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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
MANKATO FREE PRESS

its opening the Mankato CONNER
cial college had a creditable attend
ance. Mr.. Matter withdrew from the
school in 1897 to practise law and
Mr.. Brandrup managed the school
alone until 1899. 1t was then that
Mr.. Nettleton bought an interest in
the school. He continued his affilia-
ton with the college until 1916.
The greatest increase in the size
of the school has been during the
last four years and the Mankato
Commercial college now ranks
among the largest commercial COL
leges in the United States. The en-
rollment last year was 1880, which
makes a very fine showing for the
school seeing that there is no night
school. 1t has been said by many
familiar with the business that the
Mankato institution is one of the
most modern and best equipped
schools of its kind in the entire
country.
In 1891 the college occupied one
room 80 by 40 feet, which was am
pie room for the students then at
tending. The enrolment, however,
grew to such an extent through the
years that il was necessary many
times TO increase the school space.
Preceding the fire which destroyed
the entire building that the school
was then occupying, this space had
increased to three floors in a large
modern building aggregating 10000
square feet. II was the largest school
in the West even at that time. At
ter the destruction of this fine buIld-
ing the present handsome and mod
ern structure was erected on the
same site occupied by the old build,
ing. II is one of the finest business
blocks in Mankato and is credit to
the city.
This school, offers a business
training that will qualify a young
man or woman for the best position
in the land; an office and banking
course not equalled In any other
school; large faculty composed of
competent and experienced teach =
ers; large well ventilated, we'll
Lighted and steam heated school
rooms; the best system known of
shorthand and typewriting; more
opportunities for securing good po-
sitions when graduating than could
possibly be offered by any other
school in the West or Northwest,
and an extremely low rate of tut
ton.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
FOUND HOG CHOLERA
County Agent Says Swine Herd
Near Vernon Center Affected

Near Vernon Center Affected
County Agent l.. E. Mcmillan yes
terday afternoon visited a farm
southwest of Vernon Center and
found that a herd of hogs on a
farm there is badly affected with
hog cholera. Twenty FIVE of the
herd had already died and the re-
naming seventy head are in bad
condition from the disease. Practi-
cally every animal is affected. DIR.
r. T. DoddS, a vetinarian from Lake
Chystal was called to the farm and
he treated the hogs remaining alive
to hog cholera serum.
County Agent Mcmillan in a
statement to The Free Press this
forenoon said that it is exceedingly
difficult to do much with a herd of
hogs which has been exposed to
cholera conditions for any great
length of time. Mr.. Mcmillan said
that the time to control hog cholera
is when the first pig dies. If the vet
marian or the county agent is, call
ed diagnosis of the cause of the
and measures taken to guard the
health of the remaining animals by
the use ofshog cholera serum.
In making this statement, Mr.. Nc
MILAN did not wish to be under
stool as saying that hog cholera
serum is cure for hog cholera. 1t
is merely preventive. 1t is the ex-
perience of number of vetinarians,
he said, that usually enough ami !.
mails are saved in the herd to well
pay for the hog cholera serum treat
ment-eHen when the herd is badly
infected
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
.RETIRES AFTER LONG
!. SERVICE ON ROAD
Major Thos. Pierce In Employ
American Express Company
Forty Two Years

