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The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Former Cashier Bound over

Rochester, December 24.-Charlse
H. Sullivan, former cashier of the
Douglas State Bank, was bound over
to the district court from the mu-
nicipal court on charges OF having
deposited a check in the bank when
the institution was unsound. Hts
bond was fixed by Judge Manahan
at one Thousand dollars. Charge
against Sullivan were brought by
George Fuchs, living in the vicinity
Of Douglas. In addition to beirg
cashier of the bank. Sullivan was
also secretary Of the Douglas Ship
ping associn ion and following q
shipment OF livestock, deposited the
check received amounting to appro-
ximately $l229 in the bank, 1t is
said. or that amount $737.30 be-
longed to the plaintiff in the ac-
ton. At the time the deposit was
made Fuchs alleges that the bank
was not safe for making deposits.
It closed shortly afterward and now
the plaintiff rs seeking to recover
through action against Sullivan. The
defendant waived examination aud
consented to be bound over to the
action Of the district court. The case
will be tried during the February
term,
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
ROBBED CHRISTMAS TREE
Sneak Thief DespolIed Labors Of
Episcopal Church Members

"'S' ESoPSuCO S&OVES' VI
Episcopal Church Members
In keeping with the Yuletide spirit,
members OF st. Johns Episcopal
church yesterday afternoon planted
2 Christmas tree at the corner Of
Broad and Warren streets. The tree
was tastefully decorated, and last
night 1t presented a handsome ap.
pearance, the lights having been turn
ed on in all their glory and efful.
gence. Those who had trimmed the
tree felt proud of their labors. But
before ten o'clock some low down
sneak-a misf1t in human shape.
stripped the tree Of its pretty gar
ments, carrying away every vestige
OF decoration. It hardly seemed pos
sible that here could be anyone in
Mankato who would descend so low
in the mire OF thieveryE as to rob q
Christmas tree Of its beauty. .-
However, the Episcopalians will
redecorate the, tree and ON Sunday
night a community sing will be stag.
ed in the light that will be shed from
its myriad Of candles. All denomin.
ations will take part in the program.
The thief who stole the original
trimmings Is invited to attend. pos :
sibly his conscience might be punc-
tured under Christian influences and
he may try to make amands for his
outrageous conduct.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
CIGARS FOR DADS
GIFT FROM CUSTODIAN OF
THE CRY HALL
UNABLE TO PAY FINE
councIInen Held Brief Session
This Afternoon; Number
Bills Allowed

Members of the city council held a
short meeting this afternoon at 1880
for the purpose Of going over routine
business.
In the absence Of Mayor w. A.
mia Vice President Chris Steiner
When the councilmen assembled
around the table there was a sur
prise awaiting them. In front OF each
councilman's place at the table, was
a bunch Of cigars and glass ash
tray together with a Christmas card.
This was a gift from Frank Braden- :
der, custodian at the city hall. A
box of cigars from c. H. Griebel was
also awaiting the councilmen on
the table.
Willard Anderson, a member of
the Mankato Hockey team, appear
ed before the council and stated
that some time ago the club had
spent $50 Of its own money for
a fence. This lumber is now in the
warming house at the Van Brunt
slough. The young men wished to
take the lumber to a vacant part OF
a lot next to the Y. M. c. A. where
the Y. M. C. A. will back them up
in the establishment OF a rink there.
The boys were given permission to
take the lumber.
Edward Schumacher, was al
lowed an estimate the city
storage building Of s4,250. !.
The meeting was brought to- q
close by the allowing of the fol-
lowing bills: r. D. Wood & Co.,
s51. 80; PIN Landmark, $12.5S:
W. A. Beach, s13; c. w. Watts, S.;
J. w. Johnson, So; Free Press, Sc;
Standard OIL company, $21.1S;
Minnesota Chemical company $1S.-
OFT Krost & Harty, 81. 10; Murton
Machine company, SIS. 54; Schwick-
ert's Hardware, 81 .25; Patterson
Mercantile company. $12.20: G. T.
Taylor, $3.50; Minnesota Motor
Supply company, S26.22; Albert
He'll S1.34. Library Bills, $40.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Oil Company otffce Ransaeked

Owatonna, December 24.-About
fifty pennies, an old jack knife and
an electric flashlight was the loot
secured from the Offices Of the Cen
tral CO. operative on association
which were broken into between
closing time Friday night and open
ing time Saturday morning. En-
trance was gained into the office
through the northwest window,
which was forced open with a i'm.
mie or iron bar. Drawers in the
desks were gone through and ran
sacked and the clock on the doors of
supply cupboard forced open. The
tampered with. Ray Grabarkiewicz
opened the office at seven o'clock
Saturday morning and reported the
matter to the police. It will be re-
called that during the summer the
Central Co. operative office was
broken into the door OF the safe
blown of and currency stolen.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Winona Factory
Soon To Expand
To Employ Fifty More Girls At
Garment Plant.

