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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02
MADISON LAKE NEWS

Madison Lake.-Mrs Ethel Swean-
ington returned Wednesday from
Faribault where she spent several
days with her son Harold. who is at
tending school at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Sullivan called
at the Mike Barnes home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. DR.. P. @. Schultz and SON,
Paul came here Tuesday from Ely,
sian to spend the day with her ia
ther. Mr.. Peter Kanfenberg Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wondra spent
Sunday afternoon with their son and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Won
dra.
Archie Wirig OF Mankato spen,
Wednesday here with his friends
and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Hager and
Mrs. Frank Vaughan and Alfred
Muellerleile motored to Mankato on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Biehns were
Mankato visitors on Wednesday.
Mrs. Vincent Sieberg is reported
to De on the sick list.
Mrs. Charles Loeffler and daughter
Lily spent the past two weeks with
relatives at Bird Island and Claire
City, MINI.
Mrs. P. HI. Madigan ,spec: several
days at Mankato last week.
Miss Helen Hoehn is spending the
week at the home of Louis Eoehn.
Mrs. Roy Erwin spent the past
weeks here with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs Tom Smith returned to her
hon home in Jam1town. N. D. on Mon
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DEAN is PRESIDING JUDGE
Hearing In Divorce Case Being Tried
In Wjpona Court

Winona, February 26.-The d.
vorce suit of NJ. B. Weber against
Mrs Belle Emma Weber is on trial
at Winona in district court before
Judge E. c. Dean of Fairmont. judge
of the seventeenth judicial district.
Judge Callaghan expressed himself
as not feeling qualified to pass inn
partially upon the case, and request
ed Judge Dean to take his place.
The plaintiff in his complaint
stated that the defendants name
prior to the marriage on July 30, 1919,
was Belle Emma Livingston. In ask
ing for an absolute divorce, he al
legged cruel and inhuman treatment
covering a period of two years. 1t
was charged that Mrs. Weber had
at times resorted to violence and
had INDUCED in systematic course
of i'll treatment, abuse and indigni-
ties, accompanied by exhibitions of
violent temper inconsistent with the
relationship of husband and wife.
Mrs. Weber in her answer denied
the allegations of cruel and inhuman
treatment and alleged failure on the
part-of her husband to support her.
She asserted that at times he had
resoCted to violent treatment. She
asked for a decree of separation
only. not for divorce, requesting that
Mr. Weber be compelled to furnish
her separate support.
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IS GUILTY
/. OPINION OF JURORS
Trial of Broker Ended In
Hennepin County
Court

Arthur w. Stevens. president of
the defunct A. w. Stevens company,
Minneapolis brokerage house, was
found guilty on charge of grand
larceny in the first degree by a
jury before Judge w. w. Bardwell
In Hennepin county district court
yesterday. A stay OF thirty days
was granted.
In the indictment. Stevens, to
gether with Stanley Mccormick. who
was vice president and treasurer of
the Stevens organization, was charg-
ed with first degree larceny on
grounds alleging that they had ap-
propriated an $500 Cass county
warrant belonging to Hilda Fors-
lund, st. Paul. The prosecution
charged that Stevens, as president,
was responsible for the loss TO
Miss Forslund.
The conviction of Stevens is the
first growing out of indictments
against officials of the Stevens com
pany after the company failed in
March, 1922. Mccormick, tried last
November. was found not guilty.
A number of people in Mankato
are interested In the outcome of the
trial of Stevens.
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HoRsEs-coWs DIE IN FLAMES