Major T. Pierce of Minneapolis,
is in this city visiting at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. w. II. Hamley.
Mr.. Pierce has been travelling on
the road for forty-two years as
agent for the American Express Co..
and has just recently been pension
ed by the company. During that
time he has had some thrilling ex
periences. One OF his most thrilling
was when robber concealed him
self in a large wooden dry goods
box at hotel where he was staying.
He ordered the express company to
take the box to the station. 1t was
placed in the express car under Mr..
Pierce's direction. Some how, after
looking over the box Mr.. Pierce be-
came suspicious because Of a large
spike which had been driven through
one end of the box. This was the
place the robber expected his feet
to be and not his head. Mr.. Pierce
placed a lot of heavy boxes of blue
berries and other things on the box
to hold it down while he telegraph
ed ahead for a sheriff to, meet the
train. The sheriff arrived on time
and when the box reached its des-
tination the man was found con-
cealed inside. 1t was discovered he
had once before attempted the same
scheme by concealing himself in a
coffin. The man had evidently ex
pected to rob the express car judg-
ing from the weapons and materials
found in the box.
He was sent up for three years to
the penitentary After his term was
Mr. pin-nn WALKING 2l0n O
the street in Chicago when, the man
approached him and spoke. Instant
~ they recognized each other. The
robber talked some little time and
told him that he had reformed and
was living a straight life. His father
had given him two thousand dollars
with which to buy farm but he
spent it gambling and wanted to
get it back in some way, hence his
unique method of trying to roo the
express car.
Another time Mr.. Pierce had a
trying experience. A large box of
snakes in the express car broke
open and made things lively for
him for a while. The snakes had
been put on at st. Paul and appear
ed to be in a stupor. Mr.. Pierce
paid no attention to them when he
possession of the car. He grabbed an
iron from the door and killed two
Of them, which angered the largest
one of the bunch. 1t started after
him with its head about a foot high
in the air. so Mr.. Pierce states, and
he started for the baggage coach
ahead just in time to shut the heavy
door on the snakes head. The end
door of the express car was left
OPEN and the snake fell between the
two cars and escaped. Later on a
farmer ral1ing hay had the surprise
of his life. when the big snake,
about nine feet long approached
him and he killed it with his pitch
fork. The other snakes arrived safe
~ in the coach to Chicago where
the employees had snake killing
time, by disposing of twenty one of
them, The rest got away,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
WEALTHY SUPERIOR
: MAN IS MURDERED
Young Austrian Beats Countryma'
Into Unacceptable Mass
MJtkk

Superior, December 30.-f'Littt
Austria" was seething with venge
ance today following one of the mos
brutal murders on record.
Nicholas Triff, wealthy bachelor
of the Allouez section, was found
dead in his cabin last night, hacked
with an axe and his body beaten tc
a pulp with a sledge hammer.
Jacob Besuil, owner of the cabin in
which Triff lived, was arrested five
hours after the murder and spirited
away from the angry Austrians who
had been conducting search for him
with hatchets and shotguns.
Neighbors of Triff, 40, heard a
commotion in his cabin at supper
time last night They found his body
on the floor, his face an un-ecogniz-
able mass and the room spattered
with blood. A sledge hammer and an
axe lay near the body.
The two had been seen in the cabin
a short time before and a few min
utes later Besuil, with his coat slash
ed and spatered with blood, was not
iced waiting for street car Mrs.
John Connolly, wife of a policeman.
was one of those who saw Besuil and
she notified her husband. A search
was began. Patrolman Connolly,
knowing the penchant of Austriaas,
to return to the scene of their crimes.
lay in wait at the cabin. Five hours
later Besuil returned and was ar
rested. He had been downtown
where he had eaten q hearty meal
While neighbors OF ''rifr searched
frantically for the murderer, Patrol
man Connolly spirited him away and
lodged him in the county jail
Besujl denies all knowledge of the
murder but the police are confident
he is guilty. They plan to place 4
formal charge against him today
Besuil is 81 years old and lived in
cabin 200 feet from the one Trif &C
cupied. The latter is known to have
$4,000 on deposit in a bank here and
is reported to be worth more than
$4,000. He was employed OH the
Great Northern ore docks at Allouez.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
FAKE CHE OK ARTIST
MADE EASY MONEY
Jim The Penman Worked His
Smooth Game Here The First
Of Week.

Of Week.
1. has just developed that anoth-
er forger or bogus check artist got
away with some easy money the
fore part of this week in this city.
At the Minnesota Auto Wrecking
company on North Front street, the
penman represented himself as a
farm laborer. According to the state
ment of Joseph Gleason, the pro-
prietor of the company, the young
of an automobile, and presented a
check for $40 written in favor of
Frank hurry and drawn against the
account of A. D. Wise at the Com
mercial State Bank of this city.
When the check was presented for
payment it was learned that A. D..
Wise never did have checking &C
count at that bank.
Charles Barnum, an implement
dealer on South Front Street was
also victimized, according to his
statement to The Free Press! He
says that a young man came into
his place of business stating that he
was employed on the Omaha road.
He made a small purchase, and then
presented check for $40 drawn in
favor of Frank hurry and drawn
against the account of julius Wilk
at the Mankato Commercial State
Bank. When Mr.. Barnum presented
his check at the bank he found out
that the bank did not carry a check
ing account with Mr.. julius Wilk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
WELLS PIONEER DIES

