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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-13
sWINDLE PLOT DEFEATED.
Banker Warned Client and $4,000
Is Saved BY Possesor.

New Ulm, October 11.-What pc.
lice believed TO have been a plot
by three suave confidence men to
swindle Henry ScheibIe. wealthy re-
tired farmer. of $4,000, was frus-
trated today when the farmer fol-
lowed the advice of his canny New
Ulm banker and took the police in
to partnership. ~
According to Scheible, he met a
man giving the name of Maurice
Randolph" at Rochester, Mimi, last
Friday. He came to Minneapolis
with Randolph, who had suggested
that he accompany the farmer to
look at some land.
They arrived at the Unique hotei
10 Sixth street NJ, and had dinner
in the restaurant. During the meal
Scheible said, Randolph reached
purse containing 100000 in bond I
and several $50 bills. The purs
containing the card of 81. L. Moss
Radison hotel" The men took the
purse to Moss at his hotel. He at
first said he had lost nothing
Scheible said, but finally eecollecte
he had lost it.
Whi e Lhey were conyersing, /.
man giving the name Of 81. B.
Clark" representing himself as au
ditor of a big bond company, camf
to the room. He said, according
the story, that he could let Scheible
Moss and Randolph into a big
scheme If they wouN put up
as evidence of good faith. They
agreed and Scheible returned t.,
New Ulm to get his part of the
money.
When he withdrew $4,000 froln
his bank, his banker asked what ii
was for and when he related tn
scheme was warned it was probabi
a swindle, the police said.
Arriving in Minneapolis today
Acheible was met by Moss. He was
asked If he had the money with
him and when he said it was in his
zip. Moss asked to carry 1t, he
said. Scheible demurred and when
he did, Moss is said to have become
suspicious and disappeared.
Together with Detectives Jamef
Levens and William Meehan, the
farmer went to the hotel where the
men had agreed to meet. All OF
them had checked out
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twenty FIVE years old, charged with
robbery of the La Crescent State
bank early on the morning of Fri
day, September 20, is in the Hous-
ton county Jail at Caledonia await
ing action by the grand jury st the
next term of district court
Davis, who was apprehended at
Madison, Wis. waived examina-
ton when he was arraigned yes
terday before Justice C. S. Trask
He was remanded to the county
jail when he was unable to provide
$1,000 bail.
Davis was arrested by police at
Madison after he is alleged to have
passed several hundred pennies in
stores Wrappers said TO have been
on the rolls Of pennies were identi-
fed by Jerry w. Lilly, assistant
cashier of the bank, who went to
Madison with Sheriff w. H. Alb
bolts, as those stolen at La Ores.
cent.
The bank was entS-ed through a
ront door. The combination of the
ault was pounded on, but the in
truder was unable to open the
vault door and had to be CONTEXT
18th taking $40 in pennies syom a
e-aai, safe which had been let un-
red
The thief Is believed to have es-
capped in an automobile owned by
Miss Mary Olson, a candidate for
county superintendent of schools.
The car was stolen from a garage
near the bank and was later found
abandoned near La Monte. A black
smith shop was entered first in or
der to obtain tools for the attack
On the vault.
Davis declared that he had
bought the pennies from strang-
err. according to Houston county
authorities, who are continuing
their investigation of the case.
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NOTES FROM TIvoLI

Tivoli, October 11.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Peterson have moved on
to the farm purchased recently from
Pharis Harvey.
Lila Harvey, who is teaching near
st. James, spent the week end at
home.
Ivan Macbeth has gone to Fort
Wayne, Ind, where ms uncle, III.
Albert Macbeth resides.
six o'clock three course dinner Mon
day evening. A number of relatives
we're present. The occasion was the
birthday anniversary Of Nelson Ben
nett and Iyonne GrnYleE. 1nDse
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hilton and Pearl Bucholtz Of st.
Clair, Mr.. and Mrs. John Crowley
and daughter Ivonne. May Harvey
and Miss Burke.
Mrs. Marietta Harvey and son
Stephen returned from Dodge Gem
ter Thursday, where they spent the
past week at tine home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Haivey Donald Harvey
had an auction sale on Tuesday, Sop
TENDER 26, disposing Of all his per-
sonal property
Wednesday WAS IuOftuS u6s III
Tivoii. The interested parties were
Nelson and Lottie Bennett and Mr..
and Mrs. John Crowley. MIR. Grow.
ley moved into the house occupied
by Nelson Bennett and Mr.. Bennett
now resides where MIR. Crowley Iv-
ed
Pearl Bucholtz is staying with her
aunt and uncle Lottie and Nelson
Bennett for few weeks.
MIR. Neal of Eagle Lake assisted
Nelson Bennett move Wednesday.
Mrs. Harvey and son Stephen
autoed to the cities Monday. where
Stephen will attend the agricultural
school this year. -
Mrs. Phalen and Belle Thayer at.
tended services at the Evangelical
church at st. Clair Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Huebl and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crowley attended
the play Land O'Romance, presented
by Ffske O'Hara at Mankat0 recent
ly. AS
The auction sale conducted by Ed
Jensen Tuesday was well attended.
The machinery and cattle went at q
good price.
Mrs. Handy Britt entertained the
Ladies' Aid society Wednesday af-
ternoon. s .-,,..s.- =.
There will be no school Thursday
and Friday Miss Burke, the teach
er will attend the teachers conven~
ton at Mankato. e..
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selDAY, ocTossR IS, Isaa

