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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
GEORGE HARTUNG DIES
Stricken With Heart Trouble Late
Yesterday afternoon

George Hartang died very sudden
~ Of heart failure at his home, ais
East Rock street Tuesday evening
at 5;tS o'clock.
He was born in WATERFOWL, Wis
May 81, 1853. He came here when
. young man, over forty years ago.
He located On a farm near Eagle
Lake. Five years ago he retired
and moved to Mankato.
The deceased leaves wife, two
daughters and one son to mourn his
loss. Mrs. G.. c. Erdncr and Mrs.
Henry Hartung OF Garrison. Wash.
One sister, Mrs. John Born of Man
kato township also survives him
Funeral announcement will be made
later.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Notice of Pay Raise
Made By the Board
Omaha and Northwestern Employees
OF Certain class Are Given
WAGE increases.

Notices have been received at the
Omaha and Northwestern offices In
this city from the United states rail :
way board, announcing the granting
of a two cent raise per hour for all
draw bridge tenders. assistant Pile
drivers, ditch and hoisting foremen,
pumping engineers and bumpers.
liohters and tenders, laborers in and
about shops and round houses, such
as engine watchmen. wfpers. nre
builders. ash pit men, fiue blowers.
coal passers and coal chute men, Sec,
ton men. and assistant foremen.
The notices which were just re-.
ceived. announce that the raise was
effectiye october is. The increases
are based on an eight hour day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
Relatives of Dead
Mar, Are Located
Free Press Assisted In Finding
Cousin of J. r. Jensen, Who
Died In Colorado.

The Free Press was Informed
today that the ]. R. Jensen men
tiohed in yesterdays issue al
having passed away at idaho Springs,
Colo, was q cousin of John N. John
son Of Kasota. Deceased was. for Q
number OF years In the employ Of
the Widell company as a gtonecut.
RADIO In hopes Of regaining his health.
He was man about fftystwo years
of age, and single man. He Is
survived by one brother, whose
whereabouts at the present time are
not known. Mr.. lensen Is known
to have owned land In Canada.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
WILL PROBE CITIZENSHIP
Question Raised In Election Q
stearns County Commissioner

tAssociated Press Dispatch.l
St. Cloud MINI. November a.
William Ernst, who defeated Peter
N, Lair Tor county commissioner,
has retained Henry Sullivan, local
attorney to investigate Todd county
records regarding his citizenship. It
Is said that Ernst's father did not
receive his second papers until 1896,
when Ernst was thirty FIVE Years
old, which alienates him. He declar-
ed this morning that his father. vot-
ed ever since he could rensgnb Der,
and that the question of his citizen
ship Is a great surprise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
foung Lads Earn Trip To
Livestock Exhibit
BABY BEEF HAS CLASS
Alvin and Charles Bartsch Are
Lucky Winners of Handsome
Award
PRIZE WINNERS EN- ROUTE
TO SOUTH ST. PAUL

Alvin ana Harold 5artseh,
st. Clair road, with their
"Eaby Beef" prize winners
aBeauty" 1880 pounds, "Billy"
ego pounds, and Bessie" $50
pounds. entrsinsd at the Mil
waukee freight depot this
morning bound for South st.
Paul, where they will rep
resent Mankato and Blue
Earth county In the Junior
Live Stock Exhibition start
inc tomorrow. Their were no
frilis to the departure made
by the boys, but they were
two Of the happiest lads in
the county all the same.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
DITCH BONDS ARE SOLD
Business Transacted Today BY the
County Commissioners.

County SommtssaonefS.
The Blue Earth county board Of
commissioners In session at their
chambers In the court house this
morning unanimously passed res.
olution authorizing the sale OF bonds
for county bitches No. 50 for $1,000,
and for ditch No. Il for 80 600. Sale
OF bonds Tor judicial ditch No. IS for
$4,000 was also authorised. The
motion for the sale of the bonds was
made by Commissioner B. d.
Hughes.
The board handled miscellaneous
business matters during the session
this morning 1t Is expected that
delegations from various parts Of
the county will appear before the
board today relative to road build
ing matters In the county.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
ALLEGED ICON" MAN HELD
Accused of nstippins one over" Of
two Glencoe Residents

