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The Washington herald., 1922-05-14


thing more than q mere structure
surrounded by a limited area of
land. His mission 10 to sell them
the lofty idea of which the build
Ing is a concrete disqualification.
When you have sold a house you
have sold with 1t new conception
OF the grandeur of American citi-
zenship. You have given your Gus
toner an unchallengeable demon
stration Of the security that men
and women enjoy in this republic.
In America. the citizen who ac-
quires property 10 not menaced by
the FEAR that some day. II will be
confiscated.. He knows that as long
as he performs faithfully his part
of the contract he will be permit
ted undfsturbed to enjoy the fruits
Of his toll and that not even the
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

TO me that when . realty man
closes . transactien it should be
with q feeling Of sistien inspirst
by the thought that he has
achieved somethinG OF issting ben
eft for his city. his ciisnt and him
self.
There 10 no lasting safisfactfon
IN making q little money. The real
satisfaction comes from the knowl-
edge that the transsotion must re-
suit In permanent bsnsft TO al
concerned"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

American Congress has. or ever
will have. power to take IL away
from him. except by awarding. him
full compensation.
u believe you win agree with
the suggestion that every salesman
In your line of business should
have in mind when he makes
trade something besides the com-
mission he will obtain for his serv-
ices. He should regard himself as
q missionary selling improved and
more secure citizenship. 1t seems
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
REPORTS UNUSUAL
CALL FOR HOMES
William X. Hartung Sells IA
Properties During
Past Week.

Fourteen sales were recently re-
ported from the once of William
K. Hartung. These involved $145.-
500. The office reports the heaviest
demand ever experienced for homes
of all classes. Among last weeks
sales were the following:
No. 2s14 Twenty-eighth street
northwest, sold to Mrs. r. r. O'Brien
for W. c. and A. n. Miller. A new
tapestry brick colonial style home
OF six rooms and bath being one of
an operation nearing completion by
the aforementioned well-known
builders.
No. 3s4o Morrison street. Chevy
Chase, D. C., sold to Walter p. John
son, general representative for the
National Automobile Chamber Of
The Washington herald., 1922-05-14

for them to exist with lower
freight rates.
So far as the coal strike itself Is
concerned. 1t is still a question Of
both sides playing for position. As
matter of fact. the miners have
lost already. unless they can Sc
cure some sort of government in
tervention. and government inter-
vention. therefore, can do nothing
more than settle the trouble tenn
porarily. These basic questions will
have to be settled permanently at
some future time If they are not
disposed of now.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18

against the sky line could be seen.
Brothers place near where the skel-
etons were found.
Burned Signal Fires
There is little doubt but what
these bowl shaped mounds were us
ed as places for burning signal fires
to guide Indians to the great Sioux
crossing on the Minnesota from the
prairies to the west toward Swan
Lake, and farther up the Minnesota
valley Just a few feet down over the
brow of the hill is a spring at which
no doubt many a sentinel quenched
mis- thirst while on duty above the
village Of old Chief Red Iron or
what ever chief held away at that
point
1t takes no great stretch of the
imagination to see some sentinel
watching from a distance the festi-
vities Of his brothers proceed the
signing of the Treaty of Traverse
des Sioux on the terraces across the
river. II may have been from
those ancient watch towers that
sentinels guided in the Indian chiefs
and their followers from the west
er prairies with smoke signals by
day and blazing embers by night,
when summoned to the treaty by
the late Governor Alexander Ram
sey to ceed to the United States a
larSe portion of Minnesota, Iowa
and part of South Dakota.
Flint chips from the prehistoric
work shop Of some ancient arrow
maker. bits of what appeared to be
sun dried pottery were found by the
Mankato visitors to the interesting
spot Perhaps the most interesting
relic found yesterday was a fat
piece of dark gray stone. On one
side Of this stone is now family
visible the tracings of bow and a
number of arrows, stone- hammer
and a peace cipe. On the reverse
side is what appears to be geomet
rical drawing of the great bend of
the Minnesota. or at least some of
the party thought so.,
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
Yield of Grain AS
: Told By Thresher
Considerable Variation Shown Be
tween Winter Wheat And O..
That of Spring Wheat