out onto the Cooke farm Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs.lD. G. jackson aud
Miss Rose Dickie i were business
callers in ST. Peter Monday.
Mrs. Mary Kramer and grandson
Ernest Hobson went to Madison
Lake Monday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Nick Frederick few days.
A party was given in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Peach of Dent at the
q. j. Kramer home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Dane and SON
Jay and daughter Ruth of Pember
ton came down to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Danes father ]. ID. Ransom
which took place Tuesday after
noon. a-y,
Miss DeEtte Hunter and otto
Frank were guests OF Miss Lou
Diller Wednesday at dinner.
Otto Frank returned home Fri
day after spending a week visiting
friends, 49,.
1t was with sadness that the large
circle of friends in this vicinity
learned of the passing of ]. D.. Ran
som at his home in Bryan, Ohio,
Saturday at / a. m, where he and
g. Ransom and their SON Orlando
and family moved TO a year ago in
June. Orlando arrived here Mon
day with the remains OF his father
for burial Funeral services were
held from the Christian church Tues
day at l p. m. Rev. w. P. Clark of
Mankato conducted the services. A
large number met to pay their last
respects to their old time neighhor
and friend. The bereayed family
have the sympathy OF their many
friends in their hour OF great sor-
row. . -
Norval Rairdon of Anacortes,
Wash, arrived Thursday and will
spend few weeks with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sapp of Le-
Sueur Center spent Sunday at the
Frank and Elmo Ponwfth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Peach were
guests at the Tom Lloyd home
MI and Mrs. Frank Shuts and
son Donald motored to LeSueur
Sunday and spent the day at the.
joins Knox home. m..a.4
Mrs. l.. A. Clark, who has been
taking treatment for several weeks
at ST. Andrews hospital, Minneapol-
is, returned home Sunday very
much improved in health, which her
many friends will be glad to learn;
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs, Willard Smith atteno-
Ed the funeral Of Mrs. John Henzie
at LeSueur Center Sunday.
Miss Lenora Zachor returned
Sunday evening after spending the
past week with her parents at Le-
Sueur.
Mrs. John Gerlich of Mankato
visited. her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Allen the latter part Of the week.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
cleared SIPS at their supper ano
bazaar in the town hall SATURDAY
evening.
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MRS. GAULT's POLICIES
Third District Congressional csndi
date Makes Platform Public

date Makes Platform Public
st. Peter, Mimi, October Ii
Mrs. Lillien Cox Gault, democratic
candidate for congress from the
Third district, today outlined her
policies in the following statement
to The Associated Press:
my platform has two very sim
pie pianLs. The first, equal oppor-
tunity for ALL which does not mean,
as many have supposed, equal OPP
portunity for women and men in
politics, but that every man, woman
and child should have equal OPP
portunity with every other man,
woman and child in all things, re-
CARELESS Of race, religion, position
should be the portion Of every la
borer as well as the right to keep
his family in comfort and educate
his children. These things must be
Ar-e!ica is to remain the land OF
freedom and unparaiieled opportani-
"The second plank, Tie same
law alike for the rich and poor,
speaks for itself. Hss..
''As for the issues of the day,
am for a government both SIMPLE
and economical, and am opposed to
such measures as a FIVE million dol
lar loan to Liberia or the appropic-
ton of thousands Of dollars for free
seeds which only a few receive and
for which We are all taxed:
II believe in lower tariff az
am opposed 10 a ship subsidy IN
all measures that have tendency
to concentrate wealth in the hands y
the few and Place og fcateg bu. GC.i3
those least able to bear them
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Thurstor1- Rector