Garment Plant.
Winona, MINI, December 22.-
Expansion OF the Winona branch
factory Of the La Crosse Garment
company to permit the addition of
90 more employees January 1, is un-
der way. Henry Schelbe, manager,
announced today. This will bring
the working force up to $50, he said,
and increase the output Of the fac. :.
tory from 80 dozen to about 135
dozen garments per day.
The factory is now closed to al.
low the installation Of so more ma. Il.
chimes on the third floor. As soon
as these are placed arrangements
Will be made to occupy the fourth
floor also, giving employment to
from 80 to 80 more girls, and by the
end Of the year it is expected the
entire building will be In use, with
a force Of about $50.
The fifth floor will be converted
into recreation and lunch room.
according. to present plans, and the
office, shipping and stock rooms
will be located on the first floor. The
second and third floors only are now
in use by the concern.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28

and under the care OF the family
physician. ... ., ~ -
Miss Elizabeth Weir, who has
been under the doctors care for the
past week, having suffered several
slight hemorrhages OF the nose, had
a more serious one Friday morning
at about two o'clock and still an.
other at eight o'clock. A speedy re =
covery to good health Is the wish OF
all.
Mrs. Vesta Armstrong, state
training teacher at Dodge Center,
will leave this evening for Washing
ton where she will spend q three
weeks vacation with her friend,
Miss Ruth Regan, who holds a gov :
ernment position. Miss Regan has
been an employee Of Uncle Sam for
nearly seven years.
The Misses Katherine Caven, Alice
Weir and Elinor Mack. who are
teaching in the rural districts, are
at home to enjoy two weeks vaca-
tion.
Last minute Christmas shoppers
in Mankato included: Mr.. and Mrs.
David Fleming, T. d. and Miss Ella
Hays. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Flem :
ing, Mesdames, e. T. Champlin,
Helen Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Cornish and Mrs. Viola Swarts.
Carl Skagerberg Is getting along
as we'll as can be expected from an
operation for ulcers Of the stomach,
which was performed Monday morn
ing at st. Mary's hospital, Roches-
ter. Mrs. Gust Nelson. who Is with
her nephew, expects to reach home
in time to spend Christmas with her
family.
The Misses Ethel Mobiles and Ida
Bowen, teachers in the public
school at Lake City and Jordon, ar.
rived last evening to spend Christ.
mas vacation with their parents.
Lawrence, a university student Is
expected home this evening to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Warren.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Rival Bootleggers Engage In Their
M-Jacking On Country Highways

The highways leading into Man.
kato have recently been the scene OF
numerous operations by different
factions Of bootleggers operating in
Southern Minesota-one side doing
what they call a Legitimate" bust.
ness and the other warning on them
by pulling mi. lacking" stunts. This
fact has become apparent by devel.
opments which occurred recently.
Local police and the sheriffs de.
partment are OF the opinion that
hi. lacking" has been going on
along the roads leading into Manka.
to for some time past. The fact that
these operations were being carried
on was substantiated last night
when w. l. Coleman reported to
Sheriff Edward Ario regarding acti.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Shot pheasant: Elned

FaIrnlont, December Att cost
Henry Claude, meat market propri-
etor at Delavan, $50 in fne. and
costs and his shotgun for shooting
Q Chinese pheasant the other day.
Somebody saw him kill the bird and
word was sent Game Warden Speier
OF Fairmont The warden went to
Blue Earth yesterday. called Claude
into court and Justice Bartell as
sessed the fine./ The warden also
soaked a heavy fine, on Blue Earth
fur buyer for failing to procure q
license before purchasing certain
skunk skins. Speier could have con-
flscated the skins. but baked when
he approached within smelling dis
tance.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
MAE is GIVEN SENTENCE
Woman Arrested In .Mankato Before
The Court At Fairmont

