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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
CAR TRANSACTION PROBE
Winona Officials Are Looking Int
Recent Transaction

Recent transaction
Winona, April 25-Suspacious cir
cumstances surrounding the sale Of
a car at Wabasha brought about the
arrest Of a man giving his name
as Lester Venberger and confes-
legged to have admitted obtaining
mouey under false pretenses, police
said. --
Venberger. according TO Onef H.
C. Rieban purchased Q used car
from B. J. johnson, 6G2 East Broad.
way, and gave him a check for
$1S5 in payment. Venberger told
johnson that his home was in Gen
GA, Wisconsin, Chief Rfebau said.
When Venberger drove to Wa
basha and attempted TO sell the car
for $1e0, the suspicious of Sheriff
William Fitzgerald of Wabasha
county, were aroused and he took
the man in custody for inVestiga-
ton. '..
He communicated with Chief
Riebau and found out the circum-
stances surrounding the sale Of the
car. .0.. .y
This afternoon Sheriff Fitzgerald
reported to Chfef Riebau that Ven.
berger had confessed that he had
that he had no funds in the bank.
He is alleged to have told Sheriff
Fitzgerald that he had made similar
deals and that his parents had al
ways made good the sum involved.
He said he had relatives living at
La Crescent, it was said.
Chief Riebau left for Wabasha
last night TO bring Venberger back
To WaA0AA
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PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE
o. o. r. Held Gathering Al James
VILE Monday Evening.

willie Monday Evening.
GAINESVILLE, April 3S.--Tne l. o. Q. +.
lodge held a pleasant and profitable So
cial function at their Gar -cTr mere
Monday evening. The program con :
sisted of a duet by the Misses Guyiet
Gordon and Charlotte Zoliner, several
solo numbers by Miss Mabel Nyquist
and a piano selection by Miss Gertrude
Schaefer. Oscar Tucker Of Owatonna
delivered a short address on the value
of the lodge to its members. After the
program dancing was enjoyed. A. A.
Wilson with the violin and piano ac-
compartment furnished the music. A
splendid lunch was served. Those from
out of town attending we're Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Lane, Charlie Lane and
Miss Myrtle Hage, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Morrill, of Mankato. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells of Madison Lake and oscar Tue
ker of Owatonna.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet with Mrs. A. r.
Willsey on Friday afternoon and their
husbands are invited for supper.
The Kumjoinus club will hold =
meeting Friday, evening of this week.
John B. Beaton, assistant manager of
the Standard Oil company OF hankato
was a visitor in this place Tuesday aft
ernoon. From here he drove 10 Owa-
tonna.
The Juvenile brass band is flourish
ing and progressing under the leader
ship of Ed KapSa, who is teaching them
to play the highest and most refined
classical selections that the art of mu
sic can produce. They will make their
first appearance on Decoration day.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
PLANS FOR BUILDING

Architect Henry Geriaeh Has Pre-
pared Construction Ideas
Architect Henry c. Gerlach has
completed plans and specifications
for the following buildings:
For the remodeling Of residence
belonging to John Miller on North
Fourth street. John B. Olinger has
the contract for the work of re-
nodlfng, which is estimated will
cost ;2,S25. The plumbing and
heating contract has not been let.
Plans for a new modern. resi-
deuce to be erected by John Miller
on North Fourth street to cost S.
900. have also been completed.
Plans for a modern residence,
name withheld, on North Broad
street to cost $500.
Plans for a business building on
South Second street 26x140, two
stories and basement to cost 81
A lake cottage at Lake Washing
ton for ]. w. Schmitt to cost $1,5O0.
A colonial residence on South
Front street. plans in progress:
i Mankato Bread company, Dusl-
ness building one story and base
ment on North Front street. j. B.
Nelson Construction company has
the contract.
sisters house at Montgomery.
Mimi, for the Holy Redeemer par
ish. will be built by the j. B. Nelson
Construction company at price OF
10000.
plans for the Creamery Products
company of Worthington, to cost
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JAMES T. koLeERT


UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
Washington, April 25.-Congress
must continue TO promote an ade-
quate program OF highway con-
struction and maintenance, the joint
congressional commission on agri-
cultural Inquiry soon will report to
congress, its chairman, Representa-
tive Sydney Anderson, Minnesota,
said today.
The commission believes that the
motor vehicle has come to be an
indispensable farming implement"
and that good roads, built so as to
aid the farmer in getting his pro-
ducts to the best markets, are es-
sentiA TO the agricultural life Of
the nation.
Correlation of the highways with
rail and water transportation and a
uniform basis for taxing motor
vehicles also will be urged by the
commission in its report. ~
The commission" Anderson said,
lis strongly of the opinion that the
program of highway construction
and maintenance by states and
counties be continued under the d.
rection of qualified experts. with
struction and maintenance Of farm
to market roads; that adequate
funds should be appropriated for
research and regulation OF traffic
upon the facts so ascertained.
Uniform State Laws -..
Also that the several states CO.
operate in effecting a uniform basis
for taxing motor trucks and other
motor vehicles, which shall fairly
represent the proportion of expense
of Highway construction and main
tenance chargeable to such Vehi-
cles." r.
Previous 10 its appearance, the
economic zone of transportation
was sharply defined by the hauiage
range of the horse and the cost of
such transportation. 1t will be
shown in the report that in 1918 the
estimated cost of hauling in wagons
from farms to shipping point aver
aged about thirty cents per ton mile
for wheat, thirty three cents for corn
and forty eight cents for cotton.
Hauling in motor truck or by trac-
tors the averages are fifteen for
wheat and corn and eighteen cents
for cotton.
1T thus appears" said the chair
man, that the major result accom-
plished by this new form Of trans
portation has been to extend and
broaden the, markets OF me farmer.
Single reactions are to be found in
the fact that the use of the motor
vehicle has brought the farmer
closer to the city and also increas-
ed the desirability and comfort Of
farm life.
Figures in the report will show
that while the motor xehicle traffic
has increased more than 1900 per
cent in the period 1919 to 1921, the
actual expenditures for highway
construction and maintenance. tax
ing into consideration the increase
in cost of materials and labor dur
ing the war and the REIMBURSEMENT
period. was only slightly over 200
per cent. 49,
The Farmers Benefit.
Another effect OF improved high
ways, is to enable the farmer to
hold his products on the farm for
longer time. Where highways are
unimproved the farmer must move
his produce when the roads are
good, which is generally at the sea
son when the prices are lowest.
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him in the city Of hts residence and
in 1884, placed him on the retired
list of the army, as general, with
full pay-a position he had resigned
to become president ~
In the summer of 1884, General
Grant entered upon a long period
of suffering from canceroils af-
lection of the throat, and he died
at Mount MacGresor, near Sarato-
ga N. Y, July %, 1885. Until a
few days before his death he was
diligently engaged in writing his
memoirs, in order, by their sale, TO
make provision for his family. His
body found its final resting place
IN a magnificent tomb in Riverside
Park. New York City overlooking
the Hudson river
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Mill City Bank Robbed
During the NoonHour
Press Dispatch.


Minneapolis, April 25.-Four
bandits held I'D the Northern
Commercial Bank Of Broadway
at 12:4S today and escaped with
5000.
when the cashier attempted
to turn in a burglar alarms, he
was struck over the head with
the butt of a pistol and dragged
into the vault. Two other en-
ployes Of the bank were forced
to 40 into the vault while the
bandits seooped up tie money
and made their getaway in an
auto which had been left outside
with the engine running. Hun
dreds Of people on their way
home to dinner were passing the
bank at the time.
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OBITUARY

Mrs. Libbie Evans, daughter of
W. r. Lewis and his wife, Sarah
M. Lewis, was born at Cambria,
Mimi, December 81, 1870. She grew
to young womanhood ana was mar
ried to w. S. Evans on June II, 1880
To this union three children were
born, Roy and Lula and HAZE, VINO
died in infancy. Libibe has. LETT be-
hind to mourn her loss her mother,
Mrs. Lewis, her husband, w S.. Ev-
ans, the two children, Roy and Mrs.
H. Cullen and grandson; also four
brothers, John, William, Edward
and Dave. Dave was unable to at
tend the funeral; the two sister,
Mrs. Mary Ann Nicholas and Mrs.
Martha Rasmussen, residing al
present in Canada and not present.
Our departed friend was taken
sick about three weeks ago, and on
April A.. was taken to the New
Ulm hospital, where she was oper-
ated on the following day. She
died Saturday morning, April 10,
and was brought home on Easter
Sunday to be buried at Cambria
cemetery. The deceased was q
member Of Salem Congregational
church, and was an active member
of the Ladies Aid of Salem and al
so of Cambria churches. She. was
a charter member of the Royal
Neigh bors and the Oracle of that
order to the last. Also she belong
ed to the Degree of Honor OF Man
kato. She assed away at the age
of 81 years, 8 months and Is days.
The funeral was held at the home
on Tuesday, Aril Is, conducted by
Rev. R. Johnston. Pallbearers w. M.
Lewis and Edwin Lewis, brothers;
Tudo Jones, Idris Jones, T. Z. Jones
and Conner Jones, cousins. Singers,
D. Bowen, conductor; Alva Jones,
Blodwen Lloyd, Eleanor Price, ID.
G. Price, Evan Price.
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stills At MonteNIdee

