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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
AUSTIN REELECTED
BUREAU PRESIDENT
arm Body Held Its Annual
Meeting Today
HANDING INOF REPORTS
Work of County Agent L. z. Nc
MILAN Was Very Highly
Commended

Blue Earth County Farm Bureau
members held their annual meeting
and election of officers today in the
auditorium of the Mankato Y. NJ.
c. A building. President George E.
Austin OF Lake Crysal presided at
the meeting and William Schultz of
THIS city acted as secretary.
George Il. austin, was reelected
president, William Schultz of Man
halo secretary and treasurer, and
Jens Johnson of Butternut was
elected wee president. owing TO the
fact mat Charles Mitchell, who was
vice preSiuent declined reelection.
The directors elected were: Robert
haedt, Mankato; Il. o. Healy. Ma
pleton; Herbert Sohre, Good Thun-
der; LuciuS Ashley. Vernon Center.
During the forenoon the reports
of Secretary and Treasurer William
Schultz and the annual report of
County Agent l.. e. Mcmillan we're
Schultz showed that the bureau is
on a sound financial basis. The total
receipts of the year were $6,230.63
and the total disbursements, $4,209.
As leaving a balance in the treasury
of $2.G26.1S
Work Of Mcmillan Praised
Following the report of COUNTY
Agent L. E. Mcmillan. his work was
comm ended in the most enthusias
tic manner by President Austin and
Robert Haedt. j. F. Reed, president
of the State Farm Bureau, also
spoke in glowing terms of the work
of County Agent l.. e. Mcmillan
during the past year.
At noon dinner was partaken of
in the bsement of the Methodist
church.
This afternoon was taken up with
denominations by Miss Sasan
Hough. joint home demonstration
agent; songs by he Judson BOYS and
Girls club members and the address
by President J. +. Reed of the state
farm bureau.
County Agent l.. e. McMillan's re-
port will be given in detail in Mon
days issue of The Free Press.
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OBITUARY

Vernon Center News: Just as the
church bells were ringing Sunday
evening. November 26. 1922. the soul
of Charles Henry Bates winged its
flight to the Great Beyond.
Charles Henry Bates was born
April 3, 1856, at Fox Lake, Wisconsin
He came 10 Mankato with his par
ents at the age Of fifteen. He came
to Vernon Center sixteen years ago.
For a few months he conducted the
hotel. also tho livery and dray line.
He retained the dray line. livery and
feed barn which he conducted dur
ing his entire residence in Vernon
Center. Charles was a familiar figure
On the streets of this place where he
will be missed by his business asso
ciates and friends. He was always
interested in whatever was for the
good of the community. For several
years he served as deputy sheriff for
this part of the county under ap-
pointment of the late Sheriff Anton
Osten. He also served as one of the
trustees on the local village council.
He was united in marriage to
Mary Alice Meixell March %, 1881.
To this union six children were
born, two dying In infancy and Earl
who passed away, January 18th,
1915. The widow and three children
survive; Chester l.. of Sioux Falls,
Harry l. and Mrs. T.. Keitzer of this
place and the following brothers and
sisters, Mrs. w. +. Prescott, Aaron
Call and Arthur who made his home
here with Charles. His passing at
this time. was especially sad as his
wife Ia SpriOuSIv iii
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful. The subject of this sketch
was member of A. o. U. w. lodge
at New Prague. The lodge sent a
floral emblem of the order
Those in attendance at dhe funeral
from away were: Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
Bates, Sioux Falls; South Dakota, H.
Fl. Heinan aud Frank Vanasek and
son of New Prague; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Christensen and Mrs. Kate Johnston,
ST. James; Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Meixr
ell, Grogan; Mr. and Mrs. L. Eager
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Eager, Madelia;
Mr.. and Mrs. #. Kraus and Ward
Meixell, Lake Crystal; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. +. Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Prescott, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Bates,
Carlson and John Bates, Mankato;
Mrs. A. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Sheldon, Frank Thompson, w.
Hodges, Mrs.A. Knapp, Mrs. Clifford
Sheldon, Mrs. Nettie Schmidt, Mrs. e.
Mr. and Mre. Warner Johnson, Jud-
son; Mr.. and Mrs Claude Meixell
and daughter Audrey, Mrs. George
Brown, Albert Lea, Mr.. and Mrs. E..
M. Call, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Call,
Roy Eager, Garden City; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Crook, Edith Salisbury,
Lou Hemingway, Amboy.
The funeral was held from the
home at 1870 Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. II. Illingworth preached the
sung a couple of selections. Six ne
phews acted as pail bearers and
burial was made in the Vernon Cen
ter cemetery.
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Events of Vernon
" Center Are Penned
Mrs. Helen Bouehton Seriously ~;
Comings and Goinas; News In
General Related