Miss Elsie Thurston and Mr.. Ed
ward Rector of Garden City were
united in marriage at high noon
yesterday at the Baptist parsonage
by Rev. Ralph A. Jensen. Friends
and relatives present at the cere-
mony were Mrs. L. G. Rev of Yer
non Center, Miss Francis Pepper
Henry Gerry, Miss Mande Gerry and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Van Slyke OF
Mankato. Immediately following the
ceremony a luncheon was served al
the home of Mr.. Gerry, Warren
street. The bride and groom are
we'll known in this city. They have
gone to the cities for a few days
visit, after which they will be al
home to their friends at Garden
City after October 20.
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OCTOBER REPORT
CROP PRODUCTION
FIGURES ISSUED TODAYBY
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT
DECREASE
Falling Of 21,6oo,ooo Bushels
During September; All Wheat
Total, 81o,314,0oo Bushels
[Asaociated Press Dispatchl

Washington, D. c., October o.
Crop production this year was an
nounced today by the department OF
agriculture in. preliminary estimates
for some crops and forecasts, based
on conditions October /, for others
as follows:
Spring wheat. reliminary, 26s,S14.-
900,
All wheat, preliminary s10,123, 900.
Corn forecast, 2,S53,399:
The nations corn crop decreased
by 21,600,000 bushels during Septem-
Der, presumably due to drought
which p.e, a:tsa in many OF the corn
growing states, according to the de-
partment of agriculture's forecast
based on conditions at the end OF the
month.
Tobacco. (pounds) forecast, l.
355,456.
Peaches, forecast, 56.125, 900.
Apples, forecast, 203, 667, 900.
Sugar beets, (tons), forecast, g.
070.e00.
Grain sorghums, forecast $780,
600.
Peanuts, forecast, 674,47S,0o0.
Beans, preliminary, 1908, 900.
Oats, preliminary, 1,229,774.
Barley, preliminary, 1876, 431 600.
Buckwheat, forecast, 14,051, 600.
White potatoes, forecast. 4S3,051,-
600.
:weet potatoes, forecast. 1oo,49O,-
900.
Flax seed, forecast, 11,725, 900.
Rice, forecast, 39,159,00O.
Condition Various Crops.
The condition Of various crops on
October 1 was announced as fol-
lows:
Corn, 7S.4 per cent of normal.
Buckwheat, S3.S.
White potatoes, 77.3.
Sweet potatoes, 1910.
Flax seed, S2.6. ";
Rice, 85.3. i9%i'i
Tobacco, 1873. TT
Sugar beets, 85.1.
Grain sorghums, $40.
Spring Wheat Crop.
The department forecast crop
IF 2,853,399, 900 bushels in compari-
son with the total of ISIS, 000, 900
bushels forecast at the end Of Aug
ust.
The spring wheat crop was esti-
mated by the department at 26S,314,-
900 bushels which compared with the
forecast issued month ago of crop
amounting to 277,000,000.
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BAPTISTs HOLD SESSION
Mission Society Elected Officers;
Annual Sermon Delivered

Owatonna, Mimi, OCTOBER IL
Mrs. D. d. MacLaurin. Minneapolis,
was re- elected president of the Wo-
mems Baptist Mission Society Of
Minnesota yesterday afternoon at a
meeting held in conjunction with
the fifty third annual Minnesota
Baptist convention here.
Vice presidents elected We're:
Mrs. N. B. Henderson, Minneapolis;
Mrs. F. A. Stewart, Minneapolis,
and Mrs. George Earl, st. Paul. Mrs.
A. F. Gale, Minneapolis, was named
treasurer; Mrs. e. A. Valiant, st.
Paul, recording secretary; Mrs. e..
II. Hedberg, Minneapolis, CORES
ponding secretary, and Mrs. E. A.
Thayer, Minneapolis, auditor. 49,.
Rev. M. F. Sanborn Of Minneapo-
lis delivered the annual sermon to
the general convention here last
night. DR.. J. c. Robbins Of New
York and Mrs. Lavinia Mead of ia
pan also spoke.
More than 400 young persons at
tended a banquet in their honor to-
hight.
The convention, which began
Monday, win conclude Thursday.
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DEATH OF e. X. RoVERup
Former Editor of The Caledonia
Journal Succumbs; LONG Illness