Recent threshing reports in the
vicinity OF Mankato show that the
farmers are getting yields this year
Peter Depudt, living seven miles
southeast of Mankato, threshed
twenty five bushels to the acre OF
winter wheat and twelve bushels to
the acre of spring wheat. The lat
ter crop was retarded a great deal
in its developement by rust
Henry Edwards, also living south
east OF Mankato about six miles.
realized good yield of winter
wheat, which ran twenty eight
bushels to the acre, but his spring
wheat was light owing TO rust.
Fred Seltenrich. living four miles
southeast OF Mankato, threshed six
ty bushels of oats to the acre,
twenty eight bushels to the acre of
winter wheat, and fifteen bushels
OF spring wheat to the acre. In
some places where the winter wheat
was in low places and protected it
ran as high as thirty five bushels
to the acre.
Elmer Swanson, one and half
miles northwest of Mankato fealiz-
ed twelve bushels to the acre in
spring wheat, and twenty three to
the acre of winter wheat.
\ w. F. Vrooman, one mile north of
Judson had a yield of forty five
bushels to the acre of oats, and also
has several acres of corn which
gives every promise of a large yield
Carl Thorn, who resides six and
a half miles northwest of Mankato,
had a yield of forty eight bushels
to the acre of fine oats. and seven
teen bushels to the acre in spring
wheat.
J. A Fischer. whose farm is 10
Gated seven and a half miles north
west Of Mankato recently threshed
some oats which averaged fifty two
bushels to the acre.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
DfATHFROM MOON
POISON THE STORY
Wife and Family Are Somewhere
Between New York and
Albert Lea

There was enacted on farm
seven miles northwest Of Alden
near Freedom Sunday morning.
tragedy which is an unusually sad
one. Peter Ciausen, who has resid-
ed on the place for the past two
years, is dead. He has been locn-
ing longingly fc.' the .ine when h!s
wife and children would arrive
from Denmark. They had crossed
the broad Atlantic, are now some
where between New York City and
Albert Lea Any day Mr.. Clausen
vas expecting them to arrive at the
farm.
About ten o'clock Sunday morn
ing, Emil Smith, neighbor went
to the Clausen place and not see
ing anyone around the barn, walk
ed up to the house and entered.
He was startled to find Clausen ly- ,
ing on the bed in a paralyzed CON
dition. He was suffering intense
pain. 1t is said that Smith and
others had cautioned him about
drinking moonshine and that Smit 4.
brought the matter up that morn
ing as Clausen lay PROSTATE. Ac-
cording to reports Clausen answer
ed Smith with: "If / ever get over
this will never drink moonshine
again"
Summoned Freehorn Physician
Smith ran over to u neishbor
and teIephoned to DR.. Butruff Of
Freeborn The physician came out
to the Clausen farm Immediately
but the sufferer was beyond help.
He died shortly before noon just
before DR.. Butruff arrived.
No autopsy has been held. but
1t is believed that the moonshine,
which he is said to have been drink
ing for several days, was the cause
of his death Several empty bot
ties was found near Mr.. Clausen
and a half gallon of green corn
moonshine was found nearby in a
glass can.
Mr.. Clausen was about fifty
years old and is said to have been
q hard worker, was fairly well to
do and well liked.
Coroner PaufE. Webber was call
ed to the place in, the afternoon.
All indications at present are that
Mr.. Clausen met death from moon
shine which contained poison, Great
ed by improper manufacture.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
Sixteen Skeletons Unearthed
On Farm Home Site Picked

