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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
MINNESOTA LAKE NEWS
Coming and Going; Notes of Tho
Village Gathered

Minnesota Lake. March 10.--Joe
Gorham came down from st. Peter
Monday for a short visit with
friends.
Dennis Donahue OF Mankato was
a business caller at the Lake Mon
day.
Harry Hansen of ,Mankato called
on trade here Monday.
Miss Geneva McGuiggan returned
10 the Lake Monday morning after
spending the week end with her
parents at Delavan.
Mrs. Ben Neubauer and Miss Az.
mes Rathai of Wells spent Monday
evening at theA Charles Kremer
Miss Viola Ganzkow returned to
her home in Wells Monday after
spending a few days with her sis
ter. Mrs. A. W. Schroeder.
Elder Kaufman went TO Manka.
TO Tuesday evening for short visi,
with relatives and friends
Gerald Wrucke returned home
Monday afternoon from Minneapo-
lis, where he has been attending the
state university. He will not return
until fall because of i'll health.
Ralph Kaufman and Charles
Heaton autoed to Blue Earth Tues
day on business.
l.. 9. Madison autoed to Mankato
on BUSINESS Tuesday
Jim Kaufman came down from
Mankato Wednesday for a few days
visit with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Yokiel left
Tuesday morning for Rochester,
yhnt hnt 20 IL, .:xl~
the latter's father, who is confined
to the hospital
A. w. Hoechst was caller at
Mankato Tuesday.
William Getty of Amboy came
down Monday for an extended visit
with relatives.
Mike Leiniger was visitor in
Mankato Tuesday.
o. F. Fox and son Chester re-
turned Monday from business trip
to Winnebago.
Rev. and Mrs. William J. Reiman
left Monday for a visit with friends
in the cities.
Mrs. Hal Armstrong returned to
Mankato Monday after spending the
weekend with her parents.
Mrs. Mary Reynolds left Tuesday
for Duluth after spending the past
week with relatives here.
Emil Radtke went to Good Thun-
der Tuesday evening for a visit with
relatives.
Fred Werner was a business call
er in Mankato Wednesday.
Mrs. Marie Engebritson spent
Wednesday visiting friends in Ma
pleton.
August Brandt and William Ur-
ban were business callers in Maple
ton Tuesday evening.
Elsie and Carl Fischer visited rel
atives in Mapleton Tuesday.
Robert Degner and George Klaus
were business callers in Mankato
Wednesday.
Mrs. r. A. Latourell. daughters
Ruth and Eunice left Thursday af-
ternoon for Tulsa, Okla, where they
will visit friends.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
PIONEER OF STATE DIES
Mrs. D. M. Curtis Passed Away
This Morning at Sussex, NJ. J.

iHfo "o'UiH9 dl oboSCS, ". -
Waseca, March 10.-Mrs. d. NJ
Curtis OF this city died this morning
at Sussex, n. J., following a paraly-
tic stroke six months ago. Her
brother, G.. w. Everett of this city,
will go to Sussex and accompany the
body to Waseca for burial. Mrs.
Curtis was until very recently a
member of the firm of Everett
Aughenbaugh & Co. of WaSeca and
has spent the greater part OF her
life in this city. Her carly life was
intimately associated with the pio-
neer history of the state of Minneso-
ia as she became a captive of the
Indians when her mother and baby
brother were massacred and her ia
Their wounded by the Indians in the
New Ulm massacre of 1862. She re
manned a captive for nearly a year
while the Indian renegades were pur-
sued by Minnesota troops In the In :
dian campaign of that year.. Later
Just after the Civil war her father,
William Everett moved to Waseca
4 hough Lily Everett was only a
child Of six when she became an In
dian captive her experiences have
always been wildly remembered and
have afforded valuable contributions
to the history of the, early oJ's.
Those agonizing experiences and
later sacrifices developed in Mrs
! Curtis a character Of unusual
strength apd sweetness which made
her one of the best loved women OF
| WaSca. e
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HELD TO THE GRAND JURY
Stranger Attacked Women In At
tempt To Steal Their Money