Former Editor of The Caledonia
Journal Succumbs; Long Illness
Caledonia, October 11.-Elling X.
Roverud, prominent resident of Cal
edonia, aged sixty nine, died from
uraemic poisoning following stroke
While he had not been in the best
of health for the past three years, he
had been critically i'll only once
since Saturday.
For many years he was editor ane
publisher Of The Caledonia Journal
retiring two years ago. He was act
i've politically in Houston county
While the funeral arrangement"
have not been fully completed, II
thought probable the services will be
held Thursday.
Mr.. Roverud was born November
2 1852, in Norway, and in 1867
near Spring Grove.
He was graduated from Winona
Teachers college, then known as a
Normal school, and finished Nor
NAL course in Luther college at De-
corah, Iowa. He taught school = for
several terms in Houston county.
In 1880 he was elected county
auditor for Houstan county, a posi-
ton held for six years, after which
he was in the hardware business for
several years.
In 1891 he purchased The Gale
donia Journal and was editor and
publisher up to two yers ago.
In 1894 he was elected a. member
of the Minnesota state senate. hold
ing this position for two terms,
eight years in all.
On November IL, 1879, he was
united in marriage to Martha K
Blexrud. The surviving daughters
are Gina c., Hannah, Ella M. Kath.
crime and Adelia, all Of Caledonia
and Mrs. c. e. Daniels of Lehigh
Iowa, and one SON Elmer K. Roverud
of Caledonia. Also surviving are q
brother, John K. Royerud of Calmar
Iowa, and a sister Mrs. Martha
Kingstad of Lacrosse.
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DIED OF HEART TROUBLE
Mrs. Margaret Farnham, Former
Resident of lie Sueur Center

Resident of lie Sueur Center
Preston, October 11.-Arising
from bed at the usual hour and in
apparently splendid health, Mrs.
Margaret Farnham eighty five of
Preston, died yesterday morning be-
ore she had finished dressing. Heart
allure was given by a physician as
the cause of the sudden death.
Mrs. Farnham, who is the mother
Of Professor A. A. Hayes. super
intendent of the Preston public
schools, went to bed in apparently
rood health. She got up in the
morning in the usual way and was
in the act of dressing when she fell
ever on the bed. A little little grand
child in the same room ran down
9tairs and notified Mr.. Hayes, but
efore he sould reach his mother
she was dead.
Mrs. Farnham, was former resi-
lent of LeSueur Center, where she
ived for many years before coming
TO Preston two years ago to reside
with her son. Funeral services will
Ne held at LIE Sueur Center on Thurs
day
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Mrs, Hattie ea:sstt Heads.w: 2. C.

Jasper, Mimi, october 11.-Mrs. Hat
tie Basset of worthington was named as
district president and her city was
chosen as the place for holding the next
annual convention of the Third District
women's Relief corps. at the annual
convention of the order which has just
come to a close here. A busy two days
session was held at which Mrs. Amy
Hughes of Mankato, department presi-
dent. was the honored guest.
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FIremen In Conference.

winsor, MINI, October 11.-Fire-
men from all parts Of the second con-
g-eesional district are in Windorn to
ATTEND a conference which will probably
result IN the Formation of strong dis
trjct volunteer firernen's ORGANIZATION to
be afriliated with tie State Firemen's
association, A p-nlic''narv r-Aeting re-
Gently held at P'nestone resulted in the
cali for the meeting to be held here
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GEORGE J. LAMM DIES
He Had seen III Long Time With
Dropsy: Funeral Friday

George J. Lamm died yesterday
morning at St Joseph's hospital
after a long illness with dropsy. He
was born in Mankato July Is, 1885,
and has lived here since and at
present was living on his farm on
the Madison Lake road.
He is survived by his wife and
four children, two boys and two
girls, a sister, Mrs. Joseph Mettler
and a brother Fred Lamm In seat
tie, Wash.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning at nine o'clock from st
Peter and Paul's church. Interment
in Calvary cemetery.
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Yves suddenly Stricken Dumb.

