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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
ANNUAL REPORT OF
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Prosecutor Phillips Reviews Work In
His Department During The
Past Year

County Attorney C. e. Phillips has
made out his annual report Of the
number of arrests, convictions made
in both the municipal and district
courts today. This shows that the
county attorney was busy man
during the past year.
There were 461 cases in both the
district and municipal courts. Nfty-
SIX of these were district court cases
and 405 were tried in the munic1pel
court. In the municipal court the
cases of drunkenness top the list at
TIA. Auto violations come next with
$50 cases. twenty petty larceny
cases handled, thirteen Migrants
were disposed OF.
In the stribcmtII. kweed
In the district court here there
were twenty four liquor violation
cases brought up and eighteen con-
victions were secured. In both the
municipal and district courts the
total fines amounted to $44 $50, the
costs, $4310S making a total of fines
and scasts of S5, 530.0S.
In the municipal court there we're
forty six suspended sentences;
thirty five sentenced to Jail and 289
paid fines; twenty four cases were
dismissed and ten cases are pend :
ing. ~,
In the district court forty two
conviction were secured and two
aquittals were made, and ten cases
are pending. -Four sentences were
suspended; four were sent to states
prison, and seven to the state refor
matory four to the county jail, If
teen paid fines, and in seven in
stances no indictments were re-
turned by the grand jury.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
GAVE PRETTY RECEPTION
Mrs. Forest higgins Guest Of Honor
At Affair In st. Clair
Especial to the Free Press 4

Especial to the Free Press.l
st. Clair. January 5.-Mr. and
Mrs | Filing Knutson Of St Paul
were visitors at the home Of MI.
and Mrs. Louis Huettl Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Amberg were
visitors at the home of her brother
Matt Pestka New Years day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest higgins Of
Minneapolis returned home after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schultz ct st. Clair.
Anton Wingen OF Mankato is Wis
ting his brother Fred Winsen in
A reception was given in honor Of
Mrs. Forrest Biggins Friday. even
ing at the home Of her parents, Mr..
ard Mrs. Fred Schultz Those pres
,ent were Mrs. Louis Hintziel, Mrs.
Fred Wingen. Mrs. Bob Grunde-
meier, Mrs. Louis Huettl, Mrs. Jul
jar and daughters AEzada and Mabel,
Mrs. Jerry Lynch, Mrs. A. Quinn
and Mrs. Macbeth. She received
many useful and pretty gifts. 4
pretty and dainty lunch was served
and after a late hour all departed,
having had one jolty good time.
Mrs. A. L. Lang visited friends and
relatives at st. Clair last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Rasdall Of
Monteyideo are visiting al the
home of his sister. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Thielman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wingen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huettl autoed to
Good Thunder last Sunday to visit
at the J. c. Schneiderhan home.
Miss Amanda Beocue visited her
sister Mrs. Louis Hintzie one day
last week.
: Mrs. Frank Amberg visited at the
Fred Wingen home Sunday.
Y Mr.. and Mrs. J. Zimmerman twere
Mankato shoppers Friday.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
PROBLEMS IN
STATE DISGUISE
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Farner-Banker Conference Heard
Needs In Minnesota and
Northwest

NORTHWEST
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Minneapolis, January 5.-What the
farmer needs is not more credit but
an equitable price for what he pro-
duces, C.. H. March of Litehfeld, told
the farmer banker conference which
met here today to discuss agricul-
tural problems of Minnesota and the
northwest. People are drifting from
the farms to the cities because the
two states OF existence are unequal,
he said.
The conference, which is the first
of its kind to be held in the north
called by the Minnesota Bankers
association at the instigation of the
jackson county bankers ASSOCIATION,
in AM effort to decide on definite ac-
ton for solution OF agricultural
problems.
Comparing the fluctuations in the
price of commodities, Mr.. March de-
clared that what the farmer buys
has decreased 20 per cent in price
since the war, while the price the
farmer receives for his products had
decreased 200 per cent IN the same
period
Nothing has injured the farmer
more he said, than the railroad stu
alton which he characterized as
"deplorable," and as demonstrating
the dose relationship between the
TRANSPORTATION facilities and the
farmer.
Mr.. March also pleaded for an
honest effort to solve the market
problems of the farmer, upon whom
he declared, hinged prosperity Of the
nation
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
GRADING
AND TESTING TOPIC
Napoleon Farm Bureau
Hear Address
LAST NIGHT MEET
Fred Hansen Field Secretary
Creamery District No. 8
Was Speaker