Failmont, February 26.-Twenty-
head of blooded cattle, seven head
of horses, one colt. fifteen tons of
hay one hundred bushels of oats
and all the heavy farm machinery
were completely destroyed when fire
OF an unknown origin leveled the
mammoth barn on the Adolph Kies-
ter farm three miles north of here
early Saturday.
All that remains to mark the
place where the famous old land
mark of the nineties once stood are
piles of burned flesh, representing
four thousand dollars of bloode6
cattle and horses, distinguished only
from other piles of debris by the
stencil of burning flesh and the pro-
truding entrails.
Out on the ice covered Kiester
Lake lies the remains of a fifteen
hundred pound Holstein bull, leader
of the herd, who broke loose from
his stall, only after the flames had
swept over him burning 1.-The hide to
the flesh
Below ing with pain, his sight de-
stroyed by the flames, the bull
crashed through, the walls of the
burning building. rolled down the
bank onto the ice where he was
found later. spectators say.
How the fire started is a mystery.
Adolph Kiester, owner of the farm,
in telling about the fire. Everything
in the barn was in first class condi
ton. All lanterns were in the house,
there was no manure in the barn
which could take fire by spontane-
Gus combustion. No one had been
smoking around the barn. How it
started I don't know"
The fire was first discovered by
Mr.. Kiester who awoke about one
thirty to see the sky blaze Of red.
IL jumped out of bed and ran to the
window to see my barn a mass OF
flames. The roof had already cayed
in by that time and the west walls
were commencing to sag. BY the
time got down stairs the barn was
a solid fame"
Fifteen tons of. hay in the hay
NOW went like so much paper and
famed by south wind the -fames
swept through the barn consuming
everything in its road.
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HONOR PAID LONG
LOST DEAD HERO
Associated Press Dispatch. ]

Tuckahoe. N. Y, February o.
The bones of an unknown soldier,
who gave his life century and a
half ago ia the struggle fer Amer
lean independence, were entombed
with honors in the Tuckahoe town
hall today az the nation celebrated
the birthday of the unknown's
great commander in chief
Next February %, If plans of the
villagers are realized the unknown
will be removed once more. to lie
!utionary cemetery dominated by a
shaft reciting the manner of their
death.
. The skeletons, with an occasional
metallic button from a continental
army uniform as the only means of
Identification. were found buried in
a trench at an old cross road on the
outskirts or Tuckahoe when excava-
lions were started by building con-
tractors. Residents Immediately de-
cided on a suitable memorial to the
long lost death, with today's cere-
monies as beginning.
Paid Silent Tribute.
All morning the unknown lag in
state in the council chamber of the
town hall, while hundreds passed
III Siieul tTlUute DelOTS Inc nag
draped casket. Not a word broke the
silence In which the memorial tri-
butte was carried out.
This afternoon the casket was
lowered, still without spoken
word. into a crypt beneath the town
hall floor, there tn rest until the
more elaborate memorial plans can
be carried out -
Story or The Unknown
The unknown, according to the
most authentic historical data was
one of detachment of revolution
ary irregulars who had been forag-
Ing in the vicinity of Tuckahoe. The
troops had stopped at an old inn
near the cross roads when they
were surrounded by detachment
of red coats.
The captain of the irregulars, the
story runs, went to the inn door
with hite flag and offered to
surrender When the British officer
declined his terms the irregulars
shot hin, deaf.
The british troops then opened
fire on the inn and the ensuing bat
tie 1876 of the irregulars were slain.
The British inferred the bodies
in a trench, marked the spot with a
stone and moved on.
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MINNESOTA LAKE CREAMERY

Minnesota Lake, February pa
Members of the Minnesota Lake Co.
Operative Creamery association held
their annual meeting and election OF
OFFICERS at the city hall F'ebrury 20
The report OF the association show
ed that a large gain was made over
last years work A contract was en-
tered into with Christ Urben for the
purchase of the buttermilk at thirty
two cents per barrel. The officers
for the ensueing year are: Presi-
dent. L. F. Phillips, vice president, J
H. Troska; treasurer, George p
Klaus; secretary, George w. Jones;
board of directors. Herman Miller
John Albrecht, and Frank Sonnek.
A very interesting talk was deliv-
cred at the meeting by vicinity OF
Minnesota Lake.
Another important meeting wa,
held at this village Wednesday
Thatswas the meeting of the Mime
sofa Lake Farmers Stock Shipping
association. The meeting was held al
the city hall, and was largely at
tended.
Earl flasher returned to his home
at Excelsior, Mimi, Monday after
spending the past week at the Gus,
'
Ben Weis left Monday for Manka
to where he will remain a few DAYS
with his father who is taking treat
ment at one of the city hospitals
there. Then he will proceed to his
home in Adrian
Miss Agnes Lagnan left Wednes
day afternoon for Wykoff on an ex-
tended business trip.
Chester Wood, school teacher in
the Hoechst district, spent Thursday
at Mankato.
Messrs Louis Madison and r. l.
Lutz and George Kaufman were
business callers in Wells Thursday
Herman Buss was business call
er. at Mankato Thursday.
Louis Phillips returned home
Wednesday evening from Rochester
where his brother, George is taking
treatment in an hospital.
William Urban left Tuesday even
ing for Waseca on a business trip.
Herman Tolzman of Pemberton
called on friends in Minnesota Lake
Monday.
J. H. Troska and F. w. Wrucke
went to Austin Tuesday on bust
ness trip.
G. A. Beske and Charles Heaten
were business callers at Mankato
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l.. Krouse return
ed hoe Monday morning from Map
Teton where they spent Sunday with
relatives.
Herbert and Pierce Kenward visit
ed home Monday morning from Map
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wrucke re-
turned home Monday morning from
Mapleton, where they spent Sunday
at the Wick home.
Dennis Donahue of Mankato made
a business call here Monday.
Miss Mae Goodrich returned to
Minnesota Lake Monday morning at
ter spending Sunday with her par
ents near Easton.
A. M. Clements of Mankato Fruit
Commission company called on trade
here Tuesday.
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BIG DEAL AT REDWOOD.
w. n. Gold and Sons Acquire the
Joint Stock Land Bank. a