lie Sueur, March 9.-The Herald
published the following story: "On
Thursday night occurred one of
those events in the peaceful COM
munity of Sharon of which we read
in the daily papers WITH shudders.
ed the secluded home occupied only
by the Misses Seebeck who were
sleeping in separate apartments.
Flashing a pocket torch the maraud
er demanded money from one Of the
women, being refused he struck her
and proceeded to the other room
where most of the money was con :
cealed. Both women sprang to the
defense of their little hoard and he
attacked them brutally In return.
Securing small sum and unable to
find the larger one he fed and one
of the women who was able to walk
and staggered to a neighbors for
help. The good people Of Sharon
rose en- masse, secured the country
side for the assailant, and telephon-
ed to our active Mayor for assist
ance. Councilman HayfOrd was
aroused and the power Of the law
was promptly set in action. Mayor
Wierwill, Councilman Hayford and
Policeman Belliveau suspecting an
attempt to 60 on the night freight
went Immediately to the station.
Learning that a man had climbed to
the top of one of the last cars they
ordered him to descend. No responce
being given Hayford assembled the
car unarmed and brought him down.
This man was lodged in jail under
suspicion. the next day had hearing
and was bound over to the grand
jury. He proved to be man who
had been cutting wood in Sharon for
George Beer, had inquired as to
whether the Misses Seebeck lived
alone and had money, had been seen
in flight from that part, of the coun-
try after the crime and was instant
ly declared to- be the man who had
attacked her by one of the Misses
Seebeck when confronted by him
in the court room. He has given his
name here as Albert Annis.
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Died Of Blood Poisoning,

Jackson, March 10.-Mrs. Hans M.
Stall died at her home in this city
after an illness of several weeks
from blood poisoning which resulted
from a small flesh wound on the
thumb of her right hand. Every
thing was done to prevent the poi
son from spreading but medical
skill was powerless in combating
the deadly disease. Two physicians
were in almost constant attention at
her bedside for nearly a week.
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DIED IN HIS SLEEP
Louis Hager Was Found Dead In
Bed This Morning

Louis Hager Was Found Dead In
Bed This Morning
Louis Hager of 324 Moreland ave
nue.. died suddenly last night of
heart failure. He was called for
breakfast this morning, but receiv-
ing no answer his son went to his
room to investigate and found him
dead
Mr.. Hager was born January 81.
1885, at Olmutz, Austria Hungary.
He came to America with his folks
when five years old. settling at
Fulda, Mimi He was married to
Theresa Fritscher of Fulda April
z, 1890. Mr.. Hager~ has been resi-
dent of Mankato for the last four
teen years.
Surviving relatives are his wife
and two children, Rudolph William
at home and Mrs. c. J. Luke of
Birmingham, Ala: also three broth
ers. Ferdinand Hager of Lime Creek
and two others in Austria.
Fraternally he was connected with
the local Catholic Order of Forres
tiers.
The body will probably be taken
to Heron Lake for burial.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
SERIOUS CHARGE MADE
Girl Relates Story To Officers;
Warrant is Issued, At Once.

Warrant Us issued, At Once.
James Kelley. travelling repre-
sentative of the San Juan Fish and
Packing company, st. Paul, is in
custody of the Owatonna police
and is being held there on instruc-
tons from Sheriff Edward Ario and
Chief of Police Phil Landmark, who
hold a warrant for his arrest.
Kelley is charged in a warrant
sworn to by Chief Landmark, with
carnal knowledge of female child
under the age OF eighteen years.
This girl, whose age is sixteen years,
stated to Chief Landmark that she
was enticed to accompany Kelley to
one of the local hotels last night
where they registered as man and
wife. KeIley~left on an early train
this morning. it is alleged by the
girl After some quick work on the
part of Chief Landmark and Sheriff
Ario. the alleged offender, was locat-
ed at Owatonna. and placed under
arrest. Sheriff Ario WIFI leave FOR
Owatonna this afternoon TO bring
Kelley back to Mankato for trial.
The girls parents live in Court
land
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Must Not Lose Interest

LeSueur Center Leader Demo
crat: BY reading large number OF
papers from different localities we
find that the CO operative creamer-
les are going great. THIS is a fine
condition. but we would like to
serve a warning to farmers that be
cause their institutions are pros
pering it is no time to slack up in
terest in them and get the idea that
they will continue to succeed oil
their own accord. Lack of sustain
ed effort and. interest after a good
start was made is what killed OFF
many of the good Co operative ef'
forts of the past in large numbers.
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oRAToRY WILL BE PLENTY.
Contest Will Be Pulled Off at Sleepy
Eye, March %.

