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Evening star., 1923-11-07

really slides nround and In back
OF y0u.. It. goes backward and
across behind the shoulders. be-
cause there simply IL NO place else
II could gO-nOt at all becnusc
You lift 1t up. IL you fstand erect
and. with arms hanging loose;
start your left hand directly
across TO the right I'm front Of
you, yOu will observe that IT cam
go just 80 fur, after which 1t In.
forced to gc up. Exactly the same:
thing applies when yOu sweep
your golf club back.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
PASSENGERS UNHURT
WHEN TRAIN DERAILED
Wreck /on Omaha Road After
Midnight; Depot Was Near
Demolished

One hundred and eight passengers
on Omaha passenger train No. 8
which was wrecked at Blakeley, d
station thirty five miles north of
Mankato, last night about midnight,
are thanking their stars for their
lucky escape from injury. Owing to
the slipping off of tire on one of
the wheels under the tank of the
engine which was pulling the train,
every car was derailed, and the
train was not brought to Standstill
unUll few feet from the depot. Had
the locomotive plunged few feet
farther the depot would. have been
wrecked. The train, which is due at
Mankato at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing, and was not scheduled for a
stop at Blakeley was running at full
speed when the train left the rails.
The train was in charge of Conduct
or H. J. Henton. Had it not been
for the coo,ness of Engineer Will
liam Harding, who stuck to the
throttle and applied the emergency
brakes, tNete is little doubt that
the depot would have been reduced
to debris and the train piled up,
which would result in many deaths,
A train was made up at Mankato
soon afterwards and was sent in
charge OF Conductor Roy Racy and
Engineer Robert Martinson t.
Blakeley where the passengers wer4
transferred and the journey con-
tinued on toward Sioux City. Owing
to the level nature of the ground all
OF the cars remained right side up.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
MEDO FARM BUREAU (
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS
G. M. Buckholz Made President +;
Address By County Agent
Mcmillan.

Members of Medo Farm Bureau
unit Saturday held their annual
meeting and election of officers at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ry-
nearson. Dinner was served at noon
by the members of the unit, and an
abundance of good things, to eat was
enjoyed. The. attendance at the
meeting was large.
G. III. BuckholtZ was reelected
president of the unit, T. T. Walker
vice president; Carl Rynearson, Sec
Rotary; and John Davis treasurer.
County Agent l.. E. Mcmillan was
present and gave very interesting
and instructive talk on his recent
trip to the state farm bureau meet
ing and also discussed at length the
ACCESSIBILITY of raising more clover
and alfalfa for feed for dairy cows
and hogs. Following this talk a large
number of those present went on
record as favoring the planting of
from three to four acres of alfalfa
this year. Among those who piedg-
ed themselves to do this were:
Harry Rynearsol, and 1t is more
than likely that a great many more
will follow suit.
\ Mr. and Mrs. John Steel of Man
kato were among those present at
the meeting. Mr.. Steel is an en-
thusiast on the raising of alfalfa.
The next meeting of the unit will
be held at the home of Fred Webb
on Tuesday, February 6. On that oc-
casion Professor N. E. Chapman of
the university farm will be present
and will talk on poultry breeding
and marketing.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
WITH GUN AND RAZOR
Two Cousins Locked Selves In
Room; Ended Quarrel Over
h Woman.

Granite City, H., January Is
Abraham Kalosian, forty eight, and
Dick Kalosian, thirty eight, cousins.
are dead today as the outcome of a
razor and revolver fight in closed
room last night following quarrel
over Abraham paying attention TO
Dicks divorced wife, Mrs. Marian
Kafosian, twenty eight, who was
seriously wound ed.
Mrs. Kalosian was granted di-
vorce from Dick several months ago
and Abraham had been attentive tc
her, according to police. Dick found
Abraham and his divorced wife to-
gether last night and quarrel en-
sued, the men agreeing to. go to
hrs: Kalosian's house and fight il
out" -. -
Police were notified by persons
who overheard the alteration, ano
rushing to the house found the doors
bolted and the window shades
drawn Smashing in the door Off
GERS found the cousins lying near
each other in the front room, Dick
with his throat slashed and Abra-
ham with a bullet through his heart.
The men still grasped their respec-
tive weapons, a revolver and a razor.
Mrs. Kalosian suffering from
bullet wound, lay near the men. She
said her former husband had shot
her
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
EARLY STATE HISTORY
Or. Folweii Related "reminiscences
Before Minnesota Historical
Society =
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

