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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
MINNESOTA LAKE NEWS
Personal Mention and General Hap
peninos In the Village.

Personal Mention and General Hap
l. peninos In the Village.
Minnesota Lake. December b.
Gerald Wrueke. who spent Thanks
giving with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. w. Wrucke, returned to Min
neapolis Saturday to resume his du-
ties at the state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cent? and son
returned to, their home at Mankato
Friday after spending Thursday with
the formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Cent?. -E
The Misses Harriet and Verna
Gerlich returned Friday evening to
their home at Mankato after spend :
ing Thanksgiving day at the Al Gum
home.
Miss Margaret Cent?, who is teach
ing school at Truman, Mimi, came
home Friday for a short visit with
her parents. ~
Helmnth Miller returned Saturday
evening to Minneapolis to- resume
his duties at the state university af :
ter spending the latter part of the
week with his parents.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Henry J. Feiion re-
turned to their home at Eyota, Mimi,
Friday morning after attending the
funeral of the latter's father John
Kopfer. *
Elyoin label, who spent Thanks :
giving at the Lake with his parents,
returned to Owatonna Sunday to re-
sumo his duties at the academy.
Miss Mae Goodrich went to Easton
Saturday afternoon to spend Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Goodrich. s.. -...s
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HIGHWAY EXPERTS MEET
Fourth Annual Gathering Theodore
Roosevelt Trail Body az Duluth.

ASSOCIATED Press ni%;iil LCt
Duluth. Mimi, December 5.---Lead-
ers in highway building and improve
mert gathered here today along with
state delegates for the opening of
the fourth annual meeting of the
Theodore Roosevelt International
Highway association. Fred N. Wolf,
newspaper publisher of Newport,
Washington, acting president, called
the convention to order. The visitors
were formally, welcomed to Duluth
by Mayor S. F. Snively.
Highway development and the
growth and expansion or the tourist
business will occupy a prominent
place On the program, said A. w.
Tracy, Duluth, executive secretary.
A familiar figure absent at this
years convention is the late Il. j..
Filiatrarlt, Duluth, one of the organ
izers and former president OF the as
ISOLATION, who died recently. 10. A.
Cox of Lewiston, Idaho, who as first
vice president automatically became
president when Mr.. Filiatratilt died,
was unable to attend.
Sessions will continue through
wednesday.
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STAYING RCHAUTO !
DEALER IS SOLVED
Mystery In Death Joseph
Lanus Uncovered
CONFESSION is MADE.
Lawrence Heffernan One Seven
Men Under Arrest Gives
Details of Killing
tAssociated Press Dispatch. ]


Chicago, December 5.--The mys-
terry surrounding the staying of Jo-
seph Lanus. wealthy automobile
dealer, on November twenty fourth,
was solved today, the police an
nounced, by the confession OF Law :
Erence Heffernan, one of seven per
sons under arrest, that the victim
was shot and killed in an attempted
robbery. Lanus wounded one of
the robbers.
Heffernan, four other men and
two women were in custody in con
nection with several fur robheries
and the police admitted they were
without q single clue of yalue In
connection with the Lanus Staying
until, they say, Julia Hartnett, one
Of the women held, made q state
ment involving Heffernan and 9th
or members of their band.
Heffernan Finally Confesses.
After long questioning, Chief Of
Detectives Michael Hughes said,
Heffernan finally admitted that La
nus had been shot In an attempt to
rob him. The robbers ned, how
ever, W ithout any loot.
According to ethe police Heffer-
nan, Cramer and tvSa other mem
bers Of the band entered Lanus'
salesroom and pretended to want
to purchase a car. At the rear Of
the garage Cramer was said to have
stepped behind Lanes and placed q
revolver against bis back and or
dered him to put up his hands.
Lanus drew revolver and fired
two shots as he himself was shot
twice in the, back. The robbers fed
leaving hin>.dea on the floor.
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Uncle Sam Would
Be Your Big Banker
Reliable Old Gentleman Wants PEG
pie To Reinvsst Saving Clamps
In Treasury Certificates

