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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
NEW HEAD OF BANK
BOND BUREAU IS HERE
A. G. seheideI Has Accepted POSI-
tion With First National; Comes
From Minneapolis

Patrons found a new face today
behind the counters at the First
National bank. A, G. Scleidel is
taking charge of the bond and mort
gage department of the bank and Of
the Mankato Loan and Trust com I.
pany. Mr. Scheidel is a graduate OF
the University of Minnesota where
he specialized in economics and in
vestments and had his practical ex-
perience with one of the large bond
houses of the country in Minneapo-
lis, and comes to Mankato very
highly recommended He is thor
oughly posted on investments and
will be in a position to find just tle
right kind of security for those who
have funds to invest. Mr. Scheidel
has a very pleasing personality ano
should make host of friends.
The First National bank and the
Ma1fkato Loan and Trust company
have been pioneers in the local in
vestment field and have established
an enviable record >. OF $500, 00O
sold by them during the last five
years, no investor has lost dollar.
They sell not only dependable farm
mortgages but all classes of good
county, city, and school and foreign
government bonds, also public SEW
ice and high class industrials.
1t might interest e, the people OF
Mankato to know that a very con-
siderable portion Of the recent paw
ing issue is coping right back to
Mankato investors The First Nat
ional Bank handled about 100000
of Canadian Provincial bonds DUR
ing 1921 on which tae investors re-
ceived 71c and in addition a very
handsome profit to those who have
since sold the bonds. - .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
GoBREEo UP SIXTEEN
That Number Punched at Rochester
For Lack Auto Licenses

For Lack Auto Licenses
Rochester, August 5.-The drive
to enforce the license law in the
city. which has been conducted
under State License Inspector j. r.
Morrow, came TO its first climax to.
day when sixteen local auto own
ers were arrested and arraigned in
municipal court this morning to an
swer charges.
Mr.. Morrow stated this morning
that things have been pretty lax in
enforcing Of the license law and he
intends, with the cooperation of the
police department, to make the
auto owners realize that the law
regarding the license plates on cars
and trucks must be obeyed.
THE fines were made pretty light
this time stated Morrow, because
so many Of the car owners have not
yet secured the right service from
their dealers and also because this
is the first offense. If the law is
not lived up to though, the violators
will have to suffer heavy fines.
There are nearly $4,000 auto
owners right now without licenses
or the lincorrect licenses and we
intend to make cleanup. The Ro-
chester police have promised me
their hearty cooperation around
here and wish to impress the pub
lie with the fact that they should
not try to run their cars. without
the proper license plates. The deal.
ers can get them here in "a hours
if necessary and it will pay bust
ness firm to hold their truck back
for a couple of days until the plates
are secured rather than to pay a
heavy fine"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
GOODS NOT RECEIVED
Orders Were Taken by Strangers Il
Jackson County

JdCkSCn SOunty
Jackson, August 5.-The checks
end of the county gave an alleged
representative of the Scnarod mail
order company of Minneapolis about
ten days age are now coming In to
the local banks on which they were
drawn. The checks so far received
are all :, endorsed by P. Miller and
were cashed by the Stein Furniture
company of st. Paul.
The goods for which these checks
we're given have not yet shown up.
One farmer residing north Of
Jackson became suspicious when
the canvassers demanded cash and
took down the, license number Of
their Ford car. Sheriff o. G. Lee
called the secretary of states office
and secured the name of the person
to whom the license had been issu..
ed. The license number was "A 3-4
Barum, SIS Ashlund avenue, st.
There were two canvassers and
A farmer residing south OF Jack
they represented themselves %
father and SON.
son was in the Brown National bank
Tuesday morning for the purpose of
stopping payment on the check he
had given the agents He called too
late, however, as the bank had Just
received his cancelled check for ST
from the clearing house. The farmer
had ordered a 33x4 Goodyear tire
and tube through the ageats. giving
his check for SIT as full payment.
When informed that Goodyear tires
are sold only through recognized
dealers and not by mail houses. ne
admitted his mistake and said he
would know better when the next
slick stranger came to his place
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
GRAVE ROBBERY ARRESTS
Suspicion In Affair At The 500
Points Strongly To Couple
limited Press DISPATCH = i,