SIWclaI III I5't F'f.t J t.'S'
pirestone MINI. October Ito he
stricken suddenly dnruh was tie sad
fate ~ Mildred Nc~on. local high
school girl The vnrng ladv was con-
yers,ug with girl friends in the hallway
OF the high school bu'ldirD whom with
ca,t warning her voice left her. A
phveician pronounced the cauee Of the
rir'us afrl'cticn as paralvsis Of the voice
box, brought about rrahahIv by grad
uaI DIRECTION of the nerves. II is De-
lieved that treatments Will he the means
of restoring the Young lady's voice.
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INJURIES PROVED FATAL
Clarence White Died at Rochester
EnIIn,ninn An Accident

Clarence White Died at ROCHESTER
Following An Accident
Rochester, October lin the
dense fog Monday evening, Clarence
White. aged nineteen, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. White of 1851 Fourth
street S E. received injuries from
which he died at five o'clock Tues
day morning when the top Of the
automobile in which he was riding
was torn off in a collision with a
loaded hayrack,
It is believed that White was
struck either BY the corner of the
hay rack or bv a part of the top as 1t
was-wrenched from the car.
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SENTENCE CEYLoN MAN
o. L. Shively Will Receive Punish.
ment For Embezziement.
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Fairmont, Mimi, October 10.
L. Shively of Ceylon, charged with
embezzlement Of approximately
500, 900 from the Farmers -Eeva-
tor of Ceylon, will be sentenced
Saturday October IA, following HIS
plea of guilty., according to an an
nouncement here. Shively, whose
populations were said to have ex-
tended over several years, is at
liberty under bond.
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ALLEGED BANK RoB8ERs

John Davis Is In Jail At Caledonia;
Caught At Madison
Winona, October 11.-John Davis
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-03-31

and children OF Columbus, this week
Miss Louise Tuttle has accepted a
position as bookkeeper with a Co.
lumbus firm and went to Columbus
Tuesday to begin her duties We'd
nesday.
Presbyterian Church-April 2. Sun
day school 9:45. The newly-elected
officers will be installed. Morning
worship at II. Sermon, "The Con-
tent of Christianity" Evening wor-
ship at 7:3O Next week: Light Bear
ers Monday after school. Teachers
training class Monday at 1880. On
Wednesday at p. IN. covered dish
dinner at the church for the entire
church membership and all attend.
ants and friends, to be followed by
the annual congregational meeting.
Reports of all departments of the
church and election Of officers. La
dies Aid society Thursday 2 p m.
Prayer meeting Thursday at 1880. A
cordial welcome to everybody.
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ELLEN ARLINGTON is S,'..g ~.
3a i CLAIMED BY DEATH

Mrs. Ellen Arlington, wife of c. c..
Arlington, died at her home in Nor.
gan township at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, following an extended i'll
ness of complication of diseases.
The deceased was 73 years of age
and is survived by her husband, two
daughters and one son. They are:
Mrs. Mary Earlywine of Utica, Mira.
Grace Nichols. at home, and James
Shields of this city. The following
grandchildren also survive: Roy and
Carl Shields, Charles and Virgil
Nichols, Marie Carter Of Ashley, and
Charles Castella, who resides in Cali
fornia.
Funeral services will be held at the
Owl Creek church Saturday at 11:30,
Rev. Dickinson officiating. Burial in
the Owl Creek cemetery.
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JUG RUN

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Melick and son
Gail, of Walhonding, spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Buoy.
Mrs Cora Pryor and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Davidson.
Mr.. Lews Buoy is on the sick list.
Mr.. Charles Davidson spent Mon
day at Newark attending the funeral
of his s;ster.in-law, Mrs. Jessie Dav-
idson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Buoy of Blad-
ensburg announce the birth of a
daughter, Betty Irene, March %.
Mr.. William Conard spent Sunday
evening with friends at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs Lewis Buoy is spending a few
days with her son, Mr.. Dean Buoy of
Bladensburg.
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BUCKEYE CITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Tressel were
Columbus visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hanger and son
of Sebring and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Harner Of Orrville spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. William Han
ger.
Mrs. Byron Welker spent Saturday
in Mt. Vernon.
MIR. Burr Hanger spent Tuesday
with his brother, Mr.. John Hanger.
Rev. M. V. Garrison and Mr.. Virgil
Styers spent Friday in Columbus.
Mr.. Gaillord and Miss Martha Par
rish of Athens are spending their va
cation, with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parrish. n.
Mr.. Roy Hunter Of Cleveland visit
ed over-Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Osborne Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winger of Orrville
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wan
der.