The Wells Mirror,-John B. Hen
jun, widely known resident of
Wells, died at five o'clock Sunday
morning of old age.
Deceased was born in Lekanger,
parish Sogn, Norway, February %,
1910. He was baptized and confirmed
in the Lutheran church of his native
land. In 1862 he immigrated with
his parents to America and settled
in Dane county, Wis, He was then
% years old. After his arrival he
continued to work with the trade he
had learned in Norway, that of
blacksmithing, and built his own
Wis,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
MAN ACTED oUEERLY
John w. SaIman Was Arrested B.
Local Police Last Night.

John w. SaIman Was Arrested BY
Local Police Last Night.
John w. Salman was arrested last
night by officer Frank Bienapf and
lodged in the city Jail owing to the
fact that he had been acting queer
ly. 1t is understood that Salman has
been drinking quite heavily for some
time past, and this morning he
seemed to be laboring under the
Inflammation that he is the only
man in the United States who can
talk through space without the as
stated that some one is trying to
steal his patent rights, on the meth.
cd of communication that would
permit one to- even converse with
other planets. 49,, =,
The man is being detained at the
police station for further investiga-
fiOu
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
''sHRINERs" REDUCE TAX

jackson County Treasury Enriched
Lake Wilson Pilot.-The county
treasurer's Office has been enriched
by 81, $4,000 as a result of fines i'm
posed on liquor law violators who
plead guilty to the indictments
charging them with, manufacturing
or selling intoxicating liquor at the
which closed last Saturday noon.
This is the largest amount ever
collected at one time from liquor
law violators in Jackson COUNT
The previous high mark was estab-
lished in December, 1921, when a
total of $1,100 was paid into the
county's Golfers.
-Four men and one woman con-
tributed the $1,550.00, or an average
of $4,000 each.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
WINoNA WILL PAY MORE FOR
.IN ITS GAS

Winona, Mimi, December 2S.-
Consumers of gas in this city will
pay $50 per thousand cubic feet
during the four months period be-
ginning January ], it was announc-
ed today. The new rate represents
an increase of five cents over the
rate in effect for the past four
months. The increase is due large
" to an advance in the cost OF coal,
according to COMPANY nfdcials.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
NEW GAINESVILLE p. M.
Fred J. Fratzke Appointed Through
Congressman From District

Fred j. Fratzke Appointed Through
Congressman From District
Waseca Journal,-Fred J. Fratzke
is Janesville's new postmaster.
There has been a struggle for
this coveted plum ever since Hard
ing was elected in 1920. The three
contestants were: Fred Voltz, the
GAINESVILLE hardware dealer, the
present Postmaster Kelley and Fred
Fratzke. John Henry, editor of the
GAINESVILLE Argus, was also candi-
date In the beginning but was ruled
out because he was over the age
limit set by the civil service com
mission.
Congressman Anderson made the
recommendation last week.
The office pays $4,000 a year.
The Journal extends congratula-
tinns Tn Mr., FratZke
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
COUNTY ADOPTS PROGRAM

Owatonna, December 30.-The
Steele county Farm Bureau at the
annual meeting adopted resolutions
approving of the program of area
work in the testing of cattle of
Steele county for tuberculosis for
1928 in the belief that it is TO the
advantage to the entire community,
the city and county, from the stand
point of health and also from the
added demand for live stock with a
better average return.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
NEW ULM "oIL BOOM"

New Ulm, December 29.-New
Ulm is tired of sitting idly by and
watching the procession of oil boom
towns pass gaily along, and it is
now cofidently expected that boom
will break in this city shortly.
During the past week a farmer
and his son, residing within few
miles of New Ulm, were drilling a
well, when much to their surprise
the apparatus was blown from the
hole in the ground. They had drill
ed some thirty five \ feet, when this
occurred. Natural gas is said to be
the cause. The drill was replaced
and after drilling about FIVE feet far
Their water was struck. This tastes
oily and was black in color, it is
said. -s .-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
ARDMoRE LOSS 100000
Aged Man Reported Burned II
Death In Early Morning Fire.