The I frs. issue of war savings
stamps, series OF 1918, will mature
on Januafy /, 1923 and will be pay
able 1T full value on and after that
date, In making its arrangements for
the redemption of these stamps the
government would like to have the
holders of same reinvest their saw
ings in the new issue of treasury
savings certificates. These certit
Gates are issued In denominations OF
$2e.5e. $50 and $500, the maturity
value of which VIII be S25, 500 and
$1,000, five years from the date OF
issue. If left until maturity the in
tefest on these certificates will be
a. the rate OF four percent per an.
mum. II cashed at any time before
maturity, which is permitted and ar.
ranged for, the interest late will be
three per cent. Thsy afford a splen-
did investment for savings and many
holders of the 1918 war savings
stamps are reinvesting in these Ger
tificates.,
In order TO prevent congestion
and to secure the prompt redemp
/ ticn of the 1918 stamps, arrange
ments hive been made so they can
be surrendered at once through
money order post office or the Fed
eral Reserve bank or any bank or
trust company and in the following
manner:
One. If full payment is desired
take them TO any bank or money
order post Office where they with
be receiHted for and checks for
their full value mailed to the
owner after January /, 1928.
Registered war savings certih.
Gates are payable only through
the post office>a which they are >
registered
Two. II part cash and part
treasury savings cetificates are
desired take them to any bank
or money order post office. They
will be reeeipted for and the new
certificates issued at once, bear
ing date January l, 1924 what
ever balance remains to De sent
direct TO the owner after Jan
uary i. 1923.
Three. Ii the owner desires to
reinyest his holdings of stamps
IN the largest amount OF the new :
certificates their maturity value
will purchase. take them to any
money order. post office. The
stamps will be taken up and new
certificates issued at once. bear
ing date January I, 1898, and 4
the balance, which in no case
I can exceed 500 Will be paid at
once In cash.
The above are In brief the three
options any one of which will be
good until Jahaary /, 1929. After
that date the usual procedure OF
giving ten days notice will Apply
where all cash is desired. Further in
formation relative TO the redemption
OF the 1918 series of war savings
stamps will be furnished on appli.
cation at the post office or any bank,
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PASSED WORTHLESS CHECKS
That is Charge Placed Against \
D. Rouse At Rochester

~. h0uSe~ Al HoCheslCr s..
I Rochester, December 5.-Charged
with passing worthless checks on
A. d., Watson, proprietor of the
Watson hotel. 1913 Third street N
W., V. d. Rouse was arrested by the
police Saturday. He was placed in
the county Jail, and yesterday
brought before Judge Manahan for
aTraignment. He asked that his
hearing be postponed until today.
Pending that the time Rouse was
placed under $500 bonds, but he was
unable to furnish the required
amount, and was taken back to the
county jail
Rouse is alleged to have passed
two checks on Watson amounting to
s14 each in payment for board bill.
Both checks were drawn on the
State Bank of Nelson. Nebraska,
which Rouse says is his home, and
both were returned marked not
sufficient funds" He claims that he
had made arrangements with his
home bank to take care of his over
drafts but the police say that he has
parsed other bogus checks on local
merchants.
When arrested Saturday he Is
said TO have denied that his name
was Rouse, but after being searched
at the county Jail by police officers
letters and other things identified
him as the party wanted. He later
admitted his name. He stated he
came here for medical treatment.
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old KING BOREAS
CUTS WIDE TRAIL
He Makes His First On
slaught of Season
MERCURY TOOK SLIDE
Decided Drop In Thermometer
Over Entire Country AS
Far South Texas
[ Associated Press Dispat ch. !