ISpeClal 10 The FTet Trets.I
Montevideo, MINI, April 25-Three
stills have been taken in. charge as q
result of as many raids carried out By
local authorities in an effort to curb the
traffic in moonshine whiskey here.
One still was found in operation with
in a block OF the city hall and another
was found hidden behind a double trap
door in a cave at the outskirts of the
city. The raiders secured rs gallons Of
mash at these two places. At the home
OF Tony Iombarde q huge still was
found hidden in the basement wall.
Two hundred gallons Of mash was
found at this place,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
NorthfieId Bars carnIxaI..

Northfeld, April 25.-Commercial
carnivals will be barred from showing
in Mortified during the term OF the
present city council as the result OF
action taken by the aldermen at the
request of the Mortified Women's Com
council and the federated clubs.
Councilmen voted unanimously TO place
the present administration on record as
opposing the granting OF licenses TO
carEivals 10 show here.
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Increase m Business.

webster, April 25.-Webster Coop
erative Creamery association exper-
fences an increase in business during
the month of March. The total amount
OF cream received was 129, 70S pounds,
which produced So,673 pounds of but
terfat. The price paid for pound of
butterfat was IS cents. The total pay
shows that the farmers around Web
ster are very much interested in the
dairy business. The creamery was built
in 1920, and cost $50, 600 The cream
week ..r
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Heavy Damage SOFT.

winona April s25.-The SIS. 900 dam:
age suit of Miss Emma Frey VS.. O.. J
McManus for alleged assault Ms slatet
to be taken up Tuesday in the distric
court at the conclusion Of the case nov
on trial. Attorney Cowie of counse
for the PLAINTIFF stated this Afternoon
that the PLAINTIFF was an ready to pro
coed with the trial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
WORK on state Road.

MeSster; Apn, ss..Work on stat
by, the state highway department. tn
road win be connected with No.
Mortified. The consideration is SO,
0n0 When this Is completed they WI
ST tart IN Nh. % which slso con-eec
with No. IS. This win cost go Can.<.
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Cut In MIX Price.

Special Daily April Is ELEX En-
Rochester, April 25.-The recent cut
in the retail price of milk in Roches-
in the purchase price OF the milk from
the farmers. Previous to April Is. milk
producers were receiving what amount
ed to about 81 so per hundred. The
price at the present time paid by the
producers Of milk is about 80 per
hundred for three per cent milk. the
overrun considered. Butter fat was cut
from so cents to nifty cents per pound.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
Death OF war Veteran.

Especial to The Free Press
Iamberton, Mimi. April 2S.-Elhan-
an w Van Horn, eighty years old, one
Of the few veterans of the Civil war
residing in this vicinity. died at his
home here. I'D.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-28
OLD,TlME ACTION
AGAIN ON DOCKET
CANEILos VERSUS TOTALS
ON IN FEDERAL COURT
SESSION WAS STARTED
Nothing Of Very Great Interest
Develops In Call of
Calendar.

Bert Wiiienstine of Rock
county, arraianed before Judge
Both in United States district
court this afternoon on a
charge of unlawfuiiy transport
ing intoxicating liquor in that
county on January ~, 1922, was
sentenced to fine Of 500
when the defendant pleaded
guilty to the information and
il was shown the court by AS
sistant District Attorney L. w.
Scott that was the defendants
first offense of which the de-
partment has any knowledge.
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Pipestone, MINI, April 24.-At the
annual interclass field and track meet
Of the Pipestone high school held at
the fair grounds here the Seniors won
with forty points. The Freshermel
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saved Boy From Drowning.

