The Free Press received word
late yesterday that the Nielsen com
pany was the lowest bidder, but 1t
appears that this was a mistake,
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DEATH OF HENRY LAMM
Former Resident of Mankato Sue
cumhed In MINNEAPOLIS

Cumped IN minneapolis
Henry L. Lamm of Minneapolis
died yesterday at his home. He was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lamm,
who were some of the first inhabi
tants of this city. Mr.. Lamm was
born in Mankato on July Ia, 1866.
He was educated in Mankato schools
and worked in the shoe store with
his father for number of years be-
fore going to Madeia. where he went
nto business for himself. While in
that place he was married to Miss
Ella Cob and to them was born one
son, Cyril After ten years in Ma
della Mr.. Lamm went to Minneapo-
lis, where he has been for the past
twenty years, conducting a shoe
store.
Bsides his wife and son Mr.. Lamm
is surprised by four sisters, Mrs.
Lewis Janda of Saltwater, Sister
Flora of St. Paul, Elizabeth and
Emma Lamm of Mankato, and three
brothers, Edwin, Albert and Simon
of this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at Harris & Smesrud I'M
dertaking rooms
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DEATH DUE TO ATHLETICS
South Dakota Boy Hurt In Football
Game Passes AWav
Associated Press Dlspatch.l

TAssocfated Press DIspatch.J
Bismarck, n. D., August IL
Ralph Sharkey, eighteen year old
son of DIR. and Mrs. Sharkey of
Pollock, S. D., died in a local hos.
pital early today after long illness
dating from injuries received in
high school athletics. The boy in.
jured his back while playing tootbar
as "a student of Fargo high school
and later in track meet bruised an
elbow Infection set In. and th&
work of the best specialists failed.
He was a senior in high scnooI VIII"
he became i'll. The body will be
taken to Pollock for burial.
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Farm Boys Met
Death In Flames
limited Press Dispatch.1

Campbell, Mimi, August H.
Four boys were burned to death
in a fire which destroyed the
barn on the farm of Ralph
Stevens, near here. They were
John, Ralph and Albert Stevens,
three to nine years old, and
Edgar Wray, seven.
Parents of the Stevens boys
were enroute to the twin cities,
and could not be located until
several hours after the bodies
of the boys were recovered. 1t
is believed they were. playing
with matches and could not es-
cape when the fire broke out.
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Girl Terribly Injured.

Candy. Mimi! August 1o.-A little
daughter of Herman Schutt residing
near Brandt, was terribly injured about
the legs when she was caught in a
mower in use on the Schutt farm. The
little girl was standing behind a tree
in the field and as the mower came
along stepped out In front of It. being
caught in the machinery before the
operator of the mower could bring it
to a stop.
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That popular" "cureaII."

TSpeClaI 10 Inc Fret Press. =
Granite Falls, Mimi, August 10.-There
are evidently a number of people in
yellow Medicine county who have all
ments that only liquor can remedy.
More than eight hundred liquor pres
criptions have been issued by the drug
stores of this county since the rules
having to do with the sale of whiskey
for medical purposes has been in eff
ect
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
HAIL CREATED HAVOC
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
Damage In Martin County

Martin county suffered a losss es-
timated at 100000 yesterday when
a severe hail storm swept through
thirty sections of the county ruin
ming $1,000 acres of corn, knocking
down telephone wires, breaking
window lights, killing pigs and
The storm struck northwest
of Triumph and swept through
section three miles wide, to the
Iowa line and continuing into Iowa
for a distance of forty miles, ending
at Fenton forty five miles from here
Total estimated damage through
this section of country will amount
to eight hundred thousand dollars.
Fox Lake and Manyaska farmers
suffered the largest loss, insurance
estimated on some farms being
fixed at one hundred per cent.
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Urge Farmers Stack Grain.
Associated Press Dispatch.l


Grand Forks, n. D., August III
Governor R. A. Nestos, in state
ment issued here today urged North
Dakota farmers to stack their grain
instead of attempting to thresh
from the shocks Similar state
ments he said were TO be made by
the governors of Minnesota and
Dakota in order to prevent as far
as possible railway congestion be-
ing caused this fall oy the rush to
move grain.
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FORD CAR WAS BURNED
Property of Arthur Roberts, Glenn
ems, Mimi, Was Destroyed
Especial to The Free Pres.

ISpecial to The Free Press1
Clemens, Mimi. August Ii.-1he
Standard Oil station ana a Ford
touring car, the property of Arthur
Roberts, was burned yesteday after
noon about I'VE O'clock. Mr.. Roberts.
who drives truck for the corr
pany, was filing it. Some Of the
gasoline, was spilled on the pipe.
causing the IRE. Nc other dtu,asa
was done. =
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Larson Manned shsrif

:. tH!SstElittG rcss Elspatchf
huron. ;. o.. Angus. III J.
I.ai9el vac a9pniisteS sheriff o.
Btaclc county, by. t;ja coai.ry com.
IN, SECRETS. to succeed Vernon c.
Mil:cr who ha- been ,-iszirs ser
crai weeks Sherifi L.~scn vii;
serve until January i next.
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SUIT AGAINST RAILROAD
John Callahan Wants $4,000 From
Nkin,.1

Redwing. August 1.-THE Chica-
go Great Western railroad is made
defendant in a suit for $4,000,
filed by John Callahan in district
court today Callahan who was a
section hand, employed by the rail-
road corporation, alleges that he
sustained permanent injuries. when
he fell between two cars near this
city while in the employee OF the
company last June. The cars passed
over him and he suffered broken
bones as we'll as body INJURIES, the
complaint states.
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FIRE AT CAMP GRANT
Eight Units Of Barracks In Hospital
Area Were Destroyed Last Niuht

Area Were Destroyed Last Niuht
80 ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1 =
Rockford. ILL.,. August 11.-Fire in
the Camp Grant barracks was plac-
ed under control early today after
eight units of barracks in the nos
pital area were destroyed and sew
eral other buildings damaged.
Twenty isolated buildings were
damaged by roof fires. Several SOL
diers were slightly injured while
fighting the flames. Camp authori-
ties declared the fires were un-
doubtedly of incendiary origin.
The barracks, erected during the
war, were built and equipped at a
cost of more than s1,000,000 but
their salvage value was said to
have been much less.
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Wheat Grades High.

Granite Falls, Mimi, August IL
Wheat raised in this section this year
will grade the highest that il has in
ten years according to local grain men.
Sven Swenson, manager of the farm
ers' elevator here, has sent in a sample
of local wheat and has received a re,
port that it grades No. Northern, and
tests sixty pounds. 1t Is the first time
In thity years that No. wheat has
been raised in the vicinity of Granite
Falls. Tonnes Nelson. former manager
of the farmers elevator. states.