Points Strongly To Couple
UNITED Press Dispatch.l ~,
Sioux Ste. Marie, Mich, August z.
The arrest of Mrs. Ruth Knudson
and her brother, Clifford Harrison,
for the BrumnIond grave robbery,
which occurred in the fall sof 1918,
was believed to have ben made to-
day. -
Many startling sights are said to
have been staged through the ar
rest of the couple and both are
charged with having removed the
body of Mrs. Anna Fairchild, an
aged woman from her grave in the
B1ummond cemetery several days af-
ter the body had been inferred in
the grave.
The case is regarded as. one of
the most CHASTITY in the history of
this section. Mrs. Fairchild was a
woman beloved by all who new her.
A few days after the burial dog
of L. Freeman, who lives near the
cemetery, made such a disturbance
one night, that his. master arose
and went to investigate.
The dog led him to place just
opposite the cemetery, where part
of the remains of Mrs. Fairchild
were found. 1t is said the two
parties now held have admitted
digging UP the body, but whether
they have told any story regarding
the purpose of the crime, cannot be
learned. They are being held in
strict privacy.
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PAGE FIVE

delschafer and family.
Mrs. Frank Volk spent the past
week w..h relatives at Mankato.
DR.. and Mrs. R. A. Dean and,
children of st. Peter were guests Of
the latter's mother, Mrs. Ella We
Der Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wildes and
daughter of ST. Paul were guests
of the formers cousin Will Wildes
and family last week. Mr.. Wildes
has been state inspector Of the mines
near Hibbing for number OF years.
Miss Esther Fahning, OF Cleveland
will teach in the Brown district the
coming school year.
Miss May Wildes Of Hibbing was
a guest last week of her cousin W.
F. Wildes and family.
Miss Alice Cossfield has been en-
gagged for teacher at Ottawa the
coming year.
H. E. Borneman had his engine
overhauled at the elevator this
week. The wheat coming in is yield
ing good from IS to 40 bushels to
the acre and plump kernels. Many
of the farmers in this vicinity are
shock. threshing this week.
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SELECT MANKATO~FOR
THEIR MEETING PLACE
Winter Convention of Northwestern
Tent and Awning Associa.
ton is Scheduled

Mankato was selected as the
meeting place for the winter con-
vention of the Northwestern Tent
and Awning association al Duluth
Saturday, according to a telegram
received yesterday by the Civic and
Commerce association, from Henry
Mayer of the Mankato Awning and
Tent company. The convention will
be held here during the second week
of February and will continue for
two days.
Henry Mayer and Henry Mayer,
Jr.; were delegates to the Duluth
convention from Mankato. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Mayer,
Mrs. E. N. Kremer and Miss Joseph
inc Exile. The party left Duluth for
Green Bay, Wis, yesterday by car
and expect to visit in Wisconsin for
a week or ten days before returning
to Mankato.
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Sure Is East Worker. ,

ESPECIAL 10 The FTee 47reSS. ]
Pipestone, Mimi. August Pipe
stone is being visited this week by
Charles NJ Bennett, seventeen year
old French boy. of Omaha. Neb.. who it
is claimee holds the record for passing
through the grade schools. Young Ben
nett, brought to America fromN France
after the war and adopted by Walter
Bennett Of Omaha has during his three
years residence here mastered all Of
the grade subjects IN the Omaha schools
and under special arrangement has
just been given his diploma so that he
can enter Lincoln college to prepare
himself for a law course which he pro-
poses 10 take at a large eastern college
Bennett has come here to spend his
vacation at the home of his cousin
Mrs Harris Triem, and will put in much
time fishing at the lakes In this sec
ton Of the state.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
STATE HEALTH IMPROVES
Record For Second Quarter Niue
Better Than Year Ago

ASSOCIATED Press D1spaIcn.l
st. Paul, August Sin an but
four classified diseases, the record
for the state of Minnesota during
the second quarter Of this year,
ending June 80, was much better
than for the corresponding period a
year ago, according to the report
for the quaTter by the Division Of
Preyentable Disease Of the State
Board Of Health.
tuberculosis, measles, whooping
cough and epidemic meningitis are
the disease which show slight in
crease. Typhoid fever has been re-
duced approximately one third and
decreases have. also been accom-
plished in the cases of chickenpox.
scarlet fever, smallpox, diptheria
and others.
The typhoid fever cases during
the quarter this year totaled "a, as
compared with 166 for the CORES
ponding quarter year ago. The
work on typhoid or suspected ty-
phoid cases was unusually heavy.
Blood specimens were given the
Vidal test 1925 times in 603 cases.
OF these GA were positive, sos mega
tive, % a typical and 10 unsatisfac-
tory. In addition So examinations
were made for agglutininS with
paratyphoid organisms. The figures
for, the second quarter (ApTil, May
and June) for the past three years
follow:
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RETURNED TO HOSPITAL
Carlos A. Williams Had Wandered
About Great Plenty