Chicago, December 5.--Wintef to !
day made lis first determined on !,
slaught of the season, spreading a
tran of zero temperatures through
the northwest and pain states and
decided drop in temperatureN,as
! far south as Texas and Tennessee
In the southwest.
Helena, Mont, have a tempera.
ture around five degrees below zero.
Sub zero temperature was record
ed throughout Montana, North Da-
kota, ana parts of Minnesota, With
Havre, Mont, announcing sixteen
below: Williston, N. d., below:
Grand Forks, twelve below and
Fargo eigfrc beloS.
The Southern Rocky mountains
states were warned to prepare for
drops IN temperature from fifteen
to twenty degrees, attended by
slight snow flurries.
Bling Wind Prevailed
While practically an OF Montana
experieneins sudden downward
jumps in the thermometer, st. Paul,
MINI. and immediate vicinity were
enjoying a comparatively mild tenn !.
pefature
Throughout the upper Mississippi
valley the breath of winter was
manifest in a biting wind that sent
the mercury { ow ard the zero mark.
Weather forecasts indicated this
wave would spread to the lowts
lakes region and the Atlantic and
cast gulf states, with the exception
of Florida, by tonight or WedHes-
day.
/ Ships Caught In Gale.
Duluth, Mimi, December 5.-Ees
selmen- today were checking in .ev-
cry port on Lake Superior to deter
mine the location Of several ships
caught by last nights gale, one OF
the worst OF the mary which have
been making life miserable for
shippers and owners alike. So far
no casualties have been reported.
Blowing from the northw est, the
wind reached velocity of forty
miles an hour shortly before mid :
night and held above the thirty.
mile mark until two a. M, the local
United States weather bureau re-
ported.
Coal and grain carriers, Ear be-
hind schedule due to the heavy late
season movement to the docks, are
finding 1t hard to make Roadway
because Of the numerous storms.
vesseimen declared.
Al forty mile an hour gale from
the northwest drove The tempera-
ture from thirty five degrees above
at three p. m. yesterday to four
below at seven a. m. q today. the
coolest Duluth has experienced this
winter. When the temperature drop
ped 26 degrees in four hours late
yesterday, the icy blast cemented a
layer of damp snow to the side
walks and pavements and traffic
proceeded with difficulty today.
. Cold At aberdeen.
Aberdeen, 8. D., December So.
The mercury dropped to q new low
point for the season last night,
reaching zero. The temperature
fell steadily yesterday afternoon.
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WEDDING AT MAPLETON
Margaret Marie Emerson Became
The Bride Of Lee Duncanscn

Margaret Marie Emerson Became
The Bride Of Lee Duncanson
Mapleton, Mimi, December Sit
was a very pretty wedding which
took place at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. s. Emerson on Saturday af-
ternoon> at two O'Clock which united
in marriage their daughter Margaret
Marie to Lee Duncanson of Winnie
bago.
,Fhe reception room and library were
tastefully decorated with yellow and
white chrysanthemliins while large
basket of pompous chysanthemums
ten piece on the brides table in the
dining room. "
Miss Mabel, Hanson played q pi.
ano solo Spring" by Debussy, and
also accompanied Miss Adelia Em
erson who sang "Dawning." Mend
elssohn's Wedding March, played by
Miss Hanson. announced the ap
pearance of the bride and groom
who advanced to the center of the
room where they were met by Rev.
Gustav MeIby who read the lines of
the impressive ring service.
Tn bride was beautifully dressed
in a gown of blue canton crepe EN-:
broidered in crystal and wore a
corsage bouquet of tea roses and
mignonettes.
Following the ceremony a sump-
tous Wedding dinner was. served to
the guests.
Mr., and Mrs. lDuncanson left on
the evening train on short wedding
trip and upon their return they will
be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Duncanson until after the holidays.
The bride is the eldest daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson, young
lady Of ability and accomplis hments.
She has grown to womAnheed in our
midst and has won place Id the
hearts of our people.
Mr.. Duncanson is one of the
prominent young business men OF
Winnebago and is associated with
fatheS in the. lumber and hardware
business at that place. He is an in
dustTious young man and is we'll lik-
ed by ali those who have been for
tunate 10 become acquainted with
him.
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SENT TO STATE PRISON
Several cuIprits Received Sentences
in EaribauIt Court

Faribault, December 4.--Thomas
MeNeely, twenty years old, was SEN
fenced to seven years in the state
reformatory at st. Cloud when O
jury in district court returned q
verdict of guilty. The sentence Inn
posed by Judge Childress also pro-
vides for an indeterfninate SEN
tence at the, culn1ination of the
seven year term, g =
The Jury WAS out OF the court
room aboutNtro and oneshalf hours
before IT gave its verdict. McNesly
was charged with statutory Of
ense against ten year old Fart
bault girl last summer.
Other sentences were:
BENJAMIN Pickett, statutory
charge, ten years in saltwater pris.
on.
Irwin Thompson, rape net less
than seven years in state ref0rmat
tory at st. Cloud, indetermina.a
sentence thereafter.
George Stone, ripe not less than
seven years in state reformatory al
ST. Cloud. inGuterminatc sentence
thereafter.
Thomas Lirerseed, simple assault,
six months in Rice county Jail.
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Older Boys Conference Will
Meet In Munkato Next Year