SSNtk ~
Twas ladies' night in court Frif;ay
evening. Mrs. Mae McUen, who SAYS
her home is in Swea City, but who
does her banking in Minneapolis and
lives wherever night happens to
o'ertake her, was sentenced to pay
fine of $50 or serve forty days in
jail after she had pleaded guilty to
issuing no funds check for $50 IN
the Value Store early this week, for
which she got about $40 worth of
merchandise and the rest in cash,
says The Fairmont Sentinel.
Mae was arrested late Thursday
in Mankato, where Sheriff Edward
Ario picked her up at the request Of
Sheriff Carver. Sheriff Carver
brought her to Fairmont late Fri
day. She was .arraigned before JUS
tice A. NJ. Nelson at a special term
OF night court examination end ex-
pressed a desire to plead guilty.
Judge Dean was about to leave On
his Christmas vacation, but whom
informed that IL he did so, the bum
check artist would have to spend
Christmas ignorant of her fate, he
agreed to receive her plea of guilty
at nine o'clock at night,
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
FARM BUREAU MEETING
Five Blue Earth County TowNs To
Hold Session at MapIeton

Five Blue Earth County ToWns To
Hold Session at Mapleton
j. F. Reed president of the Mimi.
esota Farm Bureau, will be the
principal speaker at a farm bureau
meeting to be held In the American
Legion hall at Mapleton on January
4. when the units OF Mapleton. Medo.
Danville. Lyra, Beauford and Ster-
ing VIII hold q Joint meeting;
state president, there will be pro-
gram OF music, and social functions
carried out. This promises to be the
event OF the season.
Last year the Joint meeting was
held on the coolest night that came
last winter. People are wishing th 1t
the weather man will dish out some
Of the present semi tropical weath :
er for this. years joint meeting.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
MANKATo FREE PRESS

vities OF several cars along the
State Highway No. s, near the foot
Of Pigeon hill.
Were obstruetinp t1ianway
Coleman was returning to Manka.
to, and was subject to q keen scru.
tiny by the occupants Of two automo.
biles which sought to obstruc. his
progress. NOne car was pointed In
the direction OF Lake Crystal and
kept zig. tagging In front OF him to
make him slow up so that he could
be given the once over. The other
machine did the same thing only il
was headed toward Mankato. Ap.
parently the occupants of the car
saw that car was not the one want
ed and let Coleman pass through
without molesting him further.
Coleman reported the incident to
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Schools To stage Program

ri, MontsTy, MINI. MINI, December p ,s s., 22;r r.,
ages. Triumph and Monterey will
munity theatre Consisting Of: the
Faubels. character Impressions. the
Community Players presenting
"Cappy Kicks" and when Mother
Goes on a Strike" the McMurray
players presenting "Other Peoples
Money" and 1.-TWO Blocks Away"
Prof. Arthur McMurray. who was
director Of public speaking and
dramatics at Arr1es. Ia. for six years
and for sseven years at the tSate u
versity OF Kansas. gives an after.
noon lecture recital "The Humor
and Philosophy Of poetry, and directs
the production. Dates win be an.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
LEG WAS BROKEN
+. n. Enders Met With Aecident
While Ridlnu On Auto Tr1,cl.

+. n. enders Met With Accident
While Riding On Auto Truck
F.. II. Enders, 216 West Fourth
street, fs at the Emmanuel hospital
which occurred yesterday resrlting
In his breaking one OF his legs. Enc
ers was riding In the rear OF q All.
tonnobile truck, holding onto q large
barrel. The machine rounded fbe
corner Of Cherry and Front streets
rapidly and threw Enders and fhe
barrel off the truck. Enders ia fall.
ing received compound fracture
above the right ankle. The truck
was owned by the Sam Kanter Frnit
store, 503 West Front street.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Fire Destroys Plant
Weyerhauser Lumber Company Yard
Total Loss At Sargent

Austin, Mimi, December a.
Fire Of unknown origin discovered
about 10 o'clock this morning by a
railway employee completely de-
stroyed the Weyerhauser Lumber
Company yard at Sergeant, accord
ing to reports received here this af-
ternoon.
Efforts to save the elevator which
was seriously menaced by the blaze
in the lumber yard had been sue
cessful up to s o'clock and unless a
wind develops to spread the embers
still emanating from the large
lumber piles it is believed that the
flames will be confined to the lum-
Der yard, coal sheds and adjacent
barn.
No estimate Gf the loss could be
obtained today.
Had the wind been in the North
west 1t is likely the entire village
would have been destroyed, accord
ing to Henry Hahn, Sergeant mer-
chant, who arrived at his store from
Austin shortly afternoon.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28