About Great Plenty
st. Peter August 5.-Carios A.
Williams. a negro who escaped from
the st. Peter state hospital on June
%, returned to the institution of his
own accord and asked to be returned
to his hall. A month OF liberty
which he is believed to have spent
working for farmers, was too much
for him. He longed for the ease and
the three squares per day which he
was accustomed to here, and he is
believed to have come long dist
ance to give himself up.
Williams was supposed to have
been one of the most desperate char.
acters in the ward. He escaped with
three companions from the main
building of the institution on June
Goth. Three were early accounted
for. Norman lie Claire was captured
in ST. Paul two days after his es-
cape and returned here, while Frank
Geisbauer made his way to Still
water, where he asked to be admit
ted and where he is, now confined.
Alfred Swanson was captured in S.
Paul several weeks ago and return
ed.
It will be remembered that one o;
the patients secured an impression
of the lock leading to the main
building, made key and let himself
out. The key was handed around %
the four men who got away without
exciting suspicion They made their
way west of the grounds until they
reached LIE Sueur, where they scat
tered via freights.
Confinement of the less violently
insane patients is difficult matter
and consequently there are many who
escape, most of whom are returned
in short order. Many of these pat
tents are TRUSTEES or liberties, wan
dering at will about the grounds.
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.SLayers of Marshal
Believed In Custody
Possemen Arrest Two Suspects
For Murder Long Prai-
RE Officer,
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l


Sank Center, Mimi, August B.
Identification of two men arrested
by possemen late yesterday near
Cedar Lake in connection with the
killing of Marshal George Williams
at Long Prairie after an unsuccess-
full attempt to rob a bank at Hewitt,
was promised today by Charles
BROWN, investigator for the Bank
ers' Protective association.
The man who gave his name as
Frank Reardon of Minneapolis was
identified early this morning as
Bierney McTague, according To
Brown who declares he has po-
lice record.
The second man who is suffering
from a gunshot wound which ply
sicians declare shows indication OF
haing been inflicted about the time
of the shooting of Marshal Williams,
has refused to give any 1nforma-
ton regarding himself.
Authorities said that they ex-
pect to arrest a third man within
a short time. Local authorities are
confident that the men under ar
rest are the ones wanted in con-
nection with Williams death.
One of the things connecting the
men closely with the shooting,
Brown said, is a canvas glove, iden-
titled as the mate to one found In
the automobile deserted by the rob-
bers, when Williams blocked a
bridge with his machine, previous
to his death. The glove carried a
peculiar trade mark, according to
Brown, and it's mate was found in
the clothes of the wounded man,
covered with blood.
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FOUND MoNEYIN FURNACE
Robbers Picked Coin From Standard
Oil Company Plant

Rochester, August ia strange
robbery occurred after midnight on
Thursday evening, when thieves
snapped the lock on the front win
dow of the Standard Oil station,
First Avenue and Fourth Street SW,
and robbed the establishment of $40
in cash. ......... .
Working quickly in a bright moon
light and in plain view of the hotels
and surrounding garages, the thieves
pried back the lock of the window
facing First avenue and gained en-
trance. ~
1t was then that the robbery took
peculiar and mystifying turn. The
safe Of the Standard Oil company
had been out Of order for several
days, and when the employees left
the place at midnight they took the
cash from the till and large amount
of checks, and hid them in the emp
ty furnace of the station.
Through some means the robbers
must have been aware of this, for
they wasted no time with the safe
but going directly to the furnace Sc
cured the $40, leaving the checks.
They made their escape in the same
manner they had gained entry.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
REUNION OF EAGLES
Annual National Conciave Orde
Opens In St. Paul Today.