Minneapolis, Nov. l4.--Detective
Fritz Gilman returned from Mon
treal with Louis Alderman, alleged
swindler indicted here In 1921 after
he was alleged to have swfndled Gus
and John Wafhecke OF Glencoe,
Alffin., out OF $1,000 on speculation
in sale of their livestock Accord :
ing to Gilman, Alderman fed 70
Canada, was arrested there for sell
ing dope, served a sentence in a
Montreal prison, and was about TO
be released when it was learned he
was wanted here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17

w. J. Nolan Likely To Be Speaker
With the withdrawal OF several
candidates for. the speAkership, 1t
appears quite likely that w. !. Mo-
selected to that position won liz
legislature conyenes in January.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17

In Beauvoir, Miss. couple have
been married 50 years without shoot
ing each other one single time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-17
WON FIRST PRIZE

iNIndmiller Company eivet, Award At
National Flower Show.
The Windmillef company was
awarded first premium on entry No.
10, Ophelia roses, at the National
flower show being held In Minneap>
Oils. The company entered Ophelia
roses and chrysahthetnuIns.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
He Liked to Be Kept in Mind.

The sultan of Trengganu was an
adept at excusing himself for his slight
deviations from the paths of righteous
ness. At least so it would appear
from his story, which Mr.. Charles
Mayer, his one-tlme unofficial adviser
and good friend, tells in his recent
book on the Malay jungles. On one
of my visits to Trengganu, he says,
spent several days with the sultan ana
discussed his problems with him. He
owed sum of money, and, knowing
that he had money in the treasury,
I asked him why he did not pay the
debt. He was thoughtful for a time.
"Well, I'll tell you," he said at last.
'If pay those people, they will forget
about the sultan of Trengganu. If
l don't pay them. they'll never forget
a"-Youth's Companion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29

! The Bangor Commercial which
favors the repeal of the direct pri-
mary law, sets up as one argument
against it that the primary system
tends to give an undue proportion
of the offices to the larger centers
of population In support Of this
claim, in reply to Prof. Hormell,
professor of government at Bowdoln
college, who comes to the defense of
the primary, the Commercial quotes
figures from several counties. III
these figures are as accurate in re-
gard to other counties as they are
of Hancock, the Commercials argu-
ment falls fiat.
"In Hancock" it says, ellsworth
gets FIVE of the seven county OIL
GERS" The fact is, counting the two
State senators, there are twelve elect
i've officers in Hancock county. or
these. five are from Ellsworth and
seven are from other towns of the
county.
Just to show now much better CD
the smaller towns Jared under the
convention system, let us skip back
a few years. In 1900, Ellsworth men
held seven OF twelve county oHceS,
in 1902 and 1904, six; in 1906, five;
in 1908, five; in 1910, Ellsworth
had only two, but that was the year
of the democratic landslide. The
democrats, as usual. had secured the
county for men who would run,
for political parties are magnanimous
in distributing nominations when
they are considered merely empty
honors Several Ellsworth demo
Gratis "kicked themselves for Ions
time because they were not on the
ticket that year. Had the democrats
had any idea of winning, Ellsworth
would have had its usual representa-
ton on the county roster.
And then came the primary, which
tends to give an undue proportion
of offices to the larger centers.' Re-
suit, Ellsworth had three of the
county jobs in 1912, four in 1914,
and since then it has had five. Con-
sidering that several OF the officers
must of necessity reside at the coun-
ty seat, this representation is not
unnatural. Hancock county figures
at least, disprove the theory adj
vanced by the Commercial.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
RED CROSS NOTES.
(C0ntributed.)