Vernon Center, December g.
Mrs. Hugh Francis of Pine City and
Hiram Boughton Of Horizon, Wis,
were called here by, the serious ill
ness of their mother, Mrs. Helen
Boughton. 's.Ls
The c. C. Mead family went TO
Albert Lea to spend Thanksgiving
with the George Brown family.
Last Saturday while Mrs. Lou
Taylor was driving across the bridge
south of town, a car coming from
the south ran into her buggy, badly
damaging both hind wheels. The
car was from Truman.
John Kienholz and son Floyd
were in Mankato Monday.
Miss Julia Nelson, who is teach,
ing in Lamberton spent Thanksgiving
at home. ..-#r
Next Wednesday evening. Deem
Der 6, the Methodist Ladies' Aid So
ciety will hold supper and sale
of fancy work articles at the opera
Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs.
house.
Russell Grannis has returned from
visiting his sister Helen at Lewis
ton, Idaho.
Mrs. Ware of Winnebago spent
Ann Mattingly.
Mrs. Moe and Mrs. Hill of Lake
Crystal and Mrs. Kobold of Sioux
City, Iowa, spent Thanksgiving with
the Rastus Larson family. Mrs. Moe
and Mrs. kobold are mother and
sister of Mrs. Larson. .L,f
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Brown enter
tanned the Champlin families
Thanksgiving day.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the Baptist church Thursday
evening and eight o'clock. Rev. Ill
Isngwerth preached the sermon and
the union choir sang an anthem.
Miss Martha SawatZky of Mime
apolis is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
George O'Connor.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Warren expect
to bring Miss Alice home today. She
is improving slowly. DR.. Cooper
will accompany them in order to
consult with DR.. Arnold about the
case.
DR.. Merrill was called for consul
tation with DR.. Arnold in regard to
Mrs. Boughton, who is reported
worse today.
Mrs. M. B. Randall is on the sick
list.
Claude Mdxell and daughter
Audrey returned to Albert Lea
Tuesday afternoon. but Mrs. Meixeli
remained until Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Marion Selby and
fanny went to Elysian today, Mrs.
Selbys' sister, who spent Thanks
giving here, returned with them.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
NORTHW[STCROPS
ARE LACKING CARS
Thousands Are Needed IL
! Move Produce
GREAT LOSSES FEARED
Without Rail Facilities Nexi
Thirty Days Farmers, Ship =
pers Must Suffer
Associated Press DispatchI

Associated Press DispatchI
st. Paul, December Although
the car shortage situation has
shown some Improvement in the
northwest, it is necessary to rush
thousands OF cars TO this territory
within the next thirty days to save
the crops. both grains and produce
day in the office of o. p. B. Jacob
son, chairman. Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission, anG
Donald d. Conn, manager public
relations, American Railroad asso
citation, and traffic officials of the
northwestern railroads, grain com
mission houses and flour mills. +
Representative were unanimous
in their opinion that the northwest
needs thousands of cars additional
to move the crop from the various
country elevators and that unless the
movement of empty cars TO the
northw est is rushed, farmers and
shippers alike will lose millions OF
dollars.
Can't Move Potatoes
Mr.. Jacobson said that approx
mately 10000 cars are needed TO
move the potato crop from the Red
river valley and thousands of Others
10 move the gram crop lEOm ftne
northwest.
F. r. MilhoIlan, chairman of
the North Dakota railroad commits
sion, also urged the necessity o.
obtaining empties in that state. and
said that about 100000 bushels. of
grain are still on the ground and
cannot be moved to market be
cause of the lack of equipment
Mr. Conn homes thr0urh thi5~
conference, to obtain data which he
can use in expediting the movement
of oars from eastern lines to the
northwest Some of the delegates
assert that several hundred thou
sand cars are needed while others
are more conservative in their esti
mates, claiming that If the north
west should receive approximately
2,000 cars a day for the next thirty
days the situation would be cared
for. ts
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DECEMBER CASH
WHEAT TOOKSLIDE
Reduction In Value Com
pared With Future
EASIER ON MARKETS
Decline In Flour Prices Made
Good Business For Mills;
Corn Increases
Associated Press pisratchl