st. Paul, January l6.-Political
scandals in Minnesotas = early his
tory, skeletons. which for nearly
three quarters of century have
been collecting dust in the @stEaess
archives. were revealed to many
tonight for the first time by Will
liam Watts Folwell, vice president
OF the Minnesota Historical So
ciety, principal speaker at the clos :
ing session of the seventy fourth
annual meeting OF the organization
Mr.. Folwell is the author of "A
History OF Minnesota and is re-
garded as the states foremost his
torian in Mimi esota.
The revelations made by Mr..
Folwell during his discussion OF
Minuesota's struggle to gain ad-
mission to the Union presented for
the first time connected story of
political maneuvers resorted to by
the states founders iF the early
SOS.
"The process by which consti.
tuition was framed for Minnesota
was irregular, uot to say scanda-
lous," declared Mr.. Folwell.
Equally extraordinary was that by
which her admission to the Union
by Congress was effected"
He followed these assertions with
a detailed account of the states
political history both within the
state and at the national capitol
at Washington, from short time
before the first constitutional con
vention until the state legislation
convened ON June 2. 1888.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
LAST OF MINNESOTA
FORTY MINERS PASSES
Uncle John" Daubney Died
Yesterday at Taylors Falls
At Age of 103 Years.

Taylor Falls Mimi, January 15.--
John ("Uncle John'O Daubney, who
celebrated his 103rd birthday Octo.
Der 6, last, died at the home, of a
nephew here yesterday. He was a
pioneer resident of Minnesota and
the last surviving member of the
Minnesota and St. Croix Valley Old
Settlers association.
Mr.. Dabney had been quite active
up to within few weeks ago, when
he was removed to local hospital.
He died from the infrmities OF cid age
His death was the passing of Min
nesota's last "49'er." He attributed
his long life to tobacco and hard
work" He celebrated his 103rd
birthday last October by attending
a banquet in his honor at saltwater,
toes in his garden.
Born In England ~
uncle John" was born in Lin
colnshire, England, October 6, 1919.
He came to the United States when
he was seven years old, with his
parents, who settled in Chittenden
county, Vermont. Later. he went to
Kalamazoo, Mich, thence to Galena,
ILL.,, where he worked in the lead
mines and St Croix Falls, Wis, He
spent many years numbering in. the
vicinity of st. Croix Falls and Tay-
lor Falls and finally settled down
at the latter place. He married
Emeline Page of Kalamazoo and
their only daughter died at the age OF
eighteen. Daubney's brother, VIII
son Daubney, died recently at De-
corah, Iowa, at the age of one hun
dred years.
Arrangements for the funeral
services were being completed this
morning. The services will be held
at the Methodist Episcopal church
Wednesday at two p. m. Uncle
Johns body will lie in state at the
Methodist Episcopal church from
this afternoon until The funeral to :
morrow Rev. M. E. Hedding will de-
liver the sermon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
FARM CREDITS BILLS
NOW BEFORE SENATE
Capper and Lenroot-Anderson
Measures Are First On
Program.

Washington, D c., January Is
Prolonged DEBATE, probably defer
ring a final vote on the legislation
for several weeks. was in prospect
today as the senate prepared to take
up the first of the two 1arm credit
or the programme Cap
per Dill providing for the formation
of the cooperative associations and
also for increased loans to farm ers
under the present farm loan system,
the Capper measure Is taken up
with a promise. OF general support.
The Lenroct- Anderson bill. the
other measure on the program, how :
ever. faces a different prospect,
strong opposition being predicted
Tor it because of its government aid
plan.
Washington, d. c., January 15.--
The plan of administration senate
leaders to begin consideration OF the
farm credits program worked out by
the banking committee was blocked
temporarily today by Senator Nor
ris, republican of Nebraska, chairman
of the agricultural committee,
insisted that the senate take up in
stead his bill for creation of a gov
eminent corporal ton empowered to
buy and sell farm products.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
FIFTEEN WOMEN WILL
SERVE ON THE JURIES
Selections From Box By Clerk
of Court, Sheriff and
Peace Justice.

