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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
OBITUARY
Sherman Advance Standard IN

Sherman Advance STANDARD: The
community mourps with Mr.. apd
Mrs. J. E. Rohwedder and their
children the untimely death OF tueir
laughter and Sister, tMis5 GLADYS,
which occurred at the family home in
Elm Creek township, Saturday, Oct.
ober Il, Miss Gladys was a young
lady Of many lovely traits of char
acter .dutitul and industrious, with
a bright future before her, and her
passing away at the threshold of
beautiful womanhood comes as
severe blow to the parents and sis
tiers who loved her SO dearly.
Gladys Lena Rohwedder was born
January Is, 1901, at Luverne, Iowa,
and was twenty one years. eight
months and twenty five days old at
the time of her death. She came to
the Sherburn vicinity with her par :,
birth. In girlhood she attended
school in District Sc, graduating
from the eighth grade in 1916. In
1919 she attended the Mankato
Commercial college and then was
employed as bookkeeper with the F.
M. Otto Grocery company at that
place for eight months. Still later
she accepted a similar position with
the Union Printing company and
was with this concern when over
taken by illness last February. Two
years previous the young lady near
ly died from an attack Of flu and it
was no doubt due to the ravages of
that dread disease that tuberculosis
OF the lungs developed later. AL
though everything that medical at
ID
was employed the light OF the young
life gradually grew DINNER until
it finally flickered out God in, his
gracious love and mercy came to
claim his own.
Gladys is survived by her parents
and five sisters, the latter being
MIS-. Seth Polzin of Mankato; Viola
of Estherville, Iowa, and Helen and
Elizabeth at home. Two brothers
and one sister preceded her in
death.
The funeral was held Tuesday af-
ternoon, short services first being
held from the family home at 1880.
The remains were then conveyed to
the Federated church where Rev. B.
T. Russell delivered the sermon.
The Eastern Star of which Gladys
was a member. had charge of the
ceremonies in the church and at the
Elm Creek cemetery where she was
laid to rest by the side of her broth
ers and sisters.
The casket was banked with flor
al offerings, which eioquently at
tested the love and esteem in which
the deceased was held. Among
them were tributes from friends at
Davenport, Iowa. Omaha, Nebraska.
and other points.
The pail bearers were: VIM Stolk,
Harry Miller. Howard Nelson. John
Schemes, Henry Stolk. Leonard Els
enmengef
Those present from out of town
were: Z. C. Tooth, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Hoffman, Miss Ida Killing. Mrs.
NJ. Ryan. Mrs. VIM Zimmerman.
Mrs H. c., Killing. all of Mankato;
Dr.. Lowe, Mrs. Ed Proscheska. Wes-
ley Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin
and Mrs. Guy Minard. all of Esther
Vile; Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kope,
Window: Henry SEVERN, Belle
PLANE Mimi; Mrs. Geo. Eichmeier.
keystone, Iowa. and Nick SEVERN.
Chicago .....
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
Story Of North Star
State, d. E. Willard
An Interesting Book In Which De.
seriptiou of Soils, Trees and
Land Is Presented

'"The Story OF the North Star
State" Is the title OF new book
that should be of interest TO every
citizen OF Minnesota. Sew books
Like this have been written about acy
state. Il tells the story Of the land,
the soils, lakes, rivers, hills, forests
and mines. in simple language, and
in such an interesting way that the
book down. II Is well illustrated
with photographs and drawings.
The author of this new book is
Daniel Z. Willard, formerly profea.
Sor Of geology in the North Dakota
Agricultural college, now connected
with the Minnesota department OF
agriculture.
The author tells tho Gtory CT the
Great Ice Age. and explains how the
fertils soils OF our fields were form
ed, the courses of the rivers changed.
and how the many thousands OF
lakes came to be. 1t gives the his
tory Of the formation of the iron de-
posts, and explains how the granite
formations and other building stones
came to be. The chapter on The
Dalles of the St Croix is splendid
description of this wonderful region
az part Vi nihheS''@ Is descrio-
Many books that deal with geo.
logical subjects are not easily read
by the average citizen because of
the technical language used. The de-
scriptions in this book are delightful
lyl clear and easily read. Any one
who can read a newspaper can read
this book. Governor Preus says of
this book:
This should be a very valuable
book for am one who does anv
travelling out doors in our state, and
who takes any interest in its won
derful scenery, it's lakes and rivers.
Many times when I have been on
trips in different parts of the state
I have been curious to know the geo.
logical history of places / visited,
but l did not have any books in
which I could quickly find the infor-
nation This book supplies this
very need. 1t Is interesting as a
novel, and at the same time is u
very valuable reference book.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
BuDD1Es START HOME
North Dakota Mill and Elevator
Project to Starr up Next Week