A coGeyact between the Ellis,
worth brahch, A. r. c., and the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., has
been signed, whereby all premium
paying industrtaE policy-holders and
the holders of paid-up whole life
policies issued at age seventy-f1ve,
are entitled to the Visiting nurse SER
vice This is not included In the
company's policy contracts, and Is
not a charity, but a voluntary Offer
ing on the part of the company for
the benefit of it's industrial policy
holders.
The company is financially
responsible only for acute nursing
visits to it's policy-holders, and will
not be responsible for such charges
as administering of anaesthetics, am
bulance or hospital charges, atten-
dance of nurse at operations or at
time of delivery, visits to the new
born infant, consultation calls, ma
terial relief, physicians fees, sup
plies of any kind, or any other
charges.
Chronic nervous diseases, includ-
ing insanity and epilepsy, will not be
paid for Maternity service is given
to industrial policy-holders, whose
policies have been in force one year,
eight visits being allowed. When
patients are not in bed or confined
to the home, the company will not
nav for such services as massage,
manipulation, electricity or series
of hypodermic injections for tonic
offoot This dOnS not aDDIy to rub
bling which is necessary in bedside
care for the comfort of the patient
for the prevention of bedsores.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20, 1922
Onr Water Supply.

The past week has brought def
mite action for the improvement OF
Ellsworth's public water supply, es.
pecially in the direction of immediate
measures to prevent recurrence OF
pollution from river water.
Director Brennan, the man at the
mead OF this department of the State
board of health, the man who makes
the analyses and tells us whether
our water is fit to drink or not, came
to Ellsworth Sunday for a personal
inspection of the plant He told a
representative of The American that
conditions at the plant were bad,
but he found the water company off
Gals apparently willing to cooperate
with the health officials in remedy
ing defects.
The water now, he says, is safe to
use, but conditions at the pumping
station invite pollution too easily
He made an extended report of con
editions, accompanied by recommen-
dations for improvements, which he
says he has every reason to believe
will be followed by the water com
pany officials. Mr. Brennan's report
in full is printed on page 6.
incidentally, Mr.. Brennan made
clear some of the difficulties under
which the department of health is
laboring His department especial
ly is overloaded with work He said
the department should have a field
survey man to keep in direct touch
with the public water service plants.
and to guard the public agS inst just
such conditions as existed here in
Ellsworth. And Ellsworth, he said,
is far better off than many other
towns and cities in the State in this
respect. There are not enough men
to do the work of the department as
it should be done, and the States
appropriation is too small to en-
ploy more.
1t does not reflect credit upon the
State of Maine to know that it ap-
propriates $4,000 for the protec-
ton OF its fish and game, and only
100000 for the protection of the
public health. 1t is sincerely hoped
that the next legislature will deal
more generously with the health de-
partment.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Hancock Sullivan Bridge.

The Bangor Commercial, with APP
parent inconsistency, for it has al
ways been one of the strongest sup
porters of road and bridge improve
ment in eastern Maine, has taken the
side of the scattered opponents OF
the Hancock Sullivan bridge, and is
urging delay until after the next
legislature, bolstering up the forlorn
hope of the opponents that they
might muster strength enough to alb
rogate the law under which the
bridge will be built. The sugges-
tion is a little late. as the bridge dis
trict has already arranged for the
issue and sale of it's bonds, and the
county commissioners have negotiat-
ed for the issue of the county bridge
bonds, bids for which will be opened
next Saturday.
It is not of this we would speak
hut of the tax bugaboo that has been
paraded by the few original object
ors to the bridge, and gained ad-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
SiQht of Fishes.

To the fish the surface of the wa"
ter, seen from below, presents cir
cular window surrounded by mirrors.
according to Edward Ringwood Hewitt,
author of Secrets of the Salmon !"
1t seems that a fish can see out into
the air only through limited aper-
ture; everywhere else the surface re-
fleets the contents Of the stream, or
(if it be a shallow One) the bottom
This is because the light rays pass
ing from water to air are bent, and
when the angle of the light ray from
the tish's eye with the vertical be-
comes great enough, it 10 bent back
ward so that it does not enter the air
at all, but is directed downward to-
ward the bottom.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Hancock County, Maine
BOND OFFERING

Bids will be received until 10 a. m.
December 2. 1922, by the county COM
missioners of Hancock county. at the
county commissioners room, in the
county building at Ellsworth, Maine.
for the purchase of $4,000 par value
of coupon bonds, bearing interest at
the rate of 4R per cent.
The bonds are dated December l,
1922, and mature in equal successive
annual installments, commencing six
years from date, the last installment
to be due twenty-five (25) years from
date of issue, with interest payable
semi -annually. Principal and interest
are payable at the office of the Union
Trust Company. Ellsworth, Maine, in
gold coin of the United States, or it's
equivalent. These bonds are adver-
tised as free from taxes.
Financial statement of the county
of Hancock is as follows:
Assessed valuation taxable
property ............ $24,so0, 900
Bridge loans, outstanding $4,000
Population ............ $4,000
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids. Proposals should be adj
dressed to the Chairman of the County
Commissioners, Ellsworth, Maine, and
the envelope marked on the outside,
Proposals for Bonds"
Commissioners of Hancock County,
BY HOWARD b, MOOR,
Chairman,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Otis.