fCnIte1 Press Dispatch.I
st. Paul, August st Paul be-
came a huge serje today. Members
of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
numbering between 10000 and 10000
are expected to participate in the
annual conclave of that organization
all this week.
An attendance of $4,000 vas ex-
pected each day of the meeting and
officers estimated the number ould
approach 10000 for the last two
days. They will hold meetings in the
auditorium and the armory for drill
team competition and exhibitions.
Twenty FIVE bands are booked to
appear in parades and exhibitions
and larger number of drill teams
for aeries in all parts of the country
are to participate.
|. A delegation numbering about
], 900 from Buffalo sailed to Duluth
on a chartered steamer and came
here on special trains Two special
trains from California and another
pair of special trains from the south
were booked to bring hundreds.
Thousands were motoring in and
other thousands were coming in
smaller delegations.
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BATHING PROGRAM Is
GIVEN IN RIVER BEACH
Long List Of Sports And Features Held
Sunday Afternoon In North
Mankato Pool.

Another of the popular afternoon and
evening aquatic programs was held
Sunday at the North Mankato bathing
beach and this last venture is said to
have been the most successful of the
three which have been put on this sea-
son. The afternoon card was a long
list of races and contests while, in the
evening there was water tumbling
exhibition with Del wood, EN- Hughes
and Virgil whyte the principal actors.
Orchestra music was a feature during
the evening entertainment.
Results of the races and contests Of
the afternoon were as follows:
:, 100 yard race for midget boys: l. VIII
liam Wilkinson. 2. Carlstrom 3. Kuehner
Selma Glesnes. 2; Buelah Near, 3. &C.
celia Wilson.
100 yard race for junior boys: /. Ray
Near. 2. Vincine Smith. 3. Kenny
100 yard race for senior boys: l.
Harold Smith. 2. Virgil Whyte. 3. Vim
Fifty. yard dash for senior girls: l.
Plan diving contest: 1. Bates. q W.
Krost, 8. Weber.
Fancy diving contest: 1. Virgil whyte
2. EN-. Hughes 3. Green.
weS SSes snses oE FaGe 50r s nnso boys l.
100 yard single canoe race for seniors
I. Fred Hanson, 2. Sidney Anderson, 3.
Clyde Mills.
100 yard canoe, race doubles for boys:
l. Smith and Cogan. 2. Krost and Web
Der 3. Wilkinson and Regan.
100 yard singles canoe race for girls:
!. Hannah Monson 2: Grace Jones ).
Helen Heinze.
100 yard doubles canoe race for boys
and girls: l. H. Anderson and Helen
Heinze, 2, F. Hanson and Dorothy
Neitge, 3. L. Jessup and Grace Jones.
100 yard canoe hurdle race: !. H.
Anderson, 2. S. Anderson, 3. Fred Han
son.
fitting contest: I. Harvey Anderson
and F.. Thompson, 2. EN- Hughes and
L. Jessup.
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PROBE
INTO TRAIN WRECK
- =
INQUEST STARTS IN THE
MISSOURI DISASTER
BLAME DEAD ENGINEER
Claim That Warning Signal
Was Not Needed, and
Caused Clash
Associated Press D'spatch.l

Sulphur Springs, Mo, August O.
Eye witnesses were summoned to-
day before coroners jury at Desc
to, Mo-, to recount details of the
rear end collision of two Missouri
Pacific trains here Saturday when
thirty seven are known to have
been killed and 1873 injured.
Coroner Elders promised a thor
ough investigation Of circumstances
which caused the disaster, the
worst train wreck in the history or
this part of the country.
While Matt Glenn dead engineer
OF the fast train which ploughed
through four coaches of the local
train near the station was blamed
for the accident according to the
version OF John Cannon, assistant
general manager of the road, rela-
tives of the dead and injured joined
in demanding thorough investiga-
ton. This was promised by authori
ties of Jefferson county.
The crews of both trains were
summoned by the coroner to give
their versions Of the accident.
Assistant General Manager Cannon,
declared that the block signals
were found to be in order after the
crash occurred and all were unani-
nous in their assertion that Engi-
neer Glenn did not heed the warn
ing signal.
Some of Wreck Horrors
Appalling horrors of the Sulphur
Springs, Mo. train wreck were
brought to the homes OF the ST.
Louis relatives of victims when two
trains bearing scores of dead and
injured arrived here from the scene
Of the disaster.
Faces gray with anxiety peered
through the grating in frantice eff
forts TO catch glimpses of the
shrouded bodies as they were taken
to waiting automobiles. For hours
the crowds surged through the sta
ton seeking word that might allay
their fears.
Crowds gathered at the city
after their arrival on the relief
trains, which also brought many in
jure who were rushed to hospitals.
The injured who We're able to talk
brought with them tales of horros.
Broken under the strain of her
services as volunteer nurse for in
jured from i'll fated local train,
Miss Florence Steingruby. twenty
four, lay in her home in Maplewood,
a suburb, suffering from nervous
prostration while her sister, Mable,
was recovering from injuries re-.
ceived when she was hurled against
a seat. .
After caring for scores of injured
at the scene of the wreck, Miss
Steingruby, assisted in bringing
here J. e. Tinsley, injured fireman
of the flier.
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Methodist Bishops Assigned.