ASSOCIATED Press pispatchl
Bismarck, N. D., October 21.-The
state mill and elevator project at
Grand Forks will be put into opera
ton. the latter part of next week,
o. L. Spencer, elevator manager,
and B. l.. Simmons, mill manager,
informed members of the Industrial
Commission, that the mill and the
organization necessary to start ope: =
ations will be ready by that time,
and received instructions to proceed
to manufacture flour and receive
grain for storage as soon as posi-
Bile. Is =, x -.
1t was also decided, at a meeting
Of the Commission and the mills
elevator managers, that formal
opening of the mill will take place
Monday October 80. -.
The elevator will be thrown open
to storage OF grain at once, while
the mill program will proceed on a
conservative basis, being expanded
as orders for hour are obtained to
justify increased output. The Indus
trial Commission authorized ar
rangements for an immediate credit
CT S100, 900 Tor the Mill and Elevator
association, to carry on the manu- =
facture of -four a.-
Uneer this plan adopted for put
ting the project into operation, one
unit Of the flour mill with a capacity
of 1000 barrels of -four in "a hours
will be operated at first and the
other units will be operated as bus
mess warrants. -@
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
FORD PRICES DROP
Considerable Slash In Prices Mad
On Detroiters Auto

Considerable Slash In Prices Made
On Detroiters Auto
According to statement just is
sued by Edsel B. Ford, president of
the Ford Motor company, Detroit,
general reduction of $50 car has
been made in the prices of Eord
Model T cars and the Ford 1 Ton
Truck. This reduction. which is the
sixth since March 1920. brings the
price of the Ford touring car from
1915, the price in effect early In
1920 to the present extremely low
level of 1898, which is nearly SO
percent less. Corresponding reduc-
tons have been made on all other
types. The new prices by types fol-
low: Touring. S29S; roadster, $3.50;
chassis, $235; coupe. $3.50; sedan,
1896; truck, $3.50.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
BOWED HIS HEAD
BEFORE THE JUDGE
Demeanor Of R. Rockvam
When Sentenced
PLEA MADE IN BEHALF
Court Not Inclined To Treat Eel.
low With Any Degree
Leniency -.

Fairmnot, October 21.-The Fair
mont Sentinel says: "A SILVER
seemed to run over the bowed form
of Robert Rockvam, former dancing
professor at Fox Lake Park, Man
kato and elsewhere, when the
words at hard labor fell from the
lips of Judge Nelson in sentencing
the young man to an indetermln >
ate period of Imprisonment today.
After two days in the. county
iail awaiting sentence, the prisoner $
1aunty, debonair attitude whlch
characterized his manner through :
out his trial, had entirely deserted
him. He sat or stood bowed ana
detected, his countenancs pale ana
hagyard.
County Attorney Cooper asked
the court to impose reformatory
sentence nd admitted that while he
despised the man he did not permit
that fact TO influence him in asking
for harsh punishment.
Plea Is Made
L. ]. Seifert, counsel at public ex-
pense for Rockvam, referred to the
fact that Henry Johnson, hired by
Rockvam to commit the crime hao
been let on with a suspended SEN
tence He said he considered the
county attorneys expressions OF Ill
feeling against his client great IN
Estice. He thought it unfair to al e
low one of the parties OF the crime
his liberty and the other sent TO pm
SON -,
Judge Nelson said he considered
the insinuations against the county
attorney unjust and unfair. he salq
he considered a Criminal who hired
another to commit a crime worse
offender than the ono hired. He re-
fer-ed to murder some years ago OF
Catherine Cling in Minneapolis. Carl
Blfxt, the man who actually did the
killing, served a few years in the
penitentiary and was released, while
Harry Hayward, more than a mile
away when the woman was killed,
was hung.
What Judge Said
Judge Nelson said he would like
to avoid sending Rockvam to prison
but could not do so. He referred to
the fact that Rockvam was betare
him for sentence for another cnAe
last spring and was ten. let on with
a suspended sentence. 1 have no
doubt of your guilt the judge SAID
20 I06 pT1SOu0I. 1Ou hoNO inoiSeSN
on causing the county as much ex-
pense as possible by standing trial.
You disregarded the conditions and
promises In connection with your
previous suspended sentence. be-
Lisve you committed perjury In your
statements on the witness stand. |
wish could feel doubt Of your guilt
but cannot. You have turned your
back upon the training OF a good
mother and the church you say you
we're reared in. You have brought
disgrace to that mother and your
other relatives. There Is no single
reason why you should ask or ex-
pet leniency." ....
"Rockvam gave his age as twenty
four years. He was not questioned
At any length by the court. He will
De in the reformatory In plenty OF
tine for Sunday dinner" "
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
POSTPONED THE SALE
owatonna Materia ! To Be Sold
This Week '.