Hidden In the silence of an un-
marked grave while years, montas,
and perhaps centuries rolled by.
and the region developed from an
settled wilderness to a thickly pop
ulated community, the skeletons of
sixteen large men reposed where
some kind hands had laid them un-
til last May when they were un-
earthed on the farm of Greib Brota-
ers. Section 2 kasota township.
This grave is directly across the
Minnesota river from the historic
site of the signing of the treaty of
Traverse des Sioux, on an eminence
overlooking miles and miles Of the
valley.
Grieb Brothers this spring decided
10 erect new residence, owing to
the fact that their old home burned
down. Selecting a beautiful spot on
the brow of hill from which gush-
es a fine spring OF ice cold water,
the brothers put a crew OF men to
work to dig the excavation for the
foundation OF the residence. The
men had been plying their spades
but short time when they began to
uneartl bones. Soon a human skull
rolled out and another and another,
until sixteen together with the other
bones of the bodies were found to-
gether with the skeleton of either a
dog or wolf. The coroner of lie
Sueur county was notified and he
had the skeletons removed to an Of
lava cemetery a mile and a half
north for burial
New Residence Erected Elsewhere
When Mrs. Grieb heard of the
grewsome find on the proposed site
OF her new residence she fatly re-
fused to live in the house if it
were erected over the grave" Since
then new residence has been erect
ed some distance to the north and
the spot where the skeletons were
found will be occupied by chicken
barn or house.
1t is a hundred years or more
since daring French en- established
a trading post just west across the
I7Ver at Traverse des Sioux. but
history as far as known does not re.
cord any battle and fatalities near
there. Way sixteen giant men were
dumped into one grave perhaps with
the remains of their faithful dog.
Will always remain one of the un-
solved mysteries of the long forgot
ten past The victims of whatever
the, tradgedy was, slept on in the
grave where friends had laid them
while numberless crops were plant
ed on their resting place and har-
vests were reaped over their heads.
A party of Mankato gentlemen
consisting of. Frank and Rudolph
Ario, John P. Theissen, Julius
Griebel and a Free Press reporter
drove to Ottawa Yesterday and Wis
ited the scene OF the finding of the
skeletons.
Ascending a barren hill perhaps
ESQ feet in height. the curiosity
seekers came to two bowl shaped
mounds. The larger OF these is ele-
waited about FIVE feet above the sur
rounding surface of the prominence,
and the smaller about three feet.
Looking directly across the Mime
sofa river to the west with the aid
OF binoculars, Traverse des Sioux
and st. Peter could be seen in the
foreground. while off in the blue
haze on the high ground farther west
the buildings in Oshawa and wa
ter tower in Nicollet outlined
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
SWAN LAKE DRAINAGE
Peterson, sriahton. Mi

S. O. Peterson, Brighton, Mimi,
Makes Statement on Subject
The following letter is from S.
o. Peterson, Brighton, Mimi, whicn
refers TO the drainage of Swan
Lake.
ITO The Mankato Free Press: /
am not a subscriber to your paper,
but l was sent a clipping from
recent issue containing a part Of
letter from K. A, Currier of Suth-
eriin. Ore. formerly a resident OF
this county, referring TO the pro-
posed drainage of Swan Lake.
Mr.. Currier seems to be labor
ing under the same delusion as so
many others, that we want to do
away with the lake altogether. That
is not the case. Mr.. Currier knows
that the Lake is very shallow and
during wet seasons it rur6 over its
banks, especially on the west side.
making the adjacent lands useless,
not only when the water is hign,
but keeps the farmers from drain
ing their other wet lands when the
water is low, because they do not
know when the water will come
back. What we want is to keep the
lake stationary. where it belongs.
II have lived here since 1855, so
/ think | know as much about the
lake as Mr.. Currier have seen the
lake in all its stages, from being
perfectly dry to a regular overflow.
Mr.. Currier refers to an aticle
had In The St Peter Herald con-
corning the matter. Mr.. Currier
does not remember rightly" I dIo
not mention my farm at all. l mere
ly tried to voice the sentiment O;
those who are mostly affected by
the proposition il this part of the
country.
"True, the lake was here when
my father homesteaded this farm.
but IL is also true that the land
here was surveyed by the govern
ment the year before we came here,
and the lake was very low at that
time.
where was the beautiful lake in
1909, when there were only some
pot holes here and there, the rest
was perfectly dry.-S. o. Peterson,
Brighton, Nicollet county, MINI.
Mali. Route 3, New Ulm."
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18

Owens. Violin solo, Doris Haugen
Coffee and cake will be served.
Everybody welcome.
Baumgard brothers threshed for
L. Morotz last week.
Shock threshing and stacking is
about about completed in this neishbor-
Mrs. Tom Bailey and son of
Garden City spent Monday at the
Fred Wrightson. home
Oryie Stenerson and Harry Hud-
son spent Friday evening at Yer
non.
Otto Baumgard is driving a new
Ford roadster.
Miss Vivian Foster received the
silver medal at the W. c. T. .. con
test at Stony Point Thursday, Au
gust 10.
A light shower in this vicinity
Friday relieved the dry spell, but
more would be appreciated by most
of the farmers.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
SHERIFF is RESTRAINED
lie is Ordered Not to Seize Arm
sfrond Telenhone plant