Mankato will In all probability
entertain the Older Boys confer
ence next year, according TO the
statement of Paul Greene, ". NJ. c.
A, Instructor, who had charge of the
nine delegates from this city TO the
conference held last week end at
Rochester, MINI. The Manksto del
conference delegates of Southern
Minnesota that they wanted the con :
ference next year. and 1t was gen.
eraTry conceded that they would be
given the privilege OF fostering the
event here next year.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
RED BABIES IN TOWN

they Were Headed For Local Braneh
of International Harvester Co..
Many flaming red motor trucks
were seen on the stkeets of Manka-
to today. They were headed for the
local branch of the International
Harvester company as a result OF
the eompany's announcement that q
large shipment of Primrose cream
separators were available for dis
tributien today.
AS a reflection of improved bust
ness conditions, the demand for
cream separators has been larger
than the supply available and today S
delivery in Mankato indicates that
the dairy COW and cream separators
are aiding the return of more stable
business conditions in a substantial;
manner.
G. M. Hunt, manager of the local
Harvester branch, made arrange
mehts/to entertain the visiting deal
ers luncheon at the Heinrich hotel.
The red baby trucks were loaded
and parked on the corner of Front
and Spring streets where a photo
graph was taken.
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The marriage of Miss Olive Plants
kow Of Farfbault,. daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. H. Plantikow, and Ed
ward Pierce, son of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Pierce of Mapleton, was solennixed
Thursday afternoon at four O'Clock
at the home of the brides parents.
Rev. H. Plantikow, father of the
bride, officiated in the presence OF
the immediate families of th8 bride
and groom.
Marvin Plantikow, brother OF
the bride Of st. Paul, sang At Dawn
ing, after which, Miss Aurora Plant
kow of Mineapolis played the bridal
chorus from Lohengren.
The Misses Miranda and Lyla
Plantikow, sisters of the bride OF
They wore gowns OF chiffon velvet
and carried beautiful boquets Of tea
roses and narcissis. Clayton and Ray
Pierce, brothers Of the groom, acted
as bcstmen.t
Miss Plantikow was gowned in q
dress of white canton crepe. u She
wore q string Of pearls, gift or Nthe
groom. Her tulle. veil was held In
place IN coFonet effect with pearl
ornament. She carried a shower
boquet OF brides roses and lilies
Of the valley.
The living room was artisically
decorated with huge baskets OF
white chysanthemuIns with a back :
ing of palms. The dining room in
which the dinner was served i'm !
mediately after the ceremony was
decorated in pink and white: the
table center consisted of pink and
white roses. Pink and white candle
sticks combined with tulie cotn-
pleted the table decoration.
MIR. and Mrs. Pierce left Thursday
evening sfor an extended trip in the
east antA will be at home to their
friends in Mankate after January ]
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JUMPED TO SAFETY
FrAmer Near ST. Charles Had Mir
aculous ESCAPE From Death

| Rochester, December 5.-By leap.
ing with clever accuracy from his
automobile as the crushing wheels
OF the west bound passenger train
On the Northwestern line struck his
car, Henry Pearson, farmer living
north of st, Charles, miraculously
escaped horrible death this morn :
ing when his engine stopped on the
Northwestern tracks in front of the
moving train. Pearson's car was
shattered into hopeless pile of
scrapiron and Pearson lies In bed
with bad bruises, q nervous chill,
thanking heaven that he is alive.
The accident happened ct ten
o'clock this morning, Pearson com
ing along st. Charles street in ST.
Charles saw the west bound paslen-
ger train coming towards the into.
section short distance away. Pear
son thought that he could get across
the tracks easily but fate played
against him. To his extreme dis
may his engine missed and died as
the car reached the middle of the
tracks directly in the pathway of the
oilcoming train.
Giving one frantic tug at his gears
and strater he rose to his feet and
leaped to the side. A crash followed
almost simultaneously with his
spring into the air and the flying
wreckage of his car struck him in
the back as he fell forward to the
earth. Pearson laid still for neasly
two minutes not daring to move. He
says that his case was one in which
it didn't pay to look before you leap.
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George NJ. Palmer, 7. II. Foley, Matt
Sanger, John Syquist. Joseph Hrus
ka. H. A. Patterson and w. e. Oh
son. ~
John Nyauist called attention to
the poor condition of the Madison
Lake road which If not graveled
this winter he said would be a
quagmire next spring. Mr.. Nyqaist
stated that Lundin Brothers are
willing to haul the gravel on the
road and wait for their pay until next
wear, ifEa contract can be entered
into with the state. II was decided
to have Secretary W. h. Olson OF the
Civic and Commerce association
write Charles NJ. Rabcock, state
highway ersineer in regard to the
matter.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08