| Rochester April 26.-Mrs. Elmer
lswenson saved the three year old son
n of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McQuillau from
Drowning in the Zumbro r1ver
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CHARGES FRAMEUP
SIMELEONS SOUGHT,
CLAIMS DEFENDANT
ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST
FAIRMoNT SENATOR
WOMAN RELATES STORY
Mrs. Limberg, Who Sues To Re-
cover SITS, 900 Heart Balm,
Sought Loan of $500.
JURY THAT WILL DECIDE
SUIT IN FAlRMONT

JURY THAT WILL DECIDE
SUIT IN FAlRMONT
E. ]. Carney, farmer, Rutland
William PIumhoff, farmer,
Fraser.
Steve Barnett, retired farmer
Ceylon.
William Rienke, Jr- farmer,
westford.
Herman kakeIdey laborer,
Welcome.
,. Roy FeeIey, merchant, East
Chain.
George Grant, farmer Fox
Lake.
J. e. chsmpine, farmer, Lake
! Perry Olson, farmer, Elm
Creek.
Henry OFT, farmer Fox Lake
chas Fritz, farmer, Tenhas-
sen.
AseI stromberg, farmer, East
Chain.
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Wrote His Memoirs

After his long journey General
Grant made his home in New York.
He became partner in a financial
firm which came to grief and in
volved him in pecuniary ruin. Ey-
cry token OF respect was shown to
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
TROOP SIS ANNUAL WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY HIKE

had to be to work at o'clock so he
had to get breakfast and hike for
town, but decided to stay in bed un
til | felt like getting up. Salmon
stuck on one shoe and letting out a
holler made for the fire l guess he
must have found an icicle in his shoe
the way he hugged that fire. Young
Berthoff and my brother were wiser
and barefooted 1t to the fire and
warmed their shoes first. oh: such
a relief: I had the whole bed to my
self. So rolling up into a ball 1 dozed
off could hear the other fellows
Trattling their dishes and could smell
something cooking maybe 1t was burn
ing. Salmon called me but I played
possum and ! didn't hear him. The
next thing I knew the tent had caved
in and some one was using me for
floor mat have my suspicious as to
who 1t was. but l let on I didn't.
Luckily had slept in my clothes so
crawling around thru the tent, found
my shoes in a corner How I ever got
out of that tent l never did know. but
! 1t must have been by following the
smell of cooking steak. Mr. Whetzel
however. was still in bed and from all
indications he meant to stay there a
while longer. Not even the threat of
I ice water or sand burrs could bulge
him. But by the time us other fell
/ lers had our grub going good l guess
the smell had aroused him to an. ap-
petite. anyhow it didn't take him long
| to come to life then. Aside from the
! dirt and ashes we ate, our meal was
most perfect. you couldn't tell Bert's
! steak from n piece OF charcoal and
the coffee looked like mud. We left
! most of 1t on log after eating and
J about an hour later. it could be found
nowhere. guess 1t just naturally
| got up and walked away After
/ breakfast. Mr.. Whetzcl hit off for
| town. but the rest Of us stayed so we
could roam around at will. Poor SAL
! mon he had TO be at work at s, and
| now 1t was past .. II you ask me I'd
toll you didn't think he got to work
until o'clock After cleaning up
| camp. somewhat we hit off for the
bluffs nenr by. We explored few
would be Caves. BY this time 1t was
after / 1 so We thought we Nah better
! mt back for town so as to get Salmon
] into town for work. but not 50 fast,
my brother had left tho jifncy with
flat tire so not bothering about fixing
| 1t all but Marcus and Hugh piled in
and we went to town on the rim. We
| fixed tho tire Mt tho Mesa Junction
, and then drove on down town.
imagine some folks thought we were
/ bunch of toughs the way We look
cd. but we should worry. Poor old
Mark and Hugh had to hoof It in.
4 Thus ended another annual overnight
hike on Washington's Birthday.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
SWIMMING CLASS
FOR SCOUTS STARTS

A swimming class for second class
Scouts desiring to learn to swim in
order to pass their swimming test in
the first class requirements and for
first class Scouts who desire 20 pass
their merit badge tests in swimming z
and life saving. was started last
"Wednesday afternoon at the steel
Works "S'. Tho sole purpose of the
swimming class is TO teach swimming
and life saving. Mr.. Alverson has
personal charge OF the class and will
have. as assistant. Howard Howatt.
. former lifc guard who is now rssid-
INK in Pueblo. The Glass is full at
present and no other Scouts may Join
the class until number have passed
their tests. As Scouts complete their
tests and drop out others may Join.
Special permission must he secured at
the local Scout headquarters.
Scout John Rccce, Herbert Baker.
ana Harold Silox passed the SWIM
ming merit badge which requires that
Scout, swim one hundred yards. dive
properly from the service. demon-
stratc, breast. crawl and side strokes
and swim on back fifty feet. Clarence
Porter and Albert Soon,z passed the
first class swimming test.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
TROOP Ii