Sleepy Eye, March 9.-On Friday
evening, March %, the inter school
oratorical contest between the Cath
Ollie parochial schools Of Rochester,
Waseca, Springfield and Sleepy Eye,
will be held at st. Mary's AUDITOR
UNI, Sleepy Eye. According to the
rating of the judges who presided at
the Springfield local contest, Joseph
Schotzko and Helen Welsh were
pronounced victors. The represent
atives of ST. Mary's school will be
Lyle MCGOWAN and Florence Bert
rand The two survivors of the
district contest will engage in sim
liar competition at the college OF st.
Theresa, Winona, April Is, Eight
districts will be represented at the
final contest, when prizes will be-
awarded to those ranking highest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
GRAINS ON THE FARMS
Federal Department Agriculture
Show Stock Unmarked On March

tAssoclated IreSs bispdtSh'I
Washington, d. c., March p
! Stocks of grain farmers March ]
were announced by the department
of agriculture as follows:
Corn, 1887, $4,000 bushels. or 37:6
per cent of the 1922 crop compared
with 1,305, $4,000 bushels. or 42.5
per cent of the 1921 crop on farms
a year ago.
Wheat, 153.134.O08 bushels. or 17.9
per cent OF the 1922 crop, compared
with. 1874 1853 900 bushels, or 16. 5 per
cent of the 1921 crop on farms a
Oats, 421,511, 900 bushels. or 34.7
percent of the 1922 crop, compared
with All 1884 900 bushels. or 34.7 per
cent of the 1921 crop on farms a
year ago,
Barley, 1882, 900 bushels, or % 4
per cent OF the 1922 crop, compared
with 42,294,000 bushels, or 27.3 per
cent of the 1921 crop on farms a
year ago.
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ALONG THE WATONWAN
Farmers Club Held An Interesting
Meeting With Discussion

Watonwap, March 9.-The Far
mers' club met Friday evening with
a good attendance. The Ceresco
Lincoln club not being present the
debate Resolved, that horse is
! more beneficial than an automobile, y
was taken up by some of Walton
vans prominent farmers, Charles
Griffith and Ed Buffer, who did
justice to the subject. The judges
Albert Schickling, Charles Moon and
Mrs. Gustafson decided in favor OF
the affirmative. The next club meet
ing will be Friday evening, March
16.
Martin Sodegren and family
moved last week onto a farm in
Cambria.
Kenneth Francis moved onto a
farm near Kasota last week.
Andy Pfeffe" and family from
south OF Vernon moved onto the Dan
Barney farm recently.
Leo Mortz and family moved to
Ceresco.
F.. S. Cayle- and family of Lincoln
moved onto the Charlie Gilcrist
farm the first OF the week.
Much sickness has been exper-
fenced in the ncighborhood of late.
Ray Davis sawed wood for Charlie
Griffith Wednesday.
Several from here attended tho
party at the Floyd Davis home
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. II. r. Tilton was busy tie first
of the week preparing 70" ship
ment of dressed poultry.
Henry and Otto Baumgard pur-
chased some full blood hogs at the
Swanson hog sale IN Lincoln Tues
day.
The party at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Davis Tuesday of last
week was we'll attended and all re-
port splendid time.
Charlie Carlson and family moved
onto the Pherson farm Monday
The following are new pupils in
district No. 20. Warren and Ronald
Nelson, Frances, Williams, Fred and
Katherine Pfeffer.
Mrs. Claud Coolidge spent the first
of the week at the T. r. Tilton
home.
Robert Griffith of Minneapolis is
staying at the r. r. Tilton home and
attending school,
Lou Krous was among those who
attended the auto show at MankatG
last week
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
CARNIVAL At SLEEPY EYE
Event To Be Given Under Direction
Of School Students

Sleepy Eye. March 9.-The third
annual carnival put on for the bene-
At of Sleepy Eye high school athle
tics will take place in the high
school gymnasium tonight and
teachers and students are busy in
preparation. Last years carnival was
a great success but the high school
people are planning on making the
one this year a great deal more pre-
tentious.
1t would require a great deal OF
space to enumerate all the attrac-
lions but among them are the Vol
stead booth. Palm Beach casino. a
boxing match, museum, gayety girls,
minstrel show. beauty parlor and
others, as the bills say, too numer-
GUS to mention" The show will be :
gin promptly at eight and the folks
In charge say that 1t behooves ev-
eryone to be on time. though we
cannot say why.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Accepts Mayors Resignation

Winona, March 10.-The resigns
ton of Mayor Wri. G. Zamboni
which has been i'm the hands of the
supply committee to which it ba1
been referred was accepted at a
special meeting Of the city council
held last night Action resembling the
cepting the offer of the Owatonna
Fire Department to meet the pay
ment of the balance between the
amount $4,000 voted toward the pur-
chase of fire truck and pumper
and the price Of a Seagrave fire
truck and pumper was taken.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Seven Seek Recordership.