Fifteen women have been drawn
10 serve on the grand and petit
juries for the February term Of Blue
Earth county district court, accord
mug 10 the nst Oh jurors drawn by
Clerk or Court FRANK thompson.
mere Will be seven women serving
on the grand jury and eight on the
peLlt jury Mhen they convene. APP
proXima.eIy one hair Oh the jurors
selected Tor service on the grand
The larger portion OF the petit
jurors Were drawn from towns anu
villages throughout the county.
The following is the list OF petit
jurors who are to appear at ~ A.
M, February Is.
c. Pickle, Eagle Lake; Henry
Clausen, Medo; y. w. Deacon, Ma
pleton township: Nels Reed, Eagle
lake; William Harrow, Fifth ward,
city; ivan Roberts, Judson; Anna
Ogiesby, second ward, city; Joseph
FrederlCks, LIE Ray; J. +. Albright,
Danville; j. p. Kremer, third ward
city; Thomas c. Jones, Cambria !;
Anna Luncin, first ward, city; Ro-
bert Pautsch, Good Thunder; Anna
Kern, Mankato Township Mrs.
Sarah Roberts, Lake Crystal Earl
D. Oliver, Pleasant Mound; Minnie
Duly, Mankato township; Vearl
Williams, Lincoln; Frank Peterson,
Lincoln; George Day, Shelby; AL
bert kunkel, Rapidan; John H,
Lang, fifth ward, city; Jud Cornell
Mapleton Village; j. II. Schuldt
first ward, city; benjamin Bangor
ter, Sr., second ward. city; Herman
III nh lAs.
Lake Crystal; Ed Rantig, first ward
city; Albert B. Sanger, Lime; Jen-
ME Mckinney, JudSon and George
Kelley, second ward, city.
The following are the persons
selected to serve on the grand jury
who are to appear on February g.
at II A. M:
Matte Jewson. fourth ward
city; Clifford E. Jones, first ward,
city. j. B. Smith, first ward city;
W. S. Goodrich, second ward city;
Henry Guth, third ward, city: Ben
jamin Deike, first ward, city:
Blanche Z. Day, Eagle Lake; Henry
Crock, Amboy; a. A. Prey, sixth
ward, city; H. j. Kruse, second
ward, city; c. c. Bruscke, Good
Thunder; William Patterson, Madi-
son Lake: Nora Anderson, Mankato
township: Helen Weber, lie Ray;
F. J. Mahowald, second ward, city;
Pauline Standish, fifth ward, city;
Albert Beer Garden City; Robert
Dagner, Danville; Adam Andrews
Ceresco; Ed Luhring. Lyra; Mar
garet Davies, Lake Crystal; August
SchwarZ, Vernon Center township ;
Sarella NJ. Halves, fifth ward, city.
John H. Hanson, justice of the
peace in Decoria, and Edward Ario
sheriff, assisted Clerk of Court
Thompson in drawing the jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
OSCAR CRANE Is DEAD
Well Known Man In East Medo
Passed Away At Waseca.

Passed Away At Waseca.
East Medo, January 15.-Oscar
Crane of Freedom died Tuesday at
the Waseca hos pital from dropsy.
He is well known TO the people of
this community. His property was
disposed of by auction sale Friday.
1t was largely attended. George
Geary was his guardian. .sr
Word was received Wednesday by
Forrest Remington that his brother
Charlie was dead at his home in
Oklahoma. He has been a sufferer
of asthma Tor many years. He is
well known in Medo, and his many
friends regret to hear of his passing.
John Anton was Mankato caller
Friday afternoon.
Carl Carlson is saving wood for
the people in this vicinity l.
Mrs. S. Guam spent several days
with her daughter. Mrs. 9 Acker-
man at Mapleton last week.
Gladys Guam spent Saturday and
Sunday with Carmen Pickle.
Misses Anna and Carrie Severson
were Mankato visitors Thursday.
Walter Anton assisted John Sew
erson Friday with his work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Lindeland, Os-
car and Olive Lindeland spent Fri
day at the Charles Mantle home in
Freedom.
The Pemberton Creamery is hav
ing ice hauled from st. Clair with
trucks. =
A farewell party was given Friday
night in honor Mr.. and Mrs. H. E..
Cragun at their home by their many
friends of Pemberton. They expect to
move to Jordan in the near future.
The old time dance at Pemberton
Friday night was largely attended.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
FIDDLER TO PLEAD f.
GUILTY TO FORGERY
Fairmont Man Will Go Before
Judge E, G. Dean late
This Afternoon