Sheriff Edward Ario and accompanied
BY Ben Williams, deputy sheriff. and
City Detectives Rudy Ario and A. L.
Yolk they made q search along
highway No. 8. They also searched
other roads leading into Mankato,
but failed to find anything.
Police Been "Wise" To Hl-Jackina
Police have been aware for some
time of .'hi.Jacking" going on In
this vicinity but have been unable to
get sufficient evidence to warrant
arrests. Apparently the victims Of
the "hi. jacking" have feared. thu
consequences OF reporting the hold.
ups to the police. The local police
have also been aware OF robberies
OF liquor caches" along the roads
OF which no report was made to
them by the liquor Owners"
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
ProwIers At oWatonna

owatonna, December 24.-Prow.
lers Friday night forced an en-
trance into the Zamboni & Sons
warehouse on North Cedar. street,
and as near as could be determined
yesterday without O detailed check
up. secured an iron jimmy and one
half dozen pair OF skis. The first
move OF the sprowiers was the
breaking OF q panel ont or q door,
and. that apparently did not permit
them TO enter the warehouse. Then
window was broken and the sash
lifted. The jimmy was stolen out OF
a stock of oil burners and me.
chanical equipment kept In the
building by Guy T.. Clefton, The
big double doors OF the warehouse
at the east end were opened about
foot and left that way.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Death of Mrs. David cloyd
Associated Press Dispatch ]

Huron, S. D.. December 24.--Mrs.
David 8. Cloyd. wife OF Superinten-
dent Cloyd. of the Huron public
schools, died at 6:15 this morning
after an illness Of several years
from q complicated condition which
became acute over O week ago. Mrs.
Cloyd was actively engaged in club
and church work in the city, and
was also closely identified with her
husbands work in the schools.
Burial will be made at Des Moines,
Iowa, her former home, the body
being taken there after funeral
services here tomorrow.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Hoksteins Condemned
Thirteen Registered Cows Killed
Because of tuberculosis

because OF lupercuiosiS
Luverne, Mimi, December 22,-
Thirteen really choice, heavy pro
ducing Holstein cows from four
Rock county herds, were condemned
the latter part Of last or the fret of
this week, following tuberculin tests
OF the herds made by Leo R. John
SON, of st. Paul, a representative of
the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary
board.
The greatest loss from this source
was sustained by Lee English, Of
the Southside dairy, who lad ten
cows condemned, seven of them
registered animals and the other
three high grades, and all CT them
OF outstanding producing qualities.
One cow was condemned in Phil
Vandemore's herd in Magnolia
township; one from Theo. Olson's
herd in Vienna, and the other. from
the Peter Flick herd in Martin
township.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Charges OF Burglary

IppeCIdI 10 the Free PrSSB
jackson. Mimi. December pa
Glen Boswell, said to be the son Of
q wealthy California woman, has
been held to the district court here
on the charge of grand larceny. 1t Is
alleged that Boswell burglarized q
farm house few nights ago and
that he disposed OF some OF the
stolen articles at Heron Lake. He
was arrested a few hours later at
st. James and brought back here.
Charges OF forgery may also be
pressed against Boswell.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
"u" Extension Division.

lspecias 70 me free Press.I
been made by the Dodge County
Farm Bureau to secure q university
extension division specialist to carry
on clothing project work among
Dodge county farm women during
the coming year. The decision to
put on the clothing work in the
county was the, result OF the success
OF the home management project
course, In which Is county commun-
ity groups. including 202 women took
part.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
FLORIDA soIon Indleted.

Palatka, Fla, December 24.MC. H.
Kennerly, member OF the state leg
islative committee that Investigated
the death of Martin Tabert, OF Mu-
mich, N. D.. several months ago, has
been indicted on charge of drunk
enness and ,disorderly," conducted
by the Taylor county grand jury, 1t
became known here today. Much OF
the legislative investigation Gen.
tered about Taylor county In which
is located the Florida Headquarters
OF the Putnans Lumber company, for
whom Tabert was working as Q
,ased convict when he died.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
peath or Pioneer

ESPECIAL To The Free Prese1
Lakefield, Mimi, December 22.-
Carl w. Pohlrnan, fiftyeight years
old, a pioneer of this section, died
suddenly at his home here. Mr.
Pohlman was the owner OF more
than a thousand acres Of farm land
In this county and was interested
IN several business enterprises in
this village.
The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
Stinuiest Man