Arvill Jordan of Waltham has
moved into the George Jordan house
for the winter.
Mrs Cassie Johnson returned from
Hartland Sunday.
Adam Armstrong and J. l.. Sails
bury and son are at work at Goodwin
bridge, North MariavilIe.
Earl Rowe, Roger Williams and
sister of Holden are spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Salisbury. Monday, while out hunt
ing. they got one deer.
Mrs. Charles Watts went to Ed
dington, Sunday.
Arvill Jordan went out hunting
Saturday morning and in less than
three hours was home with two fine
deer.
Irwin Salisbury and party of
Franklin are here for few days
hunting.
Nov. 81 o.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Odd English Currency.

During the civil war in England
some quaint pieces Of money were
struck. Charles / minted most Of
the plate that was given to him by
the Cavaliers, in order to pay his
troops. Proper machinery not being
available, coins were struck in the
most rough-and-ready way. They were
Of all shapes and sizes, and made OF
any metal from gold to pewter In
those troubled times many towns Is
sued their own money in the form OF
tokens, which We're usually oval or
oblong in shape and made Of base
metals.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Health Maxims From Benedictines.

In the early Middle ages the Bene-
dictine monks had their own school
Of public health and hygiene. DR.. John
Ruhrah Of the Maryland College Of
Physicians and Surgeons, tells about
it in a review of new translation Of
Ruhrah points out, was the place
where the Benedictine medical school
was located. 1t was sort Of off
shoot of the great Benedictine mon
astery at Monte Casino, halfway be-
tween Rome and Naples.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29

herents here and there all over the
county, as any such propaganda can
gain them. There will be tax bur-
den in the five towns of the bridge
district-Hancock, Sullivan, Sorren-
to, Winter Harbor and Gouldsboro
but those are the towns that will
receive the greatest benefit from the
building of the bridge, Hancock to
less degree, perhaps, than those on
the eastern side of the river we
venture the assertion, however, that
increased valuations in those towns
will take care of the bonds by the
time they become due, not to men
ton the saving to inhabitants OF the
towns in ferry tolls.
AS to the other towns of the coun-
ty, the talk Of a tax burden is alb
surd. The county is now paying its
proportion of the cost of the Mount
Desert bridge, which has so greatly
benefited the Mount Desert island
towns, and already saved to inhabi-
tants of those towns, in tolls, more
than the tax paid to take care OF the
bridge bonds. Outside Of the towns
in that bridge district. we doubt II
the people of Hancock county realize
that they are paying for the Mount
Desert bridge. That debt will be
wiped out in five years. The county
commissioners have Tapped the new
bond issue for the Hancock-Sullivan
bridge on after the Mount Desert
bridge debt is paid, and with slight,
if any. additional taX-one or two
mills, perhaps, or nothing-the coun-
ty would go on paying for its share
of the Hancock Sullivan bridge, and
the people would not realize it more
than they realize the Mount Desert
bridge tax now.
Against this expenditure by the
bridge district and the county, the
State would put an equal amount
money to be expended right here in
the county, and large proportion
of it in the towns of the bridge dis
trict. The county would have free
bridge to take the place of the slow,
vexatious, expensive and dangerous
transportation by motor boat and
scow; shore section unsurpassed
for beauty on this whole grand coast
of Maine would be developed as 1t
never would be without the bridge,
because of it's inaccessibility, and
the valuation of the county would
be greatly increased, benefit that
would be felt even by towns most
from the bridge.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
The Happytown Philosopher '

