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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
LAW WILL BE ENFORCED
Mayor Hirsh To Keep Stores CIose'
SUNDAYS In Austin

sundays tn NOoIh
Austin. April 25-Grocery stores
in the outlying residential sections
of the city were notified by the po-
lice of Mayor Hirshs order enforc-
ing the ordinance relating to Sun
day closing. Mayor Hirsh instruct
ed Chief Sargent to notify these
merchants.
The action is in line with the an
nouncement made by Mayor Hirsh
at the opening council meeting Tues
day to the effect that Sunday clos
ing will be enforced On the resi-
Dental stores as we'll as on stores
in the business district, thus pro-
tecting the merchant who adheres
TO the ordinance.
The action does not require a new
ordinance since the provision clos
ing business houses on Sunday has
already been provided for by ordi-
nance but the ordinance was not
enforced on the stores in the resi-
dental sections Of the city.
Every pool room manager in the
city has been notified to keep min
ors out Of his place of business.
Mayor Hirsh says that he has
notified the pool rooms to keep all
minors out and comply with every
provision of the law. He has also
notified his police to enforce the law
without respect to any man. The
pool room managers know the law
and if they violate it they must not
blame authorities. Mayor Hirsh
says that this order to the pool
room managers and the police Is
made for his term of office.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28

two weeks visit with her son Henry
and family.
Mrs. Helen Goldsmith spont Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Lcwie
Ballman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dickie and
sons and Hubert Dickie spent Sun
day at the William Dickie home in
Mankato.
The A. Perkins family, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Davis were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Davis.
Mrs. Fred Davis, Mrs. Tow Lloyd
Charles and Walter Dickie attended
the funeral Wednesday of their little
fourteen months old niece Dolores
Sophia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Dickie OF st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muellerleile of Mad
ison Lake spent Sunday with the
latters grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Kramer. e.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Bowles were Lee
Sueur Center callers Monday.
Mrs. Elmer Denker spent Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Tresmar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knott and little
daughter were callers at the George
Bauer home Sunday afternoon and
spent Sunday evening at the John
The John Keough and Walter Rice
families of st. Peter Sundayed at
the Robert Keough home
Mrs. Robert Keough is visiting
relatives in ST. Peter this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Jackson
spent Thursday with the Isaac Da-
Wis family of Lake Emily.
Donald Keough is able. to be out
again after a two months illness
with pneumonia and complications.
DR.. Frank Doran- of Minneapolis,
presiding elder of this district, de-
livered a most interesting lecture
last Friday evening at the Methodist
church on his recent tour through
Europe.
Elmer Denker was a business
caller at Mankato Monday
The E. Thomas family were guests
at the Lige Beihn home Sunday at
supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Jackson
were ST. Peter callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cooke and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Thomas were LIE
Sueur callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Hawkins, Mrs.
A. c. Perkins and Mrs. Jim Davis
were Mankato visitors Thursday.
NC DChuy Iloi VI
Cordoya spent Sunday with Mr..
Harriman's mother. Grandma Har-
riman.
Mrs. Nick Rosner and son George
Were shoppers at Mankato last
Tuesday.
The Lewie Block family spent
Sunday evening with the Jake
Block family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis and son
Ralph spent Sunday afternoon with
the, latter's grandmother, Mrs. Su-
san Hartman
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Roscoe Davis and
children were guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. E. j. Nslsen of Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kuntz and
daughter Mildred were business
callers at Mankato Tuesday.
The play Safety First" which
was given Thursday and Friday ev-
enings at the school house bys the
faculty and town girls, was great
success. The young ladies showed
unusual ability in handling their
various parts
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
PLAY WAS SUCCESS.
"Mrs. Briggs of Poultry Farm" Pre-
cAnkAH Az ludenn