Winona, October 23.-SaIe of the
Owatonna factory OF the bankrupt
New Owatonna Manufacturing com
pany scheduled for Saturday before
Referee Herbert M. Sierce In the
federal court room, was postponed
until next Saturday when objection
was made on the part of certain
creditors to award of the property
to Louis T. Peterson OF Owatonna
for S13,500. The objection was made
by the Security State bank of Lew
iston and its president, j. w. Keep
sell, who submitted a bid for $4,000.
Referee Bierce accepted a sugges-
ton that new sealed bids be sub
mitted TO Trustee julius A. Gernes,
and denied confirmation of the sale
of the property to Mr.. Peterson. Mr..
Koepsell was required to deposit a
certified check for $500 as a guar
antee that a bid of $4,000 would
be made for the property. The $15,-
600 bid does not necessarily have to
be made by Mr.. Koepsell, according
to the arrangement, but must be
made by some prospective pur-
chaser in order to guarantee an
amount at least equal 90 the bid of
$13.5o0 by Mr. Peterson which was
reiscted
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
Thief Stole Tires
Valued At$3OEach
0rebIow Company On Cherry Street
Lost These Articles During
Last Night

Evidence of thief having gained
entrance to the Dreblow Tire COM
pany's place, of business, ia Cherry
street, last hight was revealed this
morning. A pane or glass was
broken out of rear window and
the sash raised. F. R. Simpson in
checking up thE stock discovered
this forenoon that two Mason tires
worth $50 each were stolen.
AS far as can be determined now
nothing else was stolen. The cash
register had been tempered with,
but there was no money in it. The
thief must have been small man.
To gain entrance to the building he
had to squeeze his body between
iron bars which are set close to-
gether.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
ROAD STATUS

Ray ]. Short has the following re.
port OF the present condition of the
trunk highways in the Mankato dis
trict: ..t
Highway No. five all OF the way
from Gilmore to Belle PLANE is in
good condition 1922 ~
Number seven is in good condition
its entire length with the exception
OF detour between Janesyille and
Mankato which Is In fair condition.
Roads. number fifteen, sixteen,
twenty one, twenty two and thirty
nine are in good condition their en- :
tire lengths. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
MADISON LAKE NEWS
Several eopIe Called Away Because
of Deaths of Relatives

Madison Lake, October 23.-H. G.
Wirig and, Jim Sheehan of Mankato
were visitors here Tuesday.
Mrs. A. B. Nelson left for st. Paul
Sunday to attend the funeral OF
Adolph Rost, whose death occurred
6. II. Allyn and family motored
to st. Peter on business Saturday.
Miss Helen Hoehn spent Satur-
day and Sunday st the Vincent Sic
berg home.
Miss Lucy Muelierleile returned
to her home Saturday after being
employed for the past three weeks
at the John Dashner home. 50
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hager, Mr.:
and Mrs, George Muellerleile and
Mrs. Frank Vaughn motored to the
cities to attend the funeral of their
niece, Miss Catherine boyd.
Glenn Allyn motored TO Wells
and Blue Earth on BUSINESS Friday
The Muellerleile Hardware com
pany moved it's stock into the Mou-
gel Dry goods department and the
Mougefs moved their goods into the
hardware department.
Edward Egli is employed in the
MuelIeleile hardware department.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
BACK TO JOBS
500 shopmen Sign Pact and Will
Return To Work Tomorrow.