ASSOCIATED FresS IDSLatchI
Minneapolis. December 2.-During the
first part of the past week wheat mar
kets were easier. according to the
weekly review of the United States de-
partment of agriculture economics. Par'
OF the loss has been regained but yes
terday Minneapolis December wheat fu-
lures closed Is cents less than the FRI
day previous, at Sl.16 SIS. and the May
future IA cent down at $1.15h.
There has been a reduction in the
value of cash wheat as compared with
the December future; the Duluth mar
ket did not take as much wheat. and
the release Of the -four in transit which
has been held by freight congestion
slowed IN the -four market. but with
the decline Of 20 cents in flour or
good business. With the advance IN
wheat Wednesday and Thursday flour
prices were again advanced and spring
wheat patents Ut Minneapolis are quot
ed at s6.7s to s7.s5 carload lots: Min
neapolis mills are operating rs to S,
per cent of capacity.
No. dark Northern wheat traded
from 4 TO II cents over the December
future, as compared with a range of
10 20 cents over q week ago
Corn Receipts Increase.
Receipts If corn have increased slight
ly. hut offerings are a little more liberal
with the shipping demand apparently
supplied. Number one and two yellow
corn WIS quoted at from to cents
under the December future as compared
with ] to . cents over 4 week ago.
Oats market hrs bern quiet: No. .
white selling ? i-2 10 z cents over tho
MINNEAPOLIS December future. which
closed at 81 Ia cents
Minneapolis rye future has declined
about cents during the week. closing
Yesterday at II 1-2 cents. basis of snot
nrices now L. to 3 f-2 cents over the
future. 81
Flax market has been strong with a
good pressing demand and advance in
European market because OF the reduced
Minneapolis December future has adj
vanced from $40 1-2 to s2.4t7-s dur
Ing the week
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Older Boys Holding
Meet At Rochester
Conference At Which Manksto "Hi
Y" is Well Represented:
Fine Program

A Mankato delegation, represent
ing the local Eli Y" club of the Y.
M C. A left yesterday for Roches-
ter to attend the Older Boys con
ference to be held there TO-DAY and
tomorrow. The delegates from Man
kato to the conference are: Paul ID.
Greene, Wallace Besser. II. And-ist.
John Farmer, Raymond Healy, L.
Lund, Leroy Traitor, Lloyd KeT-
sey and Norman Nitzkowski. Dele .
gates from all the counties in the
southern section of the state are
taking part in the conference start
ing this afternoon.
Delegates were met by Rochester
business men and workers in the
"Y" and escorted to the local ''Y'i
where enrolment and the assign
ment of lodging places was carried
On. Scores of Rochester homes have
been thrown open-o welcome the in :
coming boys.
At 4:30 yesterday afternoon an
opening session was conducted in
the Methodist church on Center and
Second avenue. SW. Song service
was held at this time with Frank NJ
Iiddie of Winona. leading. An
Ilouncements were made and the
why We Are Here" given by Sec
rotary H. Fl. lessen of the local "Y. -
Last evening at $50 p. nj. a ban
quet took place at the high school
gym with d.. c. Fl. Mayo giving the
address of welcome.
A feature of the banquet was the
appearance of Otis McCreery, star
half back on the Gopher eleven. He
is representative of the clean type
of athlete student, and all around
man and is popular favorite with
the young men.
The conference was addressed By
Rev. L. +. Feeders of Milwaukee,,
who made the conference address.
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Royalton Student
Killed In Accident
Party Were Driving To Basketball
s., Game At Upa!a When
Truck Overturned
TAssociated Press DlspatchI

Royalton, Mimi, December L.
One high school student, Merlin
Sawdy, sixteen, OF this place, was
killed. another probably fatally Ia
jured two seriously hurt, and three
others slightly injured when an oil
truck they were riding in, from
Royalton to Upsala, overturned two
miles west of Royalton last night.
The seven--all high school stu
dents with the exception of the
on their way to at
tend a basketball game between
Upsala and Royalton at Upsala.
When to- steering gear failed to
work, Sigred Dahlquist, the driver,
said he threw on the brakes, caus
ing the car to skid and then over
turn. Miss SAVOY died few min
.utes after the accident.
Peter Rudick is in critical con
dition in a local hospital. suffering
from blow on the head and gaso-
line burns.
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AGED LADY DIES
Mary katherine Humrichouse Passed
Away on Thanksgiving Day
No., II,,v1 horn