Judson, April 25.-The play, Mrs.
Briggs of the Pultry Farm" given
by the young people OF Judson, was
presented at Judson Saturday even
ing with great success. The sum OF
$54 30 was taken in,
A party of friends and neighbors
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. G. Jones Wednesday evening
to bid them farewell prior to their
departure for their new home at
Mankato Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
old and highly respected residents
of thistownship and have always
taken an active part in all affairs
pertaining to the betterment oil the
community. Rev. H. c. Griffith of
Lake Crystal, in behalf of the
friends gathered, presented them
with a beautiful library table. Mrs.
Jones was also remembered with
useful gifts from the Ladies' Aid,
Missionary society and her Sunday
school class of the Jerusalem church.
Nice refreshments were served and
all enjoyed a pleasant evening.
early Wednesday morning at her
stroke of apoplexy. She was seven
ty- seven years of age and was at
one time a resident of this town
ship. She was woman of beauti
full, christian character, whose deeds
of kindness and charity will cause
her to be long remembered by her
many friends The funeral was held
on Friday at two o'clock from the
Welsh Presbyterian church at Lake
Crystal and interment made in the
JudSon cemetery.
Miss Lillian Pirkle of Fairfax
spent the week end with friends and
relatives here.
Gwesyn Jones passed away Sat
urday morning at six o'clock at his
farm home in Cambria township
from the effects of pneumonia which
he contracted less than month ago.
Mr.. Jones was prosperous and enter
prising young farmer and enjoyed
the acquaintance of a large circle
Of friends, who will regret very
much to hear of his death at this
time. The deceased is single man
and is forty five years OF age. He
is survived by an aged mother. one
brother Conner Jones of Mankato;
three sisters, Miss Abbie Jones. who
resides at home, Mrs. Dora Jones
of Mankato and Mrs. Ed Griffith of
Judson. The bereaved family have
the sympathy of the entirf commun-
ity in their sad hour of affection.
Oscar Peterson, who now resides
in the state of Nebraska, visited
relatives and friends here Sunday.
He was called to Mankato last week
on account of the serious illness OF
his brother Leon Peterson, who was
injured In an accident while en-
ployed by a construction company.
Mrs. Leslie Roberts is now having
the full run of pneumonia, but her
condition at this writing is very fay-
orable. IL .as.r-- -
Sherman Conklin arrived Saturday
noon from Salem, Ore, ard expects
to again take up his residence in
Judson. s u...s
The funeral of Gwesyn Jones was
held Monday afternoon. April "a, at
one O'Clock from the home and at
two from the Jerusalem church. The
remains were laid to rest In the
Judson cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Mogren are
enjoying rides in their new bort
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
MECHANIC FORMER
MANKATO RESIDENT
Son-In-Law of I. N. Tompkins,
Vice President of Free
Press Company.

Miami, Fla, April 26.-The sea
plane Santa Maria, missing since
early Monday when it began a flight
from Key West to Nassau, with six
persons aboard has been found at
Williams Island, according TO a
wireless message received here to-
day at 1:30 a. IN. from Havana.
The radio which was sent by way
of one of the naval planes sent out
early today by Commander Albert
c. Read, stated that the passengers
on the Santa Maria were taken 10
Nassau by a small boat, while the pi
lot and the mechanic remained with
the plane.
Acco. ding to the radio, the San
Ia Maria encountered unusually
heavy winds and was compelled to
use so much gas in combating the
gale, that it was forced down on
Williams Island at 1870 Monday
afternoon. 1t made a safe landing
of its plight could be sent out >,
Search For Plane
Key West Fla, April 26.-Naval
and commercial seaplanes today re-
sumed their search for the dying
boat Santa Maria, missing with six
persons since it left here Monday
morning for Nassau.
Aboard the Santa Maria when IL
left here were Pilots, D. J. Richard
son, Buffalo, n. Y; Ed Musick, San
Francisco: Mechanic. d. w. Roder-
lex; Dr. Eugene Lave, and Phar-
macist Leslie Curry, all of Key
West, and an unidentified woman
passenger.
Mechanic d. w. Roderick is d
son in law of |. n. Tompkins, vice
president of The Free Press com
pany. He is former resident of
Mankato and was at one time en-
gagged in the automobile business at
Wells. The first Information Mr..
laws plight was contained in an
Associated Press dispatch printed
in The Free Press yesterday after
noon. He at once sent a wire to his
daughter asking for further news
regarding the missing plane. He
received replies as follows:
Key West, Flo. 7:13 p M. April
25, 1871. N. Tompknis, Mankato,
MINI, No news of plane. Am all
right. Night letter follows
Betty"
Key West, Flo. April 25. 1872
l. N. Tompkins, Mankato MINI. All
navy seaplanes searching for Santa
Maria believe she is stranded on
one of Bahama Island Sufficient
rations and water aboard Have
confidence everything all right.
Children and myself well. Com
pany will keep you posted as news
comes in-Betty."
The latter telegram was received
at sos o'clock this morning.
The distance from Key West to
Nassau is $50 miles.
Shortly after the noon hour to-
day Mr.. Tompkins received a tele-
gram from his daughter stating
that the plane had been found at
Williams Island.
William Island where plane was
found is about two hundred miles
straight east from KeyWest, and
close to the west coast of Andres
Great Islands. 1t is also straight
west from the town Of Minas in
Andres Great Island.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
WOMAN is. ASSESSOR
Spirited Contest Was Pulled Off
ST. Peter Council