Members of the Mapleton Farm
Bureau unit held a very enthusiastic
meeting in the Whitney school house
last night. President Ned Healy
presided at the meeting, and Charles
z Hall acted as secretary. The
meeting was opened with a song
taken part in by the entire audience.
This was followed by a talk on farm
problems by John McGregor. Albert
Miller favored the audience with a
well sung solo.
Fred M. Hanson, field secretary
Of Creamery District Number Eight,
gave a splendid talk On the work OF
CO. operative creameries in this sec
ton Of the state, laying particular
stress on cream testing and grading.
Start Grading Cream
The Mapleton CO. operative
creamery and the other CO. operative
creameries In this section OF the
state have started the grading OF
cream. Mr.. Hanson explained that
this is the only satisfactory way to
take care of ream, as through this
method OF grading the producer is
paid for his product and his work.
The speaker explained how two
cans of poor cream if put in with
800 gallons of good sweet cream,
that the two cans OF the inferior
quality would spoil the entire batch
TO a certain extent, and would low
er the market value of the entire
300 cans of cream. Mr.. Hanson said
that Philadelphia and New York
were among the best markets for
Minnesota butter. 1t takes from
fifteen to twenty days to place the
Minnesota butter on the eastern
markets and it reaches the consum-
CT. While one might make butter
from sour cream that would come up
10 the standard for few days, but
ter made from that kind Of cream
will not keep the length Of time
stated when made out Of inferior
cream. Therefore il Minnesota but
ter producers wish to keep up
standards on the eastern markets
Il is up to them to use nothing but
sweet cream in the manufacture OF
butter. The big aim in the making
Of butter, the speaker said was to
produce what the consumer de
mahds in the way of quality.
Mr.. Hanson will be in Mapleton
the first OF the week, Monday and
, 1uSSO8g, 10 dSSlSL III 6SbAhS IuS
grading Of cream properly. started.
Mcmillan Spoke
County Agent l. E. Mcmillan
spoke Of his recent trip TO St Paul
where he attended the state farm
bureau meeting. He brought out q
number of important points taken
ND for discussion at that meeting.
Secretary Hall had been in confer
ence with several other farm bureau
members near Mapleton In regard
to kidding a community meeting in
Mapleton some time in February
The American Legion of Mapletor
have promised the use of their hall
for the meeting President ]. F
Reed Of the state federation, has
consented to be present at the
meeting. A committee was appoint
ed by the Mapleton unit to make
arrangements for the coming meet
ing.
( After a song by the audience, the
meeting was brought to a close with
the serving OF refreshments.
lBaTa Nlllp mwk- Gao etaoi shl
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
OPENING BOOK STATIONS
Distributing Branches At Roosevelt,
Franklin and Lincoln Schools o.

Distributing Branches At Roosevelt,
Franklin and Lincoln Schools
Miss Harriet VanBuren, school IL
brarian, is es establishing book sta
tons. at the Roosevelt, Frank
lin and Lincoln schools for the
benefit Of both the parents and
children in those localities who
find it TO far to go to the Public Lii
brary to get their reading books as
often as they wish them. Miss Van
Buren, experimental with the idea
by placing a few books at the gr-cde
schools in September and it proved
so successful she. is placing about
one hundred books at each OF the
sub stations where the children
and parents may get them. There
will be a good assortment for all
ages and they will have the same
accommodations as at the Public
Miss Van Buren, has been giving
IN structions to the Junior High
school students on the care of
books, use of catalogues, library
references and the history of books,
will begin teaching the same in the
other schools at the beginning OF
the naWt easnasfar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
DULUTH STEEL MILLS
WORK AT CAPACITY
All Departments, From Furnaces To
Finished Product Operate
100 Per Cent