Su0V9 bCtCPboHC Ft0Hk
Fairmont, MINI. August H.-An
aftermath of the case of Ferdinand
Wolter against Armstrong Tele
phone company in which he receiy-
ed damages to the extent of SS,0se
for personal injury incurred by him
in August, 1919, by coming in con
tact with telephone wire, property
of this company. occurred before
Judge e. C. Dean when Cooper ana
Gaarenstroom, attorneys for the
plaintiff, asked leave to withdraw
their prior action.
This morning Sheriff Carver was
handed an execution in this case
requiring him, to levy upon the
property of the Armstrong Tele
phone company, but before he had
a chance to get out Of town he was
restrained from doing so by an or
der served by Judge Dean. This
same order restrained Mr.. Wolter
from enforcing his judgement in
any manner that might interfere
with the continuous telephone serv-
ice of the Telephone company 8
subscribers and also required the
Armstrong Telephone Co. to show
cause before Judge Dean on August
10. at p. m. why they should not
pay MI. "OitSI JuA6SihCnt VI 90,
900, and in case they were unable
to pay the same they were required
to show cause why receiver
should not be appointed to hQuidate
their obligations in such a manner
as not to interfere with the tele-
phone service.
This action was brought by Dave
Kelley of Truman, who is SUP.
scriber and user of the telephone
and claims that his business, Will
sustain a serious loss If the sheriff
should levy upon the property and
take the telephone system into his
possession.
The Armstrong Telephone com
pany is a corporation consisting of
less than a dozen stockholders.
owning over one trousand miles Of
telephone wire and giving service
to over five hundred subscribers,
and apparently the only thing that
is intended in this action is to col
lect Mr.. VOTERS judgement in such
a way as not to interfere with tele-
phone service to the FIVE hundred
families.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
Letters Pertaining ,ToMarker
WhereIndians Were Hanged
Judge Loren Cray Repeats Rea sons Why 1t
Should Not Be Removed; Who Are
Those Protesters

August 4th and in reply would say
that / never made the statement
which you quote, nor have | ever
seen copy of the paper containing
the alleged interview. l am frank to
say, however, that l heartily en-
dorse what you have to Isay with
regard to that monument.
"A few weeks ago someone re-
presenting the Daily News called
me over the phone and asked my
opinion with regard to the removal
Of the Indian monument at Man
kato and stated that the people of
Mankato desired TO have it removed.
! replied that If the people Of Man
ed | would have no particular oD-
lection, but it would be a matter
entirely for them to decide.
''lt was my regiment-the Sixth
Misunderstanding the Sioux War,
taking part in nearly all of the bat
ties and the final rescue of the cap
tives at Camp Release near Mon
tevideo. The Colonel of my regi-
ment, William Crooks. was the
Judge Advocate in the trial OF
those Indian prisoners and was
present at the taking of most of the
testimony which was the basis for
their conviction.
Il have always believed that Pre-
sident Lincoln was justified in com
muting the sentences of all but
thirty eight of those criminals and
have always considered that the
monument was located in the proper
place marking the place of their
execution, though I have never seen
the monument
Il am glad you have called my at
tention to the matter and am pleas
ference to it. ! remain, Fraternally
yours, l.. Longfellow."
Mankato, Mimi, Aug. IA, 1922.
Hon. Levi Longfellow. 20S, North
Sixth Street, Minneapolis, MINI.
pleased to receive your frank letter
of the Sth. 1t is rumored that per
sons here are interesting themselves
and others in a movement to have
the Indian monument or marker To-
Gated where the Indians were hang
ed, removed. and that they intend
to appeal to the Governor. Who
these persons are, or what the Gov
ernor has to do about the matter,
we have been unable to ascertain.
''It is reported that DR.. Folweli
has said that If there is such a
monument, the sooner it is destroy
ed, the better, and also that he
would donate to the erection of a
building commemorating the place
where the remaining three hundred
Indians we're baptized
Il would be pleased to join with
the good doctor In alteration, with
the understanding that a tablet shar
be properly placed stating a well
known historical fact that those In :
dians were not baptized until after
they had peeked through the ..crey-
ices betw cen the logs of the bar
racks in which they were confined,
and had seen just across the street,
their thirty eight CO. murders hang
ed.
81 may say that at our annual
Territorial Old Settlers Picnic held
at Sibley Park in this city on Aug
ust 10, a standing vote was taken
whether the monument should be re-
moved. Result. Yes, none, No, 500.
Fraternally yours, Lorin Cray"
There are a great many people in
Mankato who have "a curiosity tl
know the identity of those who are
so anxious to have the marker re-
moved
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
Now They Are Married.