st. Peter, April 27.-After one of
the most spirited contests in the
hisfoyrott.S
history of st. Peter municipal af-
fairs, Mrs. NJ. B. Black was ap-
pointed city assessor by the council
at the regular meeting Monday
night.
Her election came after a dead
lock which resulted in nearly TWEEN
ty ballots and, which was finally
broken only after one member of
the council adjourned to permit of
a majority vote The issue was
drawn between Mrs. Block and ].
R. Thompson. 81
Mrs. Block will succeed the late
David Davidson, former assessor, at
/. a salary of $3.50 a year. Her duties
viii begig May J..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
RECOVER BOYS BODY
Fifteen Year Old Lad Was Drown
ed SUNDAY In Lake
Associated Press DisCatch,l 49,,

tAssociated Press Disraich,l
Litchfeld. Mimi, April 27.-The
tody of John Cannole fifteen years
old, who was drowned in Powers
Lake, five miles from here, Sunday,
was recovered today by Indian"
John Jeremy of saltwater.
The body was found short dis
lance from shore, near a point
where an overturned boat and the
boys dog were found Monday at
ternoon. -,
The dog gave Jeremy and others
who were searching for the body
an indication of where the lad went
down, by swimming out to point
near where the body was recovered
and diving.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Willard on Flood contrel.

Montevideo. Mimi, April 25-The
present indications are that actual work
aimed to secure flood control in the
upper Minnesota river valley will not
he started this season. In a letter is
sued by z. " Willard. state drain
age commissioner, he indicates that
there is q division of opinion on how
to proceed among those who have made
study OF the situation and 1t is like
ly that conference viii be called TO
discuss the matter. before any %ori, Is
started.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Coggeshall
spent Sunday visiting with relatives
at Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Richter went
to Waldorf Saturday afternoon
having been called there by the i'll
ness of Mrs. Richters sister
Miss Verona Dietz, who is at
tending Commercial college at
Mankato spent the week end with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Dietz.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
and Mrs. Ben Oliver

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Oliver and
children of GAINESVILLE visited over
Sunday at the Orson Chase home.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles TEoendle
and son Lucas left Friday after
noon for Pine City where they will
make their future home.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Returns From Western Trio.

Returns From Western Trip.
Paul Lehman has returned. from a
trip in the west. He spent some
time in California cities and reports
business excellent wherever he
went. He iss back again in the
carpet and upholstering business I'm
North Mankat.o
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
old.rIme sheriff niex

been received in Marshall to the ef-
feet that James Cummings. eighty flour
years old the first sheriff OF Lyon
county. died a few days ago at a Sol
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
blue ssrth W.. ce,ebrs..