Leo Fiddler, alias Herbert Thomp-
son, the manipulation OF bogus checks
who operated in Mankato, Wells,
Fairmont, Albert Lea and other
cities in Southern Minnesota to the
amount OF nearly. $500, was arraign :
ed before Justice of the Peace H. M.
Nelson at FaIrmont this afternoon.
The defendant was charged with
forgery in the second degree. He
waived examination and was bound
over to await the action of the
Martin county grand jury. Soon at :
ter being bound over the defendant
expressed 4 wish to be permitted to
appear before Judge E. G. Dean in
the district court and plead guilty
to an information charging the Of
tense under which he was bound
over. He was to appear LIN the dis
trict court at Fairmont this after
noon. 1t was expected that he would
receive sentence this evening.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
DEPUTY STATE FIRE
MARSHALS LAID OFF
Lack of Funds Leave Minnesota
/ Without Inspection Force
Over Month.
Associated Press DISPATCH

st. Paul, January 15.-All deputy
fire nSarshals of the state have been
laid off, until March /, because OF
lack of funds, according to George
w. Wells, Jr.. state insurance com
missioner, today This leaves khe
state without any fire marshals in
spection, with the exception OF the
retention of Ole inspector, who will
supervise the work IN state institu-
lions.
Seventeen inspectors are involved
in the sweeping order disseminating
their services, Mr.. Wells said.
Bert Kingsley is the only inspec-
tor retained an has for the past six
been working under the di-
rection Of state board of control >'
Other Funds Lacking .a
Unless the state forestry depart
ment obtains a $4,000 emergency
appropriation at once, it must cease
to function February l, because OF
lack of funds, 1t became known to-
day.
The department has expended its
appropriation for the fiscal year,
ending June 30. and has asked for
an emergency appropriation to car
ry them over until the regular bud =
get is available. ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
DAIRYMEN TO MEET
0WATONNA IS PLACE
State Convention Is Scheduled
At South State City To-
morrow Morning.

An interesting program for the
forty fifth annual convention Of the
Minnesota State Dairymen's asso-
citation, which will meet January 16
" and Is in the county courthouse
at Owatonna, has been completed,
according to an announcement by
Chris Heen, state dairy and food
commissioner, who is secretary of
the organization, Entry blanks for
the butter and cheese contests, held
in connection with the convention,
together with printed copies of the
program, have been mailed to all
members OF the association.
The convention is to open at 1920
a. m. Tuesday, January 16. The ad-
c. Zamboni, the presidents annual
address, appointments OF committees
and reports Of the secretary and
treasurer will take up the morning
session In the afternoon Dean w.
c. Coffey of the state agriculture
college will discuss the Problems
of the Modern Farmer" Prof. e. H.
Eckles, also Of the agricultural col
lege, will talk on important Fac
tors in Developing the Dairy Herd"
Past, Present and Future" will be
the subject Of an address by John R..
Morley of Owatonna which will CON
clude the program for the day.
Two addresses by A. J. Glover of
Fort Atkinson, Wis, announcement
of the winners in the butter and
cheese contest, election Of officers
and the sale of the contest entries
will. be included in the "Wednesday
program.
Mayor Nelson of st. Paul will be
the principal speaker at a banquet
and dance to be given the delegates
in, the Qwatonna armory by the cit
liens Wednesday evening.
The Thursday sessions will be de-
voted to routine business matters.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
BODY WILL SEEK
!: HIGH COURT HELP
Necessary PapersWereFiled
Today By c. 0. Daley
WHO'LL PAY BILLS
Chairman y. w. Andrews Says
It Will Be Financed All
.~ Right

Notice of appeal to the state SUI
preme court from the decision OF
Judge ". l.. Comstock of Blue Earth
district court in dismissing the petit
ton Of the Mankato charter COM
mission to have its proposed amend
ments to the city charter submitted
to a vote of the people, and in
quashing the subsequent writ of
mandamus, was filed with the clerk
of the district court by G.. 0. Daily,
attorney for the charter commission,
this morning.
On December %, Judge Com
stock handed down decision in
favor of Mayor ". Al Beach and
the city councilman in the litigation
brought against them by j. w. An
drews and the other members of the
city charter commission, in an at
tempt to have them, call special
election to have the people vote on
proposed amendments to the city
charter. a.s.
What Memorandum Said
In dismissing the petition and
quashing the writ of mandamus
Judge Comstock in a memorandum
to his decision stated that the petit
TONERS were at fault in the form in
which they drew up the proposed
amendments. He further stated that
the amendments disclosed the fail
ure to meet, the requirements of
practical applicability as legislative
enactments. He advised in his mem
orandum that the proposed amend
ments be referred backto the char
ter commission for reconsideration
and that such amendments be clari-
fled and simply and clearly stated in
concise language the purposes to be
accomplished by the amendments
and when so stated should be re-
turned to the municipal officers for
submission to the electors of the
city not later than the general cleo
ton in April.
This will be our final step to get
the proposed amendments before the
people. They are the ones to decide
whether the amendments should be
added to the city charter, and if the
sureme court rules against us will
have to be satisfied" said G. o.
Daily this morning in commenting
upon the litigation.
~ don't know exactly who will do
the paying, but / know that it will
be financed" answered DR.. j. w. An
drews of the City Charter commits
sion in answer to query as to who
was financing the litigation car
ried on by the commission in APP
pealing the decision of Judge w. l.
Comstock of the district court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
L. q. gibson is DEAD
Brother of Msnkato Man Passed
Away at Wells, MINI.