Dr.. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester
made the Welcoming address to the
boys conference. The Mankato con ;
tingent returned from the three day
session full of praise for the hospi-
tally accorded them during their
stay in the clenic city. Mr.. Greene
reports that from the opening ad
tress by f. Z. Jewett of Minneapo-
lis. the conference was great sue :
cess,
Otis McCreery, star of the Mime
sofa football team during the past
season, received by a great ovation
from the conference delegates. when
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
DEATH OF JOHN DORIAN
Son of Madison Lake Resident Killed
In An Auto Accident


Mr.. and = Mrs. Charles Doran re-
ceived telegram this morning from
Brtmerton, Wash. stating that their
son John Doran was killed yester-
day in an auto accident at that city.
John Doran I was born in Madison
Lake twenty three years ago, but
for some time past had been In the
employ OF q government ship build :
ing yard in the state OF Washington.
The young man was well known
and liked by hoEf OF friends In
Mankato, having CIRCULATED from the
Mankato high school, At one Mime
he was employed at the Omaha de-
pot Mr.. Doran is survived by his
parents and FIVE brothers and one
sister Phillip, James, Edwin,
Charles and Mary Dpran OF Madison
Lake and .Harty Doran OF Linton,
FraternaIly re was affiliated with
the knights of CoAlmtus of Man
kato and the Elks lodget of seattle,
Wash. y
The remains will be brought 10
Madison lake for burial
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SITE FOR. YEOMEN
HOME IS WANTED
Stony Point, Madison Lake,
Suggested At Meeting
LODGE HEADS TO COME
Proposition Will Be Shown Gen.
tlemen; Banquet At
Lake Crystal
open Forum
Meet Called

An open forum meetine
Of the Civic and Commerce
association will be held in
the council room, city hall,
Wednesday evening, December
6, at eight o'clock. One of
the principal speakers of the
evening will be Mayor w. A.
Beach, who will discuss law
enforcement and what is ex-
peeted by the administration
from citizens in-this partic-
ular line. Attorney +. G.
Morse will talk about Edu-
cation Week. Senator Elect
w. A.. Just and Representa-
tive Elect T. B. Taylor and
A. L. veigeI will also be In
attendance at the meeting.
They will have something
to say pertaining to legis.
iation. The public is inVit.
ed to the meeting and open
discussion will be had. The
session will be concluded by
ESQ o'clock.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08

cd featuring knight, /. b. Fisher;
secretary, r. w. = Bates; treasurer,
Emil Schoyen; chaplain, DIR. G. H.
Nerbovig esquire, N. p. Paiilson: in
ner guard, r. L. Miller: tyler, o. G..
Lundquist organist, C. r.: John
trustees, /. N. Tompkins, r.
Thompson, Charles T. Taylor.
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oeath Of macy Veteran.

IspggIHI 10 TIC TITO I'fesk. ] - J
or Post, Grand Army OF the Republic OF
Tracy. lost two OF IFS honored mem
bers within fofty-eigaif hours. John l..
Craig, aged eighty six years. and chas.
A. lillian, aged s4venty-eIght years.
Veteran Craig. was "a past Commander
of the post and was one of the first set
tiers here
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KILLED BY TRAIN
AGED Womals Met Death at Hold
ineford, MINI Yesterday
IAssc cIaLed Press Iispatchl :.

Holdingford, Mimi. December g.
Mrs. John Kreston, Sir age sew
enty five was instantly killed by O
500 line freight train yesterday az.
ternoon when she walked across the
tracks, in the business district here,
in the path of the rain which >was
backing up. She is survived by her
husband. a farmer living near here
and two sons. Thomas and John jr..
of Tits village.
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Win Loolk FOR OIL.

IoPstFal 70 = no 49, e z. tss,I =
stock. company is being formed here
for the purpose of making a thorough
investigators of the property north
east oky<here where oil is believed to
exist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08

Since the farmers radio works
the birds are singing jazz.
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Boston man was arrested fe
claiming razor beat four aces.