Springfield, Mimi. March O.
Seven candidates are in the race for
village recorder in Springfield, at
the annual election, which event
will occur next Tuesday. They are:
Ernest Balbach, Geo. G. Feirer, Ed
G.. Fernholz, Ed. G.. Vogel, A. C.
Mueller, Harry G.. Olsen and F. II.
Specht. The candidates for other
offices are: Louis Kreitinger, pres
Nuessle. assessor; G. H. Asch. treas
urer: Walter J. Mueller and G. 8.
Petersen, justice of peace; Aug.
Bigot and J. P. Christensen, con
stable; e. II. Adolphson and Frank
F. Schneider, trustee.
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Help Build Road Into Wells

Wells, Mimi. March 9.-Another
of the old settlers of this section
passed away when Herman Kruger
who has been resident here since
1870, dies Of kidney and heart trou
BILE. He was eighty years, four
months and thirteen days old. Mr.
Germany October 81, 1912. He
came direct to Wells, arriving March
.16, 1870. He worked on the section
and helped build the railroad to
Austin. Soon after he went on q
farm near Wells, where he lived
until 1915.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
SALE OF DUROC SOWS

c. A. Becker Sold Forty five Head
Of Fine Animals Yesterday
c.. A. Becker, proprietor of the
Blue Earth Valley Duroc Farm, held
a very successful sale of Duroc bred
sows yesterday at the farm short
distance from Amboy. Forty five
head of fine animals were disposed
Of, and the sale totaled 81 al. The
top priced hog was purchased by
Glenn Hicks of Mapleton at $53, and
another good animal by M. Sorren-
son Of Amboy at ISL.
F.. w. Boesch of the First National
Bank of sAmboy clerked the sale.
Hi Riley of st. Paul acted as aution-
eer. and was assisted by field man e.
J. Wilson. All those who attended
the sale were the guests of Mr.. Beck
or at dinner at Liens restaurant.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
HAS TEMPERATURE OF l2s
Missouri Physician Had Fever Case
That Surpassed Escanaba Girl

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Macon, Mo-, March "a fever
temperature of 1928 is recorded In
the notes of DR.. w. III. Miller of this
city who has been following with in /.
terest reports of case at Escanaba,
Mich, in which temperature of ia
has been recorded.
The thermometer used by DR..
Miller was purchased In New York
for the special case and was tested
by physicians. The case designated
was that of Mrs. L. w. Brown of
Sedalia, Mo-, ill here in 1895.
The patients temperature was lis
on August 5, according to DR.. Mil
Ter. When the temperature went I'D
to % October IL, the patient talked
necessarily. From August until Jan
uary her temperature ranged from
95 to 1913.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
ROAD BOND PROPOSITION
c. M. Babcock Will Discuss 1t In
Mankato Friday Afternoon.

Charles NJ. Babcock, state high
way commissioner, will address an
audience on the road bond PROPOSE
ton at the Orpheum theatre in this
city next Friday afteroon. March 16.
The meeting will be opened at two
o'clock. Mr.. Babcock is very des-
irous of having those who are OPP
posed to the proposition attend
the meeting. Ladies are invited. 1t
is hoped that people generally will
avail themselves of the opportunity
to hear ,the bond plan explained by
one who is competent TO do so.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Winona Lawyer Dies

Winona, March 10.-Buel A. Man
eighty two years old pioneer Vino
ma attorney and veteran of the Civil
war died Thursday at p. m. at his
home, 327 West Sanborn street. He
had been suffering for six weeks
from severe bronchial cold, but had
visited his office In the Choate block
as recently as week ago. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
today at 2 p. m. by the Rey. DR.. S
L. Parish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
MANKATO IN THE WINNING
High School Students Successful In
Debate At Albert Lea

Debate At Albert Lea
Mankato High school won again
in the triangular debate held at Al
bert Lea Thursday evening. The de-
clsion of the judges was unani-
nous in favor of the affirmative side.
the sameJas the score won here by
the negative side in the same tri.
angular debate at the high school
Thursday evening. The affirmative
side in the Albert Lea debate were
Marian Boie. Lloyd Kcogan and Ray
Hcaly OF Mankato High school.
The negative side which won here
were Myra Jones, Leona Peterson and
Oliver Hall of Mankato high school.
The subject debated was: Resolved,
that the Kansas type o. industrial
court of adjudication should be es .
tabliShed in Minnesota" The trian
Sular debate was held between
Mankato, Albert Lea and Fairmont.
Miss Selma MCllcgrCn, teacher i'm
public speaking, accompanied the
speakers TO Albert Lea
A dual debate will he held on
Monday evening AT the high school
building between Faribault and
Mankato high schools tho subject
will be: Resolved. that tho Kansas
type of industrial court of adiudica =
ton should be established in Mime
sofa" Miss Mildred Boie. Lloyu
Keogan and Ray Healy will debate
here +. III. Metag, teacher in the
high school. will be in charge. The
debators going to Faribault will be
Leona Peterson, Myra Jones and
Oliver Hall. Miss Selma Mellegren
will accompany the speakers to
Faribault. A short musical program
will be a feature of the debate in
Mankato.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
JOHN LYNARD'S COW
This Great Milk Producer Has Made
Sometime Of Record