The stingiest man on earth used
the Red Cross Seals he saved over
! from last Christmas.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22
COOLIDGE FAMILY
 DIVIDED BY WAR
 BETWEEN STATES
RELATIVE AT ATLANTA, TELLS HOW PRINTERS ERROR WAS
 CAUSE OF CHANGE NAME

ATLANTA, August 22-An inter- esting story was unfolded here today by Fred J. Cooledge, Jr., of Atlanta, and a cousin Of President Calvin Coolidge. There are seven relatives ot the chief executive residing here.
 How the error of a printer caused the change in spelling of the family name, the separation of the brothers 10 seek their fortunes in different sec tions of the nation, the array of broth CT against brother in the war between the states and the split in the family over politics" are some of the facts related by MT. Cooledge.
 The great-grandfather of young MT Cooledge and the grandfather of the president were brothers. Norman F. Cooledge was the name of the great grandfather of the Atlantan, and ne moved to Georgia in 1854, settling II the northern portion of the state.
 There Fred J. Cooledge ST. was borr and raised. The younger MT. Coolidge said his father voted the Harding Coolidge ticket in the last election hut that he and his two brothers, E M. and H. N. Cooledge, voted the
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22
SUPPORT THE SCHOOL

You would throw up your hands in Holy horror, if anyone suggested that you swipe a bench nom school build ing or pilfer a single page from a book of the schools library.
 But are your dealings in public school affairs aS honest as you think they arc C.. .alnaps would Ike to have ut.ers suppose them to be. hey are not-absolutely motif you are spending your money for mail order merchandise. You can't send cent of cash out of town for goods that can be bought in town, and support to the greatest possible extent the public schools.
 Every brick in the schools-every book in the schools hbrar34s must be purchased with school taxes" The size of the taxation depends on the wealth of the community. And the wealth is governed largely by the earning capacity of the people who live in the community.
 Money sent away from home does nit pay for one minute of home town labor. It doesn't ill the dinner pail of a single local worker. It doesn't enrich home dealers. It doesn't by one word broaden the knowledge of the children of this town-add to the at tractiveness or comfort of school days.
 Money spent with local merchants travels in circle. It doesn't go out of circulation when rung up on the deal CTS cash register-as do mail order dollars when you slip them into the mail box. The dealer spends it here. It pays the help back of the counter, who spend it in town for goods they use. It assists them in purchasing homes-that can be taxed" It goes into more merchandise-and that mer- chandise is taxed" And it is on tax ation, remember, that your public school depends.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22

What then of the misstatements bordering upon malicious falsehood coming out of Alaska over the sigma lures of James R. Nourse, represent ing Universal Service, and Lawrence Martin, representing United Press.
 Both of these correspondents delib- erately stated that the old Alaska Northern ex Alaska Central, started by John Ballaine, and later held by mortgage by English and Canadian parties was built and owned by par ties who built and own the Copper River and Northwestern Railway. By no hook or crook, perversion Of facts or inter-locking directorates or most remote connection, has there been during the twenty years of life of the Alaska Northern any thought Of own ership, connection or friendly relation ship of any kind whatsoever between these two railroad lines widely separ- ated. Ninety-nine out of a hundred well informed men in Alaska could have told these correspondents the truth and it is almost unbelievable that there is any responsible man in Alaska who could have told them such an untruth. These writers forever stand discredited for putting out of one of the most perverted statements, actual untruths and wholly malicious reports during the eighteen years of Alaska's suffering at the hands of the muckraker.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22
straight democratic ticket"

Following the war between the states, F. J. Cooledge, ST. went into the paint business. He placed an or der for some stationery with the To- cal printer, who, according to the younger Mr. Cooledge, through an er- TOT printed the name with an "e" in stead of an 'i'', which was not dis covered until after the job was done.
 Neither Mr. Cooledge nor the print CT was able to stand the financial loss involved, so the head of the Cooledge firm accepted the order and thereaf- ter spelled his name as the erroneous spelling of the printer.
 On at least two occasions prior to his election to the ice-presidency, MT. Coolidge and his family have visited the family of F. J. Cooledge, living in this city.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22

Gainsborough Hair Nets, single mesh 10 cts. Seward Drug Go. 1S4-tf
Seward daily gateway., 1923-08-22
TWO DIscREDlTED JOURNALISTS
(Railway and Marine News)

(Railway and Marine News)
 In the realm of newspaperdom ac- curacy is the first requisite of the sue cessful reporter. To sincere news paper man, young or old, integrity and accuracy are his chief assets and for a reporter of the old school to make an actual misstatement was consider ed almost 8 crime.