Return To Work Tomorrow.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatchl
Minneapolis, October 23.-Striking
shopmen of the Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railway
have agreed tosreturn to work under
the terms of the railroad labor
board settlement of the strike, it
was learned today by A. E. Wallace,
general manager of the line.
Retaining seniority rights but &C
cepting the reduction in pay FIRST
named by the United States labor
board, shopmen of the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie rail
cay completed at separate peace to-
day, ending the strike and calling
for the return Of all strikers to work
tomorrow, officials of the railroad
and of the shopmen announced the
separate settlement today, but were
not inclined to give thegterms of the
agreement.
walked out from the 500 shops
throughout the line and about so per
cent were still out tocay, officers OF
the federated shop crafts OF the
northwest said.
The men win return to work al
7:3e a. m. tomorrow. The men will
be rehired, it was announced, as fast
as Jobs can be found for them. Be-
cause of the large crop OF every pro-
duct of the northwest, this year,
there is need for every piece of roll :
ing stock that can be mustered, and
Pereore, it was said, large amount
of the men on strike can be absorb
ed back into the system. Men now
at work will be retained.
MADISON LAKE NEWS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
BUDGET Az AUSTIN.
Council Made An Increase Of $4,000
Over That of Last Year.

Council Made An Increase of $4,000
Over That of Last Year.
Austin, october 23.-After holly
contested battle in which various
items of the city expenses constitut-
ed the objective, the city council got
together and unanimously adopted a
budget of city expenses for a total
amount of $4,000 which will pro-
vide for the operation of the city for
the coming year. The figure finally
adopted is an increase of $4,000
over the budget of last year.
The increase over the expenses of
the extra expense incurred by the in :
tercepting sewage system which is
now completed. Interest an bonds
fioated for this project accounts for
about $4,000 of the increase.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
PHYSICIANS WERE FINED
Ninona Doctor Failed To Report
Births and Deaths There

Births and Deaths There
Winona, October 23.-SeVen Wi.
iona physicians were each fined II
Eheo they pleaded guilty in Winona
% a charge of violation of the state
aw by failure to report births with :
q the legal specified time OF ten
lays. The physicians explained that
{ had been customary in Wlnopa
or thirty years to make such re-
,orts the first of each month for the
preceding month. They admitted
echnical violation Of the law, but
declared that the statute had not
,een enforced since they started
Tactice, and that the established
Ustom had been generally followed.
The physicians are Drs. E. d. Keyes,
Hans Lichtenstein. Samuel Schae-
er. w. F. C. Heise, L. @. WiIber-
On. B. p. Rosenberg and =. M.
dcLaughlin. The complaint was
made by Gladys Casady, said to be
representative of the state board
II health.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
MIDGETs WERE ON HIKE
Youngsters Took Trip, Through Hills
Back Of North Mankato.

Youngsters Took Trip, Through Hills
Back Of North Mankato.
About nifty members Of the Y. M.
C. A. Midget class went on a hike
last Saturday afternoon through the
hills back OF North Mankato. The
class was divided into two groups
under the charge Of Mr.. Green and
on their hike, but met again far back
in the woods. On the return of the
mixers to the ssYn they had swim
and then lined up for mess" which
was mainly hot cakes. The boys,
hungry after their long hike, did
Justice to the feed. 1t Is planned by
the secretaries to have more hikes
for the boys iefore the cold weather
sets in.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
GRID ARTISTS TIPPED
Returning From Worthington, The,
Had Accident on Highway.

-Four Mankato football rooters
while returning from the Mankato-
worthington game Saturday evening
experienced thrill which was not
down on the program. William An
derson in company with Emil Duster-
hoft, Hub Umphery and John Jones
made a flying tackle" on a sandy
piece of road about fifteen miles this
side of Worthington for their
downs" n#S :,
The young men after gathering
themselves up and taking an invent
DRY found that they had received no
broken bones, and that the Ford bus
had escaped with a damaged top.
After the lizzie was righted the trip
was continued to Mankato without
further mfshap.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
LORRAINE BACK HOME
Missing Albany School Teacher
Again With Minnesota Parents.

Albany, Mimi, October 23.-Miss
Lorraine Schneider, twenty three
year old school teacher, who disap-
peared from hotel in Minneapolis
and who later was traced to Denver,
was back at her home near here to-
day after an absence of more than
seven months.
Miss Schneider said that she had
planned to wait until Thanksgiving
day before returning home, but that
she couldn't wait" Miss Schneider
disappeared from Minneapolis be-
cause she thought she had killed a
man who had attempted to attack
her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
BOYS BAND HAS $40
Was Realized BY Tag Plan
On Saturday.