Mary katerine Humrichouse Passed
Away on Thanksgiving Day
Mary Katerine Humrichouse, born
November IL, 1847, Vermiilion
county. Ind, died November 80, 1922
at Mankato, aged seventy five
years. The deceased was the daugh-
ter of George and Lydia Grace
Huhrichouse She leaves surviving
to mourn her departure her hus-
band, A. B. Coggeshall and four
children, James H.. Mapleton; Ed
win B., Kerns; Mcpherson, Man
kato. and Mrs. Ross w. Harris,
Madison Wis. Three brothers also
survive the deceased, James W.,
Frankfort, Indiana; George R.. Of
st. Joseph, H.; Jasper G. of Paris,
ILL.,, and three sisters, Mrs. AM
anada Hopkins, of Marion Ind. Mrs.
Samuel Ackin of Indianapolis, Ind,
and Mrs. Samuel White of Fillmore.
Calf. Besides these she also leaves
eight grandchildren and a, number
of nieces and nephews.
The funeral services we're held at
the home, $40 Byron street, at two
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Those
attending from distance were; Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Humrichouse of
Paris, ILL.,. and Mrs. Grace Boyer, a
niece, from Champaign; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross W.. Harris and their
daughter, Miss Josephine of Iadi-
son. Wis. The remains were in
tered in Glenwood cemetery Rev,
Arlington officiating
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RETURNED TO JACKSON
J.. H. Evans Charged With Having
Cashed ChAck. Mo Eunde

CdSned Cneck; NO Funds.
Jackson, December 2.-Sheriff o.
G. Lee returned from Des Moines.
Iowa, with j. III. Evans or that city
in his custody Evans casled a
check for $50 on Minneapolis bank
at the Brown National bank in this
city two years ago. 1t Was later
learned that Evans had no funds in
the Minneapolis bank. A warrant
for Evans arrest was placed in the
hands of Sheriff Lee last August and
he has been on the trail of the
eulprit ever since Evans was pick
ed up by the police or Des Moines
recently. He refused to be returned
to minnesota and il was necessary to
secure extradition papers. Sheriff
Lee went to st. Paul last Sunday to
secure the necessary papers and Oh
Monday left for Des MONIES. A hear.
ing was had before Governor Ken
dali of Iowa Tuesday afternoon,
Evans waived preliminary bearing
here after being brought to Jackson.
He was bound over to the grand
jury bonds being fixed at $500. Evans
is twenty seven years of age and is
married.
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***s* *+*% IS go 80 = :
THIEF GETS AWAY WITH WHAT
APPEARED TO BE REAL MONEY
Smashed National Bank of Commerce
Window Where Dollar Bills Were
Displayed To Encourage Saw
ing of Cash Each Week

For the history of banks
robbed last night The today "cussne
his luck at not making bigger haul than he did The theft
For some time past the National Bank of Commerce
been advertising the advisabity Of making weekly
inss One Of the arss front windows of the bank located
the Saupaugh block for this
show what the saving Of three dollars week would
size Of one dollar blu and faced with genuine dollar
h" this would ss5a to
InL,Sa 90 ~ e ,, ms mus' rave 9okeo ke
coupling broke It would appear
thief and
they genuine too, could be reached by him.
The robbery discovered the police,
nothing Of it until August antor National
of Commerce between four and five oeoek this morning while
Mr.. johnson informed police
Of the window smashing episode and the theft the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
FIREMEN CALLED OUT
Automobile Was Damaged; False
Alarm At Noon Yesterday


Alarm At Noon Yesterday
Central Station firemen were call
ed out on two different occasions
yesterday. The first time was about
noon when response TO call from
box No. 30, near st Peter and st
PauPs Catholic church, was re-
sponded to. When the firemer
reached there they, discovered thai
il was a false alarm.
Chief Ben K. Bangerter in a state
ment TO The Free Press says that a
reward OF $25 will be paid TO the
person giving information as TO the
guilty party. This is standing
reward established some years age
by the members. OF the city council
to aid in the apprehension Of often
ders of that kind.
The second call was 10 the Man
kato fair grounds, where DR.. c. t
Dooley's Ford Sedan caught fire
from some unknown cause, while
the Mankato- St Peter football
game was in progress. Through tbs
PROMPT arrival of the french the
car was saved, but not before con
siderable damage was done.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
BiIly Hamm Is Clever

ST. Cloud Journal Press: We
Judge by the last issue of The Min
nesota Leader that one A. c. Town
ley is well pleased with the result OF
the election. Billy Hamm. who was
a much potential force in electing
Shipstead than Malt a dozen men
like Townley, is too clever and dis
Greet a politician to break into print
claiming the glory-and The Journ-
al Press approaching the modesty
of this pleasant gentleman is pleas
ed to make this public acknowledg
ment of his spectacular success.
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Paterson Peterson