Blue Earth has decided to hold q
two day celebration July aud Z
Governor sets viii De spcaxcr on
Iu!T :.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-09

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Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09
BUREAU SELLS !.
BINDER 1WnlE
AT 9.;3 CENTS |
200, 900, Pounds For Grand
Forks County; to Use
Local Dealers

Grand-Forks county farmers are to
secure binder twine from the Farm
Bureau this year at nine and three
tenths cents per pound, lit was an
nounced Thursday by President F. W.
Reinoehl, following meeting of the
board Of directors. -
Five million pounds of twine has
been purchased by the North Dakota
Farm Bureau federation, about two
hundred thousand pounds OF which
has been allotted to this county. !;
Claude ;LaDue Of (. Larimore, has
been named county manager, and Will
supervise distribution and financing.
Local farm bureau committees will
secure the orders. ), I; .,,$
Dealers in the tvarious towns viii
handle the twine as usual, the differ
ence being that they,will not have to
purchase or sell the stwine.y merely
handle it at a profit that has been
agreed upon. Local banks will be
given an. opportunity to finance the
transactions. So
This twine is being purchased lin
Michigan. Some shipments have al
ready been received and trials be-
ing made in harvesting sweet clover
show that the twine is or good quality,
1t is said. ,,1.at'.s -. So ~. 4
Mr.. Refnoohl explained that farm
ers other than bureau members will
be allowed to buy the twine, and
thereby get the benefit OF the, great
purchasing power Of the organisation.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09
.lIagO| |! ! ! TO / D GET
/ MEETING / I
OF ODD FELLOWS
State Convention Ends Ses-
sions Here On Thurs
day Evening
Three Bodies Elect Officers;
Home Site is Ap-
proved.

Minot was chosen as the 1923 meet
ing place of the North Dakota I. o. o.
r. bodies at their closing sessio ms
here Thursday. The final exercises
were held last night IN the. 1. o. o. F.
hall at s O'Clock when the decoration
OF chivalry was conferred on q num-
ber OF candidates at a public meet
ing. At 8 o'clock tho p. NJ. degree
was exemphfed by picked team
from the different cantons Of the
Patriarchs Militant.
w. S. Wickersham Of Oakes was
elected grand master of the Grand
Lodge; H. w. Gill Of Portal, deputy
grand master: A. A. Dinsdale of
Dickinson grand warden; Don
Mcdonald of Grand Forks, grand Sec
retary; Ole Serumgaard of Devils
Lake, grand treasurer; w. H. kenne-
dy Of velva, grand chaplain; J. A.
Pitxer of Wilton. grand marshal: c.
Ellithorp Of Williston. grand conduc-
tor; George Vanarman of Wahpeton,
grand guardian; w. A. Hite of Ash
Icy, grand herald. w. e. Byerly of
Velva and George Dickinson of Bis
marck were named as new members
Of the home board Of trustees.
KofId Succeeds johnson.
The department council of the
North Dakota Patriarchs Militant held
their annual meeting at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning with Department
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09

55commander COL j. MI johnson, of
Fargo IN command. There were
from 13 cantont over
the state present and asathis was the
first cantonment OF the department q
committee was appointed, consisting
OF Col. Theo. koffel of, Bismarck,
Major w. T. Holbrooks Of Rugby.
Forks. to divide the state into four
divisions. each to be commanded by
q major.
ssscoi. johnson. who has been in
command Of the department for sever
al years, rendered his resignation and
was placed on the retired list. Col.
Theo. Koffel Of Bismarck was elected
staff officers for the coming year
Major w. ]. Holbrook OF Rugby,
Major T. A. Redick Of Grand Forks,
Major ]. A. Colby Of Valley City, Cap
tain Quartermaster F. Whine Of Will
liston. Assistant Adjutant General O..
NJ. Lindstrom Of Fargo. One major
is yet to be appointed.
= Home Site Approved.
Mrs. Tillie Seigel of Fargo was elec-
ted president of the State Rebekah
assembly at theirN final session yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Lenora
Holmes of Inkster was named vice.
PRESIDENT; MIS-. Kate Robertson OF Ell
lendale, warden; Mrs. George Pack
ard Of Bismarck, secretary, and Mrs.
Thora Broderson of Velva, treasurer.
The following appointive Offices were
filed: Mrs. Adele johnson of Kensel,
chaplain; Mrs. Laura Bach of Iar-
more, marshall; Marion Iver3on OF
Mandan, conductor; Trudie Olson of
Valley City, inside guardian, and Mrs.
PercIe Collins of Hunter. outside
At the morning session of the grand
lodge the action of the home board of
trustees in selecting Devils Lake as
the site for the proposed Odd Fell
lows home was approved. No defin-
lite action as to the property on which
the building is to be erected has been
taken. 1t was decided to leave the
matter of beginning work with the
trustees. A finance campaign 20 Sc
cure new subscriptions was decided on.
1t will be conducted during the sum-
lner.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09
HIGH STUDENTS
GET, !. DIPLOMAS J!
.. --- Il.
Lionel Trotter Gets First
Prize For His Grafton;
Given Medal