The Happytown Philosopher was
watching the big steam roller at
work on Main street the other day,
when he overheard a poll-taxpayer
growing about the high cost of this
kind of road building. by jeepers,
yer right" exclaimed the philoso-
pher, who is some bit of taxpayer
himself at costs somethin' to live
in a goin' town. l jest rid in on one
O. these ere jitney busses, they call
'em. Cost a quarter. But say! I'd
ruther pay fare on buss that's get
tin somewheres than ride free all
day in one that warnt goin' no.
where's"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
HURLEY HOSPITAL NOTES.
Contributed

B. w. Trundy of Surry is recover
ing rapidly after surgical operation.
Otto Trundy is improving rapidly
after surgical treatment.
Eugene Sucy Of Ellsworth Falls is
much improved.
Miss Johanna Lee, who is in the
hospital for medical treatment, is
gaining slowly.
John Brady is able to be out of
doors. after being i'll.
Miss Irene Prout, who has been
away two weeks, has returned as
Mrs. Hurley's assistant.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
OBITUARY.
MISS ELIZABETH TRUE.

Miss Elizabeth True died Sunday
evening at her home on State street.
While she had been in feeble health
for some time, the end came with un-
expected suddenness.
The passing of Miss True removes
one whose name was for two genera
tions a household word in Ellis
worth For more than forty years
Miss True taught successfully in the
public schools of Ellsworth and later
did private tutoring. Her former
pupils are numbered by thousands,
and are scattered all over the world.
Many of these kept in touch with
her by letter, and news of her death
will bring to them sense OF personal
loss. There are many grandfathers
in Ellsworth who attended school to
Miss True, and their children after
them, and in one case at least,
grandchild of a former pupil. Miss
True governed her school firmly in
days when firm hand was neces-
sary, and that she grounded her
pupils we'll in the rudiments Of edu-
cation is proved by many who have
risen to high places.
Sn6 Was one VI Tie OlutSt
bers of the Congregational church,
and for years was active in it's work,
and in the literary life of the
community.
Elizabeth True was born in Ellis
worth, January 81, 1912, daughter
of the late John True, who was in
business here for many years. The
death in May of last year of her only
sister, Adelaide, who had been her
lifelong companion. left her alone
and saddened. She had been faith
fully cared for during the closing
years of her life by Mr.. and Mrs. e.
E. Springer. who have made their
home with her since the death of her
sister
The funeral was held at the home
this afternoon, Rev. George 5
Brookes officiating.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
"COLD IN LIE HEAD"

Is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject - frequent colds in the
head" will find that the use of HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will build up the
System and rsnder them less liable TO
colds Repeated ATTACKS of Acute Ca
tarrh may lead 40 Chronic Catarrh
HALLS CATARI,H MEDICINE is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous surfaces of the
System, thus reducing the inflammation
and assisting Mature In restoring normal
conditions
All Druggists. Circulars free
F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohjo.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29

December l should see the end of
accidents on the highways in the vi
cinity of the border of the State of
Maine and Province of New Bruins
wick as a result of misunderstand-
ings regarding the rule of the road,
for on and after that date New
Brunswick will be in line with the
United States and all the rest of the
provinces OF Canada to its west, and
will turn 20 the right"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29

The advance guard of Christmas
trees is already on its way to New
York and other big cities. What in
teresting stories these trees could tell
of their journey from the stump in
some rocky Hancock county pasture
to the ash can in New York. Some
will go to homes of the rich, some to
homes of the poor-but not many to
homes of the very poor, for even
Christmas trees sold for two or three
cents here cost money in New York.
But all will have stories to tell of
happy children, and the happiest
children will not always be in the
richest homes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
North Ellsworth Boy Killed.

Ralph, sixteen-year-old son OF
Herman Gray Of North Ellsworth was
killed Sunday morning by the &C
cidental discharge of his rifle, which
he was pulling toward him from
wagon The bullet passed through
the liver, and the boy lived but a
few minutes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29

A Michigan fruit-growing company
has recently paid $4,000 for sim
gle strawberry plant, to be known as
the Rockhill, in homo of it's breeder.
Harlow Rockhill of Conra. Iowa.
Well wait a year or two before buy
ing many plants of this variety.