SSfHSkhb'6 w "SSo'o
Owatonna. March 10.--A 81 IL
pound seven day butter record hat
just been completed on the five year
old Holstein Friesian Cow, Ideala
Johanna Agutha Pontiac. Ideals
freshened on February q, 1923. She
gave birth to a strong healthy bull
calf. whose Sire is a son of the
worlds greatest living Sire. Sit
Pieterje Ormsby Mercedes 37th.
The Sire of Ideala is Spring Farm
King Agatha Pontiac. who has an
other daughter with 1884 pounds
z day butter record, as three yeaI
old, Dam Is Ideala Mercedes DeKol
who has good two year old record
Ideala will be continued on Semi
official yearly test. and will un,
doubtedly make a good yearly but
ter record. This cow is owned by
John Lynard of this city, on his
Merton Farm, which is managed by
George Kaufman.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Farmer Can Help Himself

Madison Lake Times: Too much
is being pratted about all over of
helping the farmer. The farmer Is the
couptry's biggest business man. Cut
the foolish talk Of helping him, He's
not baby, but one who can Wei
care for himself. II is all this foolish
interference by the rest of us that
mas made the row hard for him to till.
Too many of us try TO tell the farmer
what ne can better tell US.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
STENSON is NEW HEAD
St. Paul Man Elected President lu
theran Students Union.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispa tch.
Albert Lea, Mimi, March 10.-Ed
ward Stenson of Luther seminary
st. Paul. was elected president of
the Lutheran Students Union al
the annual national convention OF
that organization here today. The
convention was formally opened last
night at Luther academy here. 9th
er officers chosen include Walter
Jerdee. Augustana College, Sioux
Falls, S. D., treasurer.
Eighteen schools out of tweSty-
one members of the union were rep
resented at the convention includ
ing st. Olaf College, Mortified
Mimi; Park Region College. Fergus
Falls; Concordia. Moorhead; Angus
tana, Sioux Falls; Luther Normal
Canton. s. D.: Madison Normal
Madison. Mimi; and Red Wing Sem
mary, Red Wing, MINI. Sioux Falls
was chosen as the 1924 meeting
place. The convention will close
Sunday night.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
CHURCH PLANS ACCEPTED
E. n. Schmidt Prepares Specifica
tions For Two Ediiices

Ernest Fl. Schmidt of the firm OF
Scaippel & Schmidt, architects, in
formed The Free Press today that
his architectural plans and specifi-
cations had been accepted for the
building of the new Lutheran
churches at Blue Earth and James
vile. Both edifices will be erected
at the cost of approximately 100000
and both will be similar in appear
ance. The firm of Schippel &
Schmidt have received some O. the
big contracts during the past year
for building plans in various Iocali-
ties in Southern Minnesota.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Victim Of Peculiar Accident

Especial 10 Inc ffec BreSS.I
Charles Kelly, who has charge of
the farmers elevator at Ash Creek,
was the victim of peculiar ac-
cident. While loading a car with
corn, he had a car door laid from
the elevator to the car for a run
way. 1t gave way when he stepped
on it and as he fell through il a
jagged piece of board cut deep
cash in his neck and barely missed
severing his jugular vein.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-16
Dog Back To Old Home

IITtCIdI 70 IHE TTBU IT6SS. =
Granite Falls, Mimi, March s.
An Airedale dog sold by Glencoe
man to party in st. Joseph. Mo.
three weeks ago. has just limped
back to its home town, tired and
hungry but apparently glad to get
back to its old master. The dog
was sent to it's new owner on the
train and day after its arrival in
st. Joseph, was reported to be miss
ing. The dogs instinct put him on
the right trail for finding his way
horne. a distance of over 700 miles.
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Pioneer Of EaribauIt County

Wells, Mimi, March 9.--Gustav J.
Buscho long a prominent resident
of Wells and father of the Buscho
Brothers, proprietors of depart
ment store here, is dead. He had
been a resident of Faribault county
since 1865. He served In the county
board for number of years.