On Saturday.
Members OF the Boys band are
happy today, they realized $40. II
from their tag day held Saturday
store on Third avenue, presented
them with SIS after they rendered
several selections for him. COMM;
back the band stopped every block
to rlay. After Playing in front of
John L-amm's drug store they were
invited in aad treated to = "cheer-
all" drink. X. Danzig, manager OF
the Leader Mercantile company.
treated the boys TO sclno delicious
candy. In the evening the boys gave
a program OF music in front OF the
city hall
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
TUssLE WITH YOUNG MAN
Officers Had To Put Up Battle In
Order To Lock Him Up

Sse~' ~ .SSN SP
Ellert Klitske, SON of G.. l.. Klitzke
of SIS South Broad street, was ar
rested at the Saulpaugh Hotel last
night after a hard tussle with Officer
Volk, who was thrown to, the floor
in a fight with the Infatuated young
man. Night Desk Sergeant Len Bur
rill had come to Officer Volk's as
sistance, and when Klitzke was
brought to the police station, Night
Sergeant Burrill went through the
same performance before the prison
er was placed in cell. Young
Klitzke's condition is a very unfor-
tunate one. Since having a very
severe attack of the hu about two
years ago, he has been subject to
violent spells. He was taken before
the probate court this afternoon to
be examined as to his sanity.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
IN NATIONWIDE HUNT
Thirteen Wanted In Bond Theft
Case Being Searched For

Minneapolis, October 23.-With
thirteen of the twenty six persons
indicted in connection with the dis
position OF bonds stolen in the New
York and Chicago mail robberies,
already arraigned, United States
marshals today began hunt for the
remaining thirteen. -
Some OF the men sought are said
to have fed and a nation wide
search for them has been started.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
FINDS POT OF GOLD

PiainvieW Man Discovers Old ket-
tie In Cellar Containing $500
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I
Piainview, MINI, October 23.-
Peter Lamprecht. while doing some
repair work in his cellar here, I'M
covered a pot of gold containing
$500 in coins Of differing dencmina-
items The container was an old
kettle which had apparently beer
buried many years ago.
The property on which the buried
gold was found was bought by Mr..
Lambrecht several years ago. He is
now giving the whole cellar a thor,
ough going over.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
Expense cut at Rochester

ROcheSter, Uctober zd.--AS ONO
means OF lowering the cost of opera
ting city departments and to reduce
taxation, the city council believes that
two motorcycles instead of three
would be sufficient for the police de-
partment and that the patrolman de:
tailed to park duty could be dispensed
with IT this time of year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
COAL CARGoEs FALL OFF
Shipments Show Heavy Deelins
DURING The Week.

ShIPments SHOW TSdVy USNIIHS
During The Week. .s-s
st. Paul, October 21.fIndicatIons
today are that the soft coal ship
menfs to the northwest will fall be-
low the 1000, 900 ton mark this week.
according to G. p. White, northwest
federal fuel distributor.
Less than 100000 tons Of this fuel
were loaded at Lake Erie ports for
shipments to upper lake docks for
the first four days OF the week and it
is not expected that more than AGO.
600 tons will be reported as loading
for the remaining days of the week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
Death Creamery Mar.

Fridley. Mimi, October 23.--
Charles Alfred Nelson. sixty, presi-
dent and founder of the Glover Leaf
Creamery company, died today at
his home here after six months
illness. e
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
Trains VIII be Restored.

Trains Will Re Restored.
Trains No. sos and 514 or the Chi
cage and Northwestern road will he
restored between Pierre and Rapid
City. This vii! go into effec. Monday.
October %.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
KILLED BY TRAIN
South Dakota Rail Man Killed Sat
urday Night Near Aberdeen

. ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.1
Aberdeen S. D., October 23.-Ar-
thur Strobel, twenty five an en-
ploye of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul railway at Wauaby, was
killed Saturday night when struck
by Milwaukee train westbound.
The body, however, was not found
until Sunday morning. ~.
1t is rumored that the unfortu-
nate man was sitting in a railroad
tie when the train struck him and
killed him instantly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27

Country cousins will soon get
even for city cousins vacations