Winona, Mimi, August 5.-Bishop
Luther B. Wilson, Chicago. secretary of
the board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church has made public the
areas. In the st. Paul area the fol-
lowing dates have been fixed: North
Swedish at Escanaba, Mich August "a,
Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell, St.
Paul; West Wisconsin, Marshfield, Au-
gust 30. Bishop Mitchell; Wisconsin.
Oshkosh. September 6, Bishop Mitchell;
Northern German, Morgan. Mimi, Sep
TENDER IA, Bishop Mitchell; Winona,
o. shepard, Portland. Ore: North
Minnesota. Chrisholm, September 81,
Bishop Shepard; Dakota, Rapid City. s..
D., October 4, Bishop Shepard.
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NOTES FROM PETTls

Pettis, August 5.-Mr. and Mrs.
William Stranger of Waterville
spent a few days here this week
with his brother Ed Stangler and
family "a
Mrs. Leo Conner and daughter
Rose were shoppers at st. Peter last
Wednesday
Mrs. ]. II. Laney of Mankato was
a guest between trains last Satur-
day of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
o. Shuey.
DR.. Fischer of ST. Peter passed
through here last Wednesday on a
professional call near Marysburg.
Frank Volk, who is seriously i'll
with gall stones, was taken to st.
Joseph,s hospital, Mankato, last
Friday.
A SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
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JAP FOLKS HosPITABLE
Party Americans At Class Reunion
In Toxic Returned Home Today

UNITED Press Dispatch.1 S.,
San Francisco, August Eight
of the sixty members of the United
States naval academy class of 1881,
who have been attending re- union
of the class in Toxic, returned to
this country todayron the U. S.
transport Logan. Secretary of the
Navy DENLY, member OF the class
and the rest Of the party was ex-
pected to arrive here On the trans
port Henderson about September 1.
The members of the class who ar.
rived today were unanimous in
praising the cordially and hospi-
tality Of the Japanese people in re-
ceiving him.
Judging by the tone of public ad-
dresses they heard and the attitude
Of the people generally, the mem
bers of the party were convinced,
they declared, that japan intends to
carry out in spirit as well as let
ter the agreements reached at the
Washington conference. ..
With the docking of the Logan
and the landing here of the party
the final chapter was written on the
be placed out o: commission. The
log of the old transport. She is to
Logan's service record extends over
a period Of twenty five years.
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ed to this place Saturday and visit
ed with their friend Miss Genevieve
McCarty, who returned with them
Monday to spend a week with them
at the lakes. Miss McCarty taught
at Bertrum last year
A. F. Lorentz of North Sixth
street, Mankato, is visiting his
daughter. Mrs. Miles Fitzsimmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Hartwig Of Hor
icon, Wis, visited with their cousin,
Mrs. Sophia Possin and other re-
latives in this vicinity. They made
the trip in their car.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Bruscke left
Tuesday for Minneapolis to spend a
few days with their daughter Mrs,
Harry Stark.
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Address BY CONGRESSMAN.

Fairmont, August 5.-A number OF
people in Fairmont went to Triumph
Friday evening to hear Congressman
Frank Clague address the seven farm
clubs of that vicinity, entertained at
people in Fairrnont went to Triumph
Monterey community club. The adj
dress was given out of doors so there
was ample opportunity for all visitors
to hear the congressman. This Is tho
first opportunity Martin county people
have had to hear Mr. Clague since they
helped. elevate him into a place in
congress-