Meeting place. Broadway Christian n
church.
Scoutmaster. C. G.. Robinett.
Assistant scoutmaster. II. NJ. Ray.
Time 1:3o Friday p m.
We started promptly at T:30 with the
flag salute. There were II scouts pres
ent Tho scoutmaster and assistant
could not be ut the meeting but We
had two visitors. Mr.. DcVore and Mr..
Else Mr.. Else IL the assistant deputy
commissioner OF District 4. There were
three brought before the meeting.
They were the play which We are going
to give. the bicycle patrol and tho ball
team Mr. Dc Wore told us some good
stories while Mr. Else and Herbert
Baker instructed the tcnderfoot scouts
about their second class test. Then we
told jokes and after those each scou.
had to make up poem. The scout that
did not have one had to go thru the
spanking machine. Two scouts had TO
so thru. Mr.. Dc Wore also made us
laugh by drawing the picture of Philip
Miles. We dismissed with the scout
oath. SMITH LEE CASLER.
Press Reporter.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
TROOP IS
Meeting place, Mesa Baptist church.
Timc of fIlsstinE EridaY eynnins
TROOP cs

'i"StaHk piNCS. MehA bNptlst ChufCh.
Time of meeting Friday evening.
Scoutmaster, F.. c. Edsor.
Friday evening was the second time
that Troop ?6 has met In their now
meeting place. and It's a real place to
meet too. We meet in a large room
whcrc We can have a real scout meet
Ing. The meeting was called to order
By Mr.. Edison and plank werc dis
cussed about the contest which wc are
going to have between tho patrols
So many points are given for tests. at
tendance. new members and attend
ancc to Sunday school and church. The
losers put up a chicken dinner for tho
winners. We also talked abou. n hike
We are going to have soon. wc have
on. now member already and cxpec.
many moro. All boys OF the Mesa
church and any others arc welcome TO
our troop rs members or visitors.
Troop 10 claimed the championship OF
tn. city in basket ball among the
scout teams but they haven't It now
for VIC f2s) have II. Las. Saturday we
defeated them in tho Central gym 3s-..
All tho members OF our troop have
played on our teams In some game this
season.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13

tend wireless concert at the Bethel
church next Thursday night. All scout
masters and assistants and also troop
committee mon and council are invited
to hear this concert. Diplomas will be
awarded the members of the Scout
masters association. who successfully
complete the training. course.
The regular monthly meeting of the
executive board. Boy Scouts of
America. Pueblo council. was held las
Friday noon at the Commerce club
rooms. a number OF important matters
were brought up and discussed. It was
voted. that Commissioner carl Evans
who will he IN Chicago the latter part
OF March. VIII represent the Pueblo
council as the National representative
at the National council meeting to be
held March IS and 20 at Chicago.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13

TROOP II
Meeting place. Ascension church.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1s22.-PACE THREE

attaching a Siamese connection. 7
shaped pipe, to the second hose and the
new one and five cights nozzle. The
plug is then shut down. tho old nozzle
taken off. the hose attached
to the Siamese ana to the plug and the
water is turned on. Then we doubled
the line again and put cellar nozzle,
which is a globe with "A lot Of holes in
1t. After that we turned off the water
rolled up the hose and went home.
MARION YORK.
Secretary of Pueblo Fire Scout Glass,
Chieftain want ads. brine results.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
HEADQUARTERS NOTES

The Scputmssters' association con-
tinue hold their regular meetings at
the Mctlelland library. every Monday y
night. Next Monday night will he the
last meeting of the regular course.
However. Ecv. Dunn Of tho HetheI NJ.
+. church on the east side has invited
the sCoutnpstcrs and assistants TO at
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-13
FIRE SCOUT CLASS

The chief had US take out tight Sec
tons of hose with the nozzles and
other accessories for fighting fire. First
we laid single line of hose to the
middle of the Main street bridge, and
shot water up stream. Then the CHIEF
had us double the line which is ac-
complished by laying another hose
from the plug to the fighting point anG