Mrs. Edna c. Peterson Of Cannon
Falls and Mr.. Harry L. Peterson OF
this city were married at high noon
yesterday at the home of the
'groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Peterson, 22S Fulton street. Rev
%. ]. Arthur officiated. They were
attended by Mrs. Mae Hoist, of Can
non Falls, sister of the bride. and
Mr.. Glenn Burlison. The groom is
employed at the postoffice and is
well known. His many friends ex-
tend congratulations and best wish
es to him and his bride.
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Auto Strikes Handear

Domain Stodel, a section hand,
while drying a .handcar out of the
city this afternoon was injured
when run into by a car, driven by
Walter Ecklund on the Ct Peter road
crossing. The handcar was knock
ed off the track and Mr.. Stodel re-
ceived a cash on the forehead and
leg. He was considerably bruised
also. The windshield on the Eek
luund car was damaged Mr.. Eck-
llnd escaped without injuries.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-08
HOT cAMpAieN At Ely
Seven Seek Mayorship at Minneso
"a Towns Election on Tuesday
tAssociated Press Disnai

~, - .ocIdteu lPreSs Dlspatch.J
Ely, Mlnns December 2.-The lit
tle city OF 1900 Inhabitants, stand
ing at the teway 10 the Superior
natlonat s narth state play
grounds, the throes of holly
contested election ramnaign
Seven persons. seey, to be named
the city's chief executive at next
Iueday's election. The list includes
Mayor Frank Chinn, former mayor
Mike Weinzierl, and one woman,
Mrs Mary E. Camaish. The orig,
inal ticket contained the names or
eight candidates. hut Anton Grad
isher changed his miad at tue last
minute and withdrew.
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Farmers are Progressive

Albert Lea Tribune: The farmers
of Freedom county last Thursday
showed themselves to be a progress.
sive lot when they unanimously
see Freeborn county free from tn
bercular cattle, hogs and poultry
They have taken the right step
Eliminating this disease from the
livestock means big blow struck
at the tuberculosis so prevalent
among the human family.
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Killed Beneath Auto.

Albert Lea, December Another au-
tomobile tragedy has taken place In
Freeborn county. This time the VIC
tim is Martin Bagaasen of near Ban
croft, Ia. He met death beneath his
automobile Tuesday evening shortly
before seven o'clock as he was return-
cident took place just cast of Bancroft
at a small bridge on the Jefferson
Highway a short distance east of the
Rock Island railroad crossing. Mr..
Bagaasen was accompanied by his step
son Irving and Carl Ostley and his son
Raymond.
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DEATH REPORT FALSE
st. Peter Football Player Did Not
Dies From His Injury

A report circling about the city
last night and toGay TO the effect
that a st. Peter football player had
died as a result of injuries received
in the game with Mankato yester-
day, proved to be unfoC1ded, &C
cording to information from The
st. Peter Herald, this morning
Carl Olsen was the man said to be
injured, and Coach Holcombe OF
the st. Peter team stated that the
man was alright except for an injury
to his leg. His knee was thrown
out of joint, according to the coach
Two other st. Peter men were in
jured. Captain Lau:nan having a
sprained wrist and Limberger with
a head injury. l- ~
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Meters Registered Too Low,

IOpECIHI 10 ] 1T j Ttt = TNE5Es'I =
Slayton. Mimi. December 1-Slay-
tons municipal water works. which
has been run at a loss for number OF
years will no doubt pay its way in
the future as the result OF action rec
entity taken in having the meters test
ed Over 12O meters. were found TO
be REGISTERING too low. Water bills
have taken a Jump SINE the meters
were regulated. resulting in much com :
plant for water consumers.
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state Dairymen Meeting
Minnesota Association Will Co
nara In O,nafnnna In ianilarn

Minnesota Association Will Con-
vene In owatonna In January
. Owatonna, December 2.-Lieuten-
ant Governor Louis [. Collins or
Mayor Charles Nelson of st. Paul
will be the speaker at the State
Dairymen's association convention
to be held at Owatonna January is
and /. A committee recently APP
pointed by directors of the Ovation
ma Commercial club at a meeting
held on Wedp ssday evening. decid-
Jed to invite one or the other of the
two notable public officials TO de-
diver the principal address of the
convention.
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EDWARD Johnson Dies

Edward Johnson. resident of
Lake CRYSTAL for number of years
past died in that city this morning
at six o clock from cancer He had
been a sufferer from the ailment for
eight years. Mr. Johnson is surviv-
ed by his wife and three children.
and one ,rother, Albert Johnson of
Wisconsin.