Redwood Falls, Mimi, February
24.-Control of the Southern Min
nesota Joint Stock and Land bank
of Redwood Falls, the fourth largest
institution of its kind in the United
States. has passed into the hands of
William III. Gold and his sons, it
became known here today, with the
dissolution of the Gold Cooper part
nership which has controlled the
institution
Under the terms of the dissolution
Mr. Gold and his sons, G.. W., and
Donald w. Gold became owners of
the stock formerly held by j. P.
Cooper an his SON r. A. Cooper.
The Coopers in turn will take over
stock in the State bank of Redwood
Falls owned by the Colds and will
devote their attention to the man
agement of that Institution.
The Southern Minnesota Joint
Stock and Land bank was organ
lied in 1919 by William P. Gold, j.
p. Cooper of Redwood Falls and j.
A. Gold of Big Stone City, with a
charter to operate In Minnesota
a capital of $250,000.
After functioning about year the
institution was tied up for nearly
two years pending a decision by
the United States Supreme Court
on the constitutionality of the farm
loan act. Following the favorable
decision. the bank resumed bust
ness, but found it's capital INSULT
cient, and issued 100000 more
worth of stock, followed by another
issue of 100000, making capital
stock of $1,050,000 for the institu-
ton.
The stock and land bank. it is
said, has approximately $4,000 sur
plus; more than $14,500, 900 of loans
paid for, and $15,550,000 tax free
bonds outstanding. The capital
stock, it is said, will soon be in
creased to s2,000,000.
The State bank of Redwood Falls,
which the Cooper interests acquire,
has capital and surplus of $685.,
900 with deposits of nearly 100000
and is said to have been one of the
strongest factors in the growth of
Redwood county.
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CALENDAR
GOING TO PIECES
But Few Cases Will Be
Tried By Jurors,
Is Belief

The February term of district
court OF Blue Earth county has had
one of the most peculiar calendars
in the history OF the court, accord
ing to the opinion of court officials
expressed this morning. From an
array of thirty o. more cases SEIZED
uled to be heard by jurors. only one
has been tried thus far during the
term, and it is unlikely that more
than six or seven cases will be tried
by the jury during the entire term
of court.
The great number of cases that
have been settled out of court ac-
counts to great extent for the
small number of cases that are now
scheduled for trial. One case was
tried two weeks ago, before court
adjourned, and another case was
started this morning when court
convened at ten o'clock. A jury was
drawn to hear the case of the
Oakland Perrin company against
Mike Bains.
The litigation involves suit by
the Oakland Perrin company to
recover on promissory note
amounting to $3.50. The note is al
legged to have been given to Severn
Casper by Bains. Casper assigned
the note to the Oakland Perrin
company before its maturity. The
defendent claims that the note was
obtained under fraudulent misrep-
resentation. A recess was taken at
eleven o'clock until p. m. to allow
the defendent the opportunity of
getting TO court.
The criminal calendar will be
started tomorrow morning at ten
o'clock with the calling of the case
of the state against Harry Moore,
of Amboy, former deputy sheriff of
Blue Earth county. Moore is charg-
ed with taking indecent liberties
with minor girl Moore was in
dicted by the district grand jury
two weeks ago, at the same time
three other indictments were re-
turned for liquor violations.
The jurors drawn to hear the case
started this morning were: Mrs.
Carl Flo, William Harlow, George
Kelley, Ed Rantig, Anna Oglesby,
William Eberhart, Vearl Williams,
Anna Kerns, Earl d. Oliver, J. E.
Albright, c. Pickel, and Henry
CiauSen Sr
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HAPPENINGS IN KAsoTA