Wells, January IL. 49, Lafayette
Butler ellison died at the home OF
his cousin, Lawrence Rauehnorst of
diabetes at 5:15, MONDAY morning,
January 8, at the age OF sixty two
years, four months and twenty one
days. ~
He was born in 1860 at Dodge
years of age his father, George
ellison, died.
The following September his
mother, with three brothers and five
sisters of Lafayette came to Fari
bault County, Minnesota, where his
mother took UP homestead in Wal
nut Lake township. Here he re-
sided with his mother until the time
of her death in 1898. Then he made
his home with his uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. William ellison, Sr.,
living two and half miles west Of
Wells, until two years ago when he
came to Wells and remained with
his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Rauenhorst,
to the time of his death.
He purchased farm adjoining
, his mothers in 1893, and he con
Quoted the same until about thirteen
years ago, when, owing TO poor
health, he was obliged to retire.
Those preceding him in death be-
sides his mother and father are: one
brother, William G. ellison; four
sisters, Elizabeth Ellington, SD
zanne Scott and Bertha Allen.
Mr.. ellison was first taken Ill with
diabetes about two years ago, but
he seemed to have recovered and
was feeling well until two months
ago. He became seriously i'll Thurs
day and was unable to leave his
bed. Relatives who were called
Sunday found him sleeping and from
this he never rallied, passing away
without awakening.
He leaves two brothers. Robert G.
ellison OF Minnesota Lake, and
James p. ellison of Mankato; a
twin sister, Mrs. Jeanette Hunt of
Webs; an uncle. Robert ellison of
Pillager: an aunt, Mrs. Abiah Gill
son of this city; and large circle
of relatives and friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
NORTH MANkATO
BUILDING
Construction Keeps Up Be-
yond Expectations
REPORT OF RIDDEN
Prospects For This Year Are
Brighter Than Ever; In
dustrial Growth.

Construction activities in North
Mankato continued to hold up be-
yond reasonable expectations during
the last year, according to the
building permit statistics reported
by Victor Rydeen, city recorder, in
his annual report.
1t is estimated that the total cost
Of construction amounted to over
$175, 100000 Since March 20, 1922,
twenty two building permits official
ly recorded by Mr.. Rydeen show a
money value of $104,600.0O. This
amount only includes the estimated
cost of buildings constructed after
the building permit ordinance was
put into force which was not until
about August l, 1922.
Before August l, several buildings
were constructed and the total cost
of these was not included in Mr..
Rydeen's report. The largest of these
were; Store building, built by Joe
Shama; Standard Oil Filling station !;
poultry barns, E. J. Zimmerman;
office building, A. Neubert. The
above buildings have have been es
IiiAdICO W COSL 9oO,VuU, ."ulCH Win
other Improvements that were not
included in the report will bring the
total construction figures UP to more
than $4,000.
The report shows that Al sewer
tapping permits were issued March
20; 80 permits to tap the water
main were also issued during the
same period. The total estimate cost
of plumbing since March 20 amount
ed to $10,906.00..
Inquiry for moderate priced houses
featured in real estate operations
during the last year in North Man
kato, Real estate men are looking
forward to an active business be-
tween now and spring.
Continued substantial inquiry for
building lots, both centrally located
and in the outlaying districts of
North Mankato, is regarded as an
interesting development. 1t is eS-
timated that more lots have been
sold during the last three months
than in more than twelve months
previously. The buyers propose, in
most cases, to improve in the build
ing of homes during the coming
season, and tIat is assumed, will re-
suit in materially reducing the
building shortage in the near future.
Considerable work to be carried
through, beginning with the spring
months, is developing. A number OF
plans for modern houses, some of
which have been held in advance for
some time, are expected to go out to
the architects offices for the figures
within a month. Plans are also be-
ing prepared for several new store
buildings Final arrangements for the
construction of a factory building
for the st. James Auto Cab and
BODY company are expected to be
completed within the next few days.