Duluth, January 5.-Piants OF the
Minnesota Steel company al Nor
gan Park started the new year with
all departments, including blast and
open hearth furnaces, rod min and
wire mill, according to S. B. Shell
don, vice president and general
manager Of the company.
The Duluth plant occupies a
unique distinction in being perhaps
the only complete unit from fur
naces to finished products plants to
show operations at 100 per cent
capacity at this time, as far as Mr.
Sheldon is aware. He pointed out
that the Duluth mills embody the
most advanced principles Of CON
structfon and equipment and that
they are admirably located from a
distribution point OF view, for sup
plying finished products required by
the great agricultural states OF the
West and Southwest
The company is meeting with, a
good demand for its wire nails and
semi finished steel products, he
said, and he expressed himself as
sanguine that the cali for the lines
turned out from its plants here
would grow to such an extent as to
require expansions in manufaetur-
ing facilities from time to time.
Enjoyed Honey Party
The employees of the J. B
Richards dry goods company laid
aside their dignity for the evening
and had real, old fashioned HON
ey party at the home of Miss Min
ME Almquist, at her home or
Fourth street, Wednesday evening
They not only popped corn but made
popcorn balls and the men clerks
had the time OF their lives pulling
taffy. At a late hour the guests
departed feeling they had been en-
tertained by most charming host,
ess who made it possible for them
to have one Of the happtest Of hoai
day parties.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
RAID GOOD THUNDER
SOFT DRINK PARLOR
Proprietor Wester Placed Under
Arrest BY Sheriff ArIo Last
Niqht

Z. c. Wester, soft drink paSlor
proprietor of Good Thunder, was
arrested last night by Sheriff Id
Ario, who was accompanied on the
raid made on mir. Wester's place
By number Of federal agents, and
Marshal J. Schneiderhan of Good
Thunder. 1t was Marshal Schneider
han who had made the investigation
and procured the evidence sufficient
to warrant the issuance OF a search
warrant by Judge Hiram S. Goff,
According to the statement j. OF
Sheriff Ario quantities of moonshine
was found in Mr.. Wester's place of
business. This was seized and taken
as evidence. Mr.. Wester was plac-
ed under arrest and was lodged in
the county Jail last night to await
his hearing in the municipal court
this afternoon at two o'clock.
Mr.. Wester was previously ar
rested on the same charge on No
vember 2g, 1921, and at that time
was bound over to await the action
of the grand jury. His bonds at
that time we're $1,000. The grand
Jury at that time failed to indict.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
CITY MANAGER PLAN IS
DEFEATED ATFAIRMONT
Proposed Change of Civic Charter
Was Defeated In Election BY
Two To One

Fairmont, January 5.-Fairmont
voters today turned down the city
manager charter by decisive vote.
The proposed new basic law for
the city failed to carry any OF the
three wards.
Even the First ward, expected by
some to favor the charter and con-
ceded to be its only chance, turned
it down with a vote of 279 to ia.
Judges of election early in the day
conceded the defeat of the charter.
and all day the question merely was
how big the figure would be.
There were 1853 votes cast in the
First ward, and they had been count
ed in Is minutes.
Il. S~anped IN Second
The second ward was even strong
er anti, the vote being $40 against to
143 for, total of 462 votes. The
Second rolled up votes against the
charter steadily throughout the day.
But it was in the Third that the
deauge came. The vote there was
254 against to 40 for the charter.
The Third evidently had a real
crouch.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
HEAR TO RAISE FUNDS
Annual Drive For Local Salvation
Army About To Take Place

Mrs. Mary Wiseman of Minneap-
oils who is the state campaign d.
rector for the Salvation Army is
here making plans for the Salvation
Army campaign which is to be held
in the city some time this month.
Once a year campaign is put on
in order to raise money for the
maintenance Of the army and its re-
lief work. Mrs. Wiseman will re-
main here until after the campaign
is, over. She is not only an efficient
speaker but a charming, interesting
woman to meet and no doubt but
that the talks she will make before
the various civic bodies and womans
clubs of the city will be well re-
ceived.
For four years she has travelled
from coast to coast in the interest
of the work and sees the daily need
of the work such as the army is-do-
ing. Mrs. Wiseman states that Cap
tain Clifford of the army here is
having fro-a four to FIVE calls daily
for relief. Also that his meetings
are increasing in size aud he doing
much for the down and cutters. The
local opinion she says is that the
ca mpaign will no doubt be success
this year as the campaign organiZa
ton was very thoroughly made last
year
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
GOVERNOR PREUS TO
BECOME DIRT FARMER
Minnesota Executive Has Purchased
Tract Farm Land A. Alex
andria,

Governor ]. A. o. Preus is going
back to the farm. He's going to be-
come a dirt farmer, says The Min
neapolis Daily News