Kasota News.-Rev. c. J. Ander-
son of Canada delivered the sermon
at the Congregational church :
evening. Rev. Anderson has been
visiting friends in this vicinity dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. Bertha Eastwood OF Mankato
is making an extended visit at the
Henry Ofenloch home.
Chris Lehr. who has been IL for
several months at the Emmanuel
hospital, remains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Randolph were
Sunday dinner guests at the William
Kerby home.
Donald Cole Of Minneapolis has
been quite iii lately and is confined
to the Northwestern Hospital at
Minneapolis.
Harry Johnson, transacted bust
ness in the twin cities the latter
days of this week.
Misses Ruth Westronl and Aman-
da Pitmon have been on the sick list
the past week. G. w. Campbell was
also sick during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Leaverson and
sons. Mr.. ana Mrs. Perkins of Man
kato were guests Sunday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G.. Mason.
Miss Edith Wolfe was on the sick
list the first of the week.
The officers and trustees OF the
Presbyterian church held a business
meeting in connection with the an !
nual drive for funds.
A baby boy was born Tuesday,
February 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton Moses.
The Home and Foreign Missions
Society will hold their next meeting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stickton. Wednesday, February 70.
Earl Youngren has been quite sick
during the past week.
Helen Warrant who has been a
guest at the e. l.. Vernon home for
several weeks has been sick the
past week.
Mr.. Alfred Lundgren injured his
foot while at work last Tuesday In
the queries. On Wednesday be Wis.
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WILL HAVE AN ADDITION
More Room TOY BE Given Schoo
Building at Fairmont

Fairmont, February 26.--The most
important piece of construction
work in Fairmont for some time was
announced today when it became
known that the school board has &C
cepted plans for a $35, 900 addition
which will double the capacity OF
the Lincoln or North Side school
Contracts are scheduled to be
awarded March Is.
Plans for the building were drawn
by George Pass of Mankato, who
has been in the city for the last two
days.
The annex, in addition to doubling
the seating capacity of the school
will furnish an auditorium in the
basement that will be used for
meetings OF the Parent Teachers
association. kitchennette also will
be installed.
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tied st. Peter for medical treatment
Mrs. Mary Davis sold her home
last week to George Kendall who
moved his household goods into the
place Immediately.
Clifford r.. Swenson who has been
spending the winter in Everett
Washington, with a company of en- :
gineers, states that he will be glad
to leave that rainy country and re-
turn to Minnesota. He with the rest
of the party are constructing three
bridges at Puget Sound.
Mrs. Frank Brink who has been at
the bedside Of her husband at ST.
Lukes hospital in st. Paul visited in
Kasota last week. She reported her
husband greatly improved.
Sam Wildes was given second
rank in the Knights of Pythias lodge
last Monday evening.
Mrs. d. s. Turrettin, Roger Wolfe
and Cassius Trench were among
those who took the short course at
Cleveland last week.
Mrs. Mary Davis, who makes her
home with her daughter Mrs. Will
liam Cole OF Minneapolis has entire
~ recovered from her recent Illness.
Frank Aller who attends the Man
kate Commercial college was unable
to attend to his school duties be-
cause of Illness last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Presbyterian church will be enter
tanned next Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Harry Kirlyat at the Knights of
Pythias lodge rooms.
Miss Lulu and John Waterman
have returned to Minneapolis at
ter visiting at the home OF Charles
Waterman here during the past
week.
Mrs. j. I. Adams, who has been in
ill health for some time. visited
Mankato recently for medical treat :
ment
MIS-. w. r. Grant and daughter
Anna visited at the home of M. and
Mrs. Laura Strickland il Mankato on
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hans Johnson visited several
days the past week with relatives at
Mankato.
Miss M. Thorson OF Norseland Wis
tied over Sunday of last week 81 the
J. I. Adams home.
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had been great strides forward in
the rural postal service. It was not
so long ago. that we had no tele-
phones. no electric lights and no
rural mail service. Now the farmer
and rural resident receives his mail
at least once day. and the country
people are now receiving almost as
good mail service as city folks.
Mr.. Wise impressed upon the car
riers present that the delivery of the
mails is not the entire work of the
rural carrier. He should get well
acquainted with his patrons, and
ind out from them il possible where
the service may be bettered. lit
tie touch of human interest here and
there during the days work. will be
rewarded in sympathy should mis-
fortune come to the carrier. and
will add to the sunshine while good
fortune blessgs the mail carrier.
Every man in the postal service is
not alone responsible to the govern
ment but to the people he serves In
closing, Postmaster Wise invited the
rural carriers to come to the Man
kato postoffice and look over the
work there. He received rising
vote of thanks at the close of his
address.
The meeting between postmasters
and rural carriers will be announced
later.
Those In Attendance
The following rural carriers were
in attendance at the meeting
George Schram. Good Thunder: AL.
Johnson. Mankato; Burton Acker-
man, Mapleton: j. II. Kenney. Am :
boy; Owen Hughes. Lake Crystal (;
Mark Strobel. Mapleton: Paul. Sper
Ia. Good Thunder: Walter McKin
non and G. Klein. Mapleton William
Benton; r. F. Burgess, Frank Rose,
Am boy; G. S. Bradon, Eagle Lake :
Phil Doran and Burton Kinney, Mad
ison Lake: Frank Lehman, Manka
to; G. Wolf. Mapleton.
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CHILLED THE JURORS
Judge Dean Was Displeased With
Verdict They Had Returned.