Eighty-nine Central high school
students. a fine percentage OF the 800
boys and girls who started to school
2 years ago, according to W. C. Steb-
bins, superintendent, received their
diplomas Thurst1ay morning at the
graduation exercises held in the city
auditorium. Mr.. sStebbins presented
the certificates and spoke of their
significance both to the graduates and
their parents. ee.r
Lionel Trotter. whose Grafton was
on Great Britain in the World War ''
won first place. and Miss LILLIAN Even
son. speakingion.Why Go to School,
won second place. Both were pre-
sented with medals. j., *
Mr.. Trotter made'a plea for q clos
er Anglo-American a1rance, speaking
Of the anti-English sentiment in this
country at the present time. Miss
Evenson enumerated the advantages
Of high: school education and show
ed the Disadvantages the young per-
son encounters by attempting a short
cut to success
Four. other members or the class
gave orations, Miss Alpha Evenson,
in her talk on. '"rhe Value Of An
IDEAL" made plain the necessity Of
some sort of goal toward which to
work. Miss Catherine Holm berg spoke
on Education. for. Service, empha-
sized the need Of a practical educa-
tion with view of performing service
| to mankind. Miss Lillian Leo had as
her subject. Unknown Heroes' and
told Of the men in the smaller walks
of life who serve and pass unnoticed.
Theodore Rex spoke on brotherhood
in Industry and suggested shop rep
reservation as a plan to end indus
| rial strife
The program was supplemented by
several musical selections given by
| high school organizations
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09

Miss Clara Struble, teacher in
Central high school. left Grand Forks
Thursday for Cambridge, Moss. where
she will visit "a few days before going
to Montreal, Canada. On June H.,
Miss Strubie will sail for Charbourg.
France. In. France she will visit
Paris and the Riviera, going from
then into Germany. where she will
see the. Passion play at oberam-
mergau. w.
j Miss Struble plans !, on taking in
Rome, Naples. Venice and Genoa in
Italy and ALSO cities in Belgium and
Holland. She Will also go to Lon-
don. and from thererto Glasgow and
Edinburg,. Scotland. = returning to the
United States early in September.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09
Boys Go to
Rotary Camp
On SATURDAY.

The older boys Of the Y. M. C. A.
who have signed for the annual sum-
mer outing at Camp Rotary, will leave
here Saturday for Union Lake. The
number this year was limited to 40.
and Arthur Tweet, who is in charge.
stated last night that there was room
for several mors yet, if they would
sign up today. @
Plans for big time have been ar
ranged. In addition to the regular
equipment the boys will have the use
Of four rowboats, ana Russell Berg,
who is Q member of the party, is TAX
ing his motor boat along.
Accompanying the boys viii be W.
G. Bond, secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A..
Rev. Lawrence Robertson, pastor of
the Congregational church, and Ar
thur TWeet.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-06-09

Testimony in a recent law suit be-
fore a London court was to the effect
that woman who aspires to ''hold
her own" in the exclusive circles of
English society must have from thirty
to forty new gowns year at an
average cost of $500 each.
Evening journal., 1922-03-03
TROPICS OPENED TO
WHITES BY SCIENCE

MANILA. Dec. 1s (By Mail 20
United Press) DIR Linn Boon keng.
president OF the new university at
Annoy. told the American Chamber
OF Commerce here today that the
work OF the American scientists at
the bureau Of science In Manila has
opened the tropics TO the white man.
These men evolved treatments Tor
amoebic and bacillary dysentery
which have removed the dread of
those diseases In the tropics He
said this work alone justified all tho
expense on account OF tho bureau of
science. but many other notable
things have been achieved hy if Tor
example. spread Of general scientific
knowledge OF the efficacy of Choul-
moogra oil in treating leprosy. a
task in which Filipinos have a.
sisted.