Associated Press Dispatch.1
Ardmore, Okla, December 30.-An
aged man was burned to death and
property estimated at 100000 was
lost in a fire in the business sec
ton here this morning which de-
stroyed a rooming house and two
stores The fire was believed to
have started in the rooming house
from a gas stove.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
SCHOOL COLLEGE
TRAININGCOURSES
Institutions of Learning Are
Very Well Equipped
CASH WELL SPENT
History of Instruction From An
Early Date Until Pres
ent Time.


This is the seventh of a series
fifteen industrial articles which
viii be published IN me free
I-rsss /0ne week tor the next
IIte-r, weeks, ror the purpose OF
outhning to the people OF msnI
kaIo and Blue Earth County and
10 the outside world, the vast
/, f.eId of resources existing here
Tor advancement and success and
Tor toe promotion OF optinttspt
and the right psychology. The
facts contained in these articles
are absolutely reliable and gath
cred by an expert puo,ieIst, VINO
has had many years OF expert
enee in this business.
Tine Free Press, throushout
this period, will make an effort
to show that there is not q
section of the country In the
west or the northwest that of
tiers q wider field OF endeaVor
than Blue Earth county. Every
phase Of business life and In.
dustrial activity will be covered
In a thorough and constructive
manner. -
The carrying out Of this cam
paiqn has been made possible by
progressive business institutions
Of Msnkato one OF the leading
commercial centers OF the state
and located in a banner county.
After reading this article turn
20 the Industrial pages and see
who these progressive firms are
which have so willingly come TO
the assistance of this enterprise.
Every reader OF The Free
Press can assist very materially
In this campaign by sending his
, own copy of the paper to a re-
, IstiVe or friend In some other
section of the country after he
has completed reading u. that
this relative or friend may learn
OF the opportunities In this
splendldly productive section.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
MISSING Child FOUND

Detroit, Mich, December 3U.-
Eight year old Mary Giovannangeli,
kidnapped eight days ago and held
for a ransom of $4,000 was returned
to her home this morning less than
cola Giovannangeli, cast eide, bank
er, had reported her disappearance
to police
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
MRS. HILLS ESTATE
Pays $2,33o,ooo inheritance Tax To
State and Federal Governments
IOAnn-.nhD,. Nv

Minneapolis, DecemDer 5V.-tlx-
ing the appraised value of the estate
at $11,222, 154.42, of which $780,
303.75 was held subject, to levy, in
heritance tax on the estate, of Mrs.
Mary T. Hill, widow of James ],
Hill, aggregating $2,3S1, 42S.N was
paid today.
The payment was made by George
P. Flannery, president of the North
western Trust company, who is ad :
ministrator of the estate.
The federal tax on the estate was
s2,o11, oso.42, and the state tax
$500. 362.11. f.. -
Disbursements from the total val
Ne of the estate were $2,481, $50
leaving the balance upon which the
tax was paid. r
TIL share of each of the nine chill
dren was given as $931,144.87.
Personal property in the Hill resi-
dence, $40 Summit avenue, st. Pau
still remains to be distributed
among the heirs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
Miss Kaercher Takes office

IAssociated Press D1spatch.I
st, Paul, Mimi, December 3d.
Miss Grace F. Kaercher, the first
woman in the state to be elected as
a clerk of the supreme court, today
took her oath of office before Chief
Justice Calvin T. I. Brown. Miss
Kaercher was elected at the No
yember election and succeeds Her.
man Mueller of St Cloud
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-05
Death Veteran Grain Buyer