Slayton, Mimi, August l5.-The mai
rimoniaL adventure in which Clarence
Henning. aged 81. and Judith Gilbert
son. aged is. both of Lake Wilson.
ten days ago when the police appre1
hended the couple upon instruction
from the girls father, happily ended
when they were married here by Judge
Whitney. Young Henning was under
this charge was dropped and after his
70 ther had, paid the expenses of the trin
OF the officers to Chicago FIenninr was
released from jail and the marriage AZ
the young people followed immediately.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18

Seventy Young Ladies' Received In
to Order Of Notre Dame
The Order of Sisters OF the Notre
Dame are receiving into their order
seventy young ladies at the Mother
House. These ceremonies are being
conducted today, Wednesday and
Thursday.
This morning, Rev Father Theis
conducted the service in which
thirty six sisters took their final
vows Bishop HeRron OF Winona is
expected this evening and will have
charge of the ceremonies for the
last two days Tomorrow twelve
sisters will take their first vows and
on Thursday twenty two will re
ceive the habit of the school sisters
Of Notre Dame.
After the ceremonies parents and
friends are received on the grounds
where congratulations are extended
to the sisters. States throughout
the northwest are represented.
The Mankato free press., 1922-08-18
ALONG THE WAToNWAN.

Watonwan, August 14.-Miss Reba
and Haden Clark OF Lake Crystal
spent Tuesday evening with their
sister. Mrs. Silas Carlson
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Morgan and
family and Mrs. Warren Abbott
and two daughters left Thursday
morning by auto for a trip to Mis-
souri,, where they will visit rela-
tives and friends in that vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Kruger is assisting
Mrs. r.. r. Tilton with her house
work for a couple of weeks.
Louise Engle, who had the mis-
fortune to Sprain his foot quite
badly, is able to be about without
the aid of crutches.
Kenneth Francis is the owner of
T. R Hilton is having a new wall
put in. Parties from Butternut are
doing the work
Mr. and Mrs. o. J. Stenerson and
Miss Sarah were Madelia visitors
Saturday of last week.
Mrs. W. C. Campbell is on the
sick list
Ben Golden and. family were
guests at the Roy Etherington home
in Butternut Sunday.
Mrs. Silas Carlson and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Carlson's s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. l. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Tilton and
family of Edgewood, Iowa, spent a
few days last week visiting at the
home OF the formers parents, T. r.
Tilton and family of this vicinity.
Fred Lantz Of Amboy visited with
his sons Earl and Joel Sunday.
Mrs. A. NJ. Felmlee was called to
~f -
serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Hannah Hartwig is spend
ing a few days with her daughter,
Mrs. Hans Hanson and family.
Little Miss Marcella Carlson was
an over night visitor at the home OF
her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
l.. Clark. ~.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schickling
entertained at dinner Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Rollings and family
and Charlie Schickling of Madison
Lake. Mrs. Anna Evans and Mr.
Pratt of Mankato and a nephew OF
Mr.. Pratt's from Wisconsin.
Earl Peterson Of Lake Crystal
spent Monday afternoon fishing at
the river.
Miss Laura Hohenstein and Ag-
mes Stenerson is shopping in Man
kato Saturday afternoon and spent
the, evening with the latter's sister
Mrs. Amy Johnson in Rapidan.
Miss Ruth Tilton, accompanied
her Father Thomas Tflton and fam
lily TO Worthington last week where
she visited an aunt.
Earl and Louise Moon were Sun
day visitors at the home of Will
Hudson. -
Services at the club hall Sunday
August 20, at 2:30 p. m. Rev. J. M
Balm of Mankato will deliver the
sermon Everybody invited to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. J. Stenerson en-
tertained at Sunday dinner in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Gustafson
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
John .Gustafson and Mr.. and Mrs
Will Gustafson and son Robert OF
Lake Crystal, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Johnson of Rapidan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Gustafson and daugh
ter Viola of this vicinity
The club will meet Friday even.
ing. August 1s. Rev. J. NJ. Balm
! will speak. His subject will be
THE Ideal Woman as Eve and Hen
Daughter" A violin obLigatc
whispering Hope" By Adele Hat
gen. Whistling solo by Mrs. Nora