The Mankato free press., 1923-11-30
NUBs OF NEWS


A free nutritional clinic will be
held for all children up to six years
OF age, at the Sanitarium OF the I'm
manuel Hospital, Wednesday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
Mrs. William E. Jones, who form
erly lived In LIE Sueur, died In Los
| Angeles Calf, at the home OF
| Anna Jones. She was brought back
for burial Tuesday In the cemetary
at the Welsh settlement. Mrs. WIZ
lam e. Jones nee Margaret Davis
was about eighty three years OF age.
| She was married to Mr.. William u.
Jones some forty years ago. They
| first made their home on what Is
now the Evan Jones farm which was
the old home farm of her husband.
Later they moved to lie Sueur
where they resided on the hill then
to the Welsh settlement. After that
they made their home In Lake Crys-
tai and II was there that Mr. JONES'
died. Mrs. Jones left later for CAL
| iornia and has been with a sister
! there. Mrs. Jones was a woman OF
| fine intelligence and of an upright
| and devoted Christian character.
Her many friends and former neigh
bors here deeply regret the passing
<of this able woman, says the LIE
Sueur Herald.
Officer Len Burrill and A. l.. Volk
took possession Of an Oakland car
yesterday which had been left park
ed for four days in front OF 614
South Second street.
Alice Weller. runaway girl from
New Ulm, was picked up a one of
the local hotels Saturday night by
CITY Detectives Ario and Volk on
| instructions from the New Ulm po-
lice. The girl was detained at the
police station until yesterday noon
when she was accompanied TO
train and sent home to her parents.
A basket social viii be given by
| the pupils in school district No. 80,
six, miles north of Mankato. on the
bluff road, at eight o'clock. In the
| evening, Tuesday, November u.
Every girl and woman is asked TO
bring well filed baskets which will
be auctioneered of and the pro-
ceeds used for Improvements in the
school. .".
"Blue tags for highway happi-
ness" Is Minnesota's 1924 para
phrase on Materlinck's famous line
"Blue birds for happiness" In 9TH
er words, Mankato auto owners
next year, will display blue license
plates with white figures on their
cars and the money they cost will
20 to build more good roads for
them. This is so true. say good
roads advocates, there will be fewer
o., 4ox dndnnro this than
ever. The first big shipment OF 1924
auto tags was delivered last week
to the secretary of state at the cap
itol and placed in guarded storage.
There were 425,000 sets but more
are to come because registrations
increased over 10000 to about 450,-
900 this year and may exceed 500,.
900 in 1924 Pleasure car tags blue
with white numbers, the truck tags
are green with white numbers and
the dealers tags gray with blue
January and many persons are
already, asking for lucky numbers"
to be reserved for them. The state
tax is the only levy on motor vehf-.
cles and every dollar goes into the
state trunk highway fund to extend
the good roads program.
r. T. Brown of Vernon Center re-
ported to the police last night thai
his Ford coupe, which he had left
parked in 'front.' OF the Johnson laun-
dry between seven and nine o'clock
had been stolen. 1t was q 1923
model, and there was a jacket and
blanket in the car.
AL Carson, (colored), arrested last
night by City Detective Ario on the
charge of drunkenness, was this
morning sentenced by Judge Will
liam Stradtmann to thirty days in
the county Jail. This sentence was
suspended on conditions that the de-
fendant at once leave the city and
stay away for one year.
A Thanksgiving bake sale will be
given at the Northern States Power
company by the American Legion
Auxiliary, Tuesday, November 27.
In few days the Johnson Laun-
dry Company Of this city will have
on the streets of Mankato one of the
finest parcel delivery wagons in this
part Of the state. 1t is a REQ speed
wagon with all Of the modern ap-
pliances. The machine has been
painted in canary, orange and black
in most artistic manner by Madi-
gan & Lorentz. 1t Is equipped with
S3x4 1-2 Royal cord tires. One of the
very desirable features of the wagon
is that 1t can be turned on twenty
foot street, owing to the short wheel
base. This fine machine which was
purchased from the G.. A.. Lewis
Auto company. cost the johnson
company $1,595. Search lights for
reading house numbers at night, and
inside top lights for reading ad-
dresses, and many other features Of
convenience are to be found in the
car.
The Firemen were called out at
seven o'clock this morning to the
home of H. G.. Baird, 312 Record
street. 1t was only q chimney fire
resulting in no damage.
The closing of the address OF the
Older Boys Conference Sunday
night, December 2, viii be given by
Norman d. McLead. Mr.. McLead
has been, for twenty years, Boys
Work Secretary at Duluth. Duluth
has the finest boys building in the
country. He is live wire. strong
speaker to boys and great friend
of boys. Adults will enjoy his ad-
dress as much as the boys. In order
that more of Mankato people may
attend the closing program of the
Older Boys Conference, Sunday
night. the meeting. will be held in