100 TNSSOEIaLeU PTeSS DlSDfitCH.1
Minneapolis December 29-Francls
e. Stevens, seventy eight years old,
who had been a grain buyer for the
Pillsbury Flour Mills company fer
the last twenty years died last night
at his home here
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-21
KINGS PHYSICIAN
TALKS ON DRINKING
Endorses the Uses Of Alcohol in
Moderation by Adults

london, Aug. 81. Opponents OF
Prohibition in England have read
with interest the recent remarks of
Lord Dawson in the house of lords
endorsing the use of alcohol by adults
IN moderation. The occasion was the
SECOND reading Of Lady Astors tenn
"A perance bill. Lord Dawson is phys-
clan to the king.
The speaker always made the pro-
yiso that drinking must be moderate
/ and INDUCED in at the proper time to
be beneficial. He told of a recent pub
lie dinner which he had attended,
saying in part
S'The center table consisted entirely
of prohibitionists. many of them high
ecclcsiastics. That table was the one
anybody wished to be converted from
4 uncompromising condemnation of al
cohol, he would have been converted
by that scene
FRefcrring to Lord Astor's speech in
\ introducing the bill, Lord Dawson
said 1t gave him the impression that
Lord Aston really desired to make out
asscase for the elimination OF alcoholS
should be more happy he con-
tfnued. "if j had heard from his lips
one word of approval of alcohol in
any shape or form. One cannot shut
ones eyes to the fact that quite
large proportion of the people who
support this bill are people who look
on alcohol as a harmful thing in it.
self, and especially harmful to youth
Ia
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-21
BILLS OF
LEAGUE VERY Big
Movement to Reduce Cost Of Run
ming Expenses Makes Discovery

Geneva, Aug. 21.-The recent move
ment aiming at the reduction of the
running expenses of the League of
Nations. especially the salaries, prob
ably will not concern itself with the
Leagues postal charges, which form
considerable item.
The League of Nations is undoubt
eddy one of the biggest mailers in the
world. With so nations affiliated, and
with each kept constantly informed of
League activities and furnished regu-
larry with copies of all League reports,
the Leagues mail bag assumes almost
incredible proportions. In addition,
voluminous reports on multitudinous
matters interesting the League stream
in from AN, quarters Of the globe,
forming storehouse of useful data.
All this is mimeographed and distri-
buted among members regularly. Thus
the full reports of the opium meet
ings, in which Americans took such
prominent part, haye just been circu-
lated to all members for their infor-
nation, so that countries will be en-
abled intelligently to prepare their ac-
ton on the opium question at the
next Assembly in September.
BY International machinery which
whirls increasingly, with Geneva as its
pivot, there has been established
vast clearing house of useful intelli-
gence on a great variety of interna-
tional problems whose range is con-
stantly increasing. Governments, for
eign organizations and individuals in
many lands are constantly writing to
the secretariat requesting informa-
ton on thousand and one matters
which touch the whole gamut of hui
man activity.
Special agents of the League are
constantly in the field pursuing spe-
cial Investigations. Professor Zinsser,
for example, of Harvard university, Is
now making exhaustive inquiries into
health conditions in Russia. DR.. Nan
sen has recently submitted a report on
work accomplished by the high COM
missariat of the League for Russian
relief.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-21

gagged in the making Of motor cars
He had. perhaps, been nsing precise
ly the same set OF muscles for seven
or eight hours. and consequently had
been using precisely the same cells OF
the brain. SIS 1t to be wondered at"
he said, that at the end OF the day.
his brain is In one track? suggest
that there comes in the moderate use
of alcohol. He is uplifted. Good beer
at that particular time of day would
help him and not harm him." He
added that number of people at the
end of the day were quite unable to
digest their food because they we're
too tired. "a small quantity OF al
cohol," he said. makes them feel
happy with themselves and happy
with the world"
There was no time in our ciyiliza-
ton" the speaker concluded when
alcohol, properly taken, served a
more useful purpose than now" p "S
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-21
Argentine Loan Will
Be FlOated i'm II. S.

Buenos Aires. Aug. Pitt is un-
derstood that negotiations have been
concluded between the Argentine
government and Blair and Company
of New York fop placing 500
900, 900 six per cent loan on the New
York market, maturing in six months
and offered at 9Sh. The loan will be
used to pay off Argentina's $4,000
900 obligation which falls due on Oc-
tober l.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-21

ciared to be pessimistic regarding
completion in the near future of adj
ditienal funding settlements. He was
represented as believing, after his
study of conditions abroad. that the
present was not a good time to at
tempt inquiries as to what the for
eign governments contemplated in the
way of repaying the American loans.
The secretary also was said to be of
the opinion that legislation to pro-
long the life of the Debt Commission,
due to expire in another year. would
be necessary.