Jackson. February 26.--When the
Jurors in the Scorpic liquor case
returned their verdict at jackson
this week, instead of thanking them
as is his usual Custom Judge E.. c.
Dean, spoke to them in terms that
could not help but show his dis
pleasure at the verdict returned.
After the foreman of the jury had
handed the verdict to the court and
it had been read Judge Dean ad-
dressed the jurors as follows:
Gentlemen, I have been practic-
ing law for forty years and have
been prosecuting attorney for many
of these years, but in all my expert
ence | have never seen case In
which the evidence has been as
conclusive for conviction as this
case. You are excused from further
jury duty"
This was the first time since
Judge Dean has served on the
bench in Jackson county that he
has had occasion to reprimand the
Jury in a criminal case.
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Have Sleeping Sickness.

ISpeClaI 10 TIC FTe6 FTeSS.J =
Window, Mimi, February 24.--Of-
ficials of the state board of health
have been at Mountain Lake inves-
sons there, supposed to be suffering
with sleeping sickness. In the
case of Mrs. Claus Coners a definite
decision was arrived at that she is
a victim of the disease. Victor
Janzen and Sarah Kiassen, also
were given attention by the state
physicians. While existence of
sleeping sickness was not so defin-
itely fixed in these cases, there are
indications that they too are suffer
ing from attacks of the disease.
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Nelson Has Big Job.

Lanesboro, Mimi. February 20
The firm of John H. Thomas & Co
of Minneapolis recently hired P. j
Nelson. former Lanesboro man, to
guide them over severe financial diff
ficulties and for his work, pays him
as the manager of the firm, the sum
of $1,000 per month. AS Nelson has
mercantile business of his own al
Slayton, Mimi, and is president OF
the Millers' and Traders bank OF
MINNEAPOLIS. his time is crowded.
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CASE SETTLED, is REPORT.
This Was An Action Against Union
Pacific Railroad Company

he case of Oscar l.. Williams
against the Union Pacific Railroad
company, which was scheduled to be
heard during the February term OF
district court has been settled &C :
cording to reports current in court
circles this morning. 1t was rumor-
ed that the settlement made by the
railroad company to Mr.. Williams
was for $4,000, although nothing
authentic could be learned regarding
the settlement terms. The case
involves injuries received by Will
Iiams On Union Pacific property.
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HIRED MAN FOUND DEAD
Man Of Mystery Succumbs While
Feeding Farm Horses

Rochester, February 26.-Lying
dead between two horses with only
the pickering light of the stable
lantern casting grotesque shadows
over him, the body of a stranger who
had recently hired out to work on the
Glen Newcome farm beyond Stewart
vile was found Wednesday evening
The body was stiff with cold. No
marks of violence were found and
thought he died of heart failure.
Mystery surrounded the "hired man"
and the events connected with his
death. 1t seems not long ago he had
hired out to work around the farm
but was morose. not making friends
with people. Wednesday night he
went out to take care of the cattle
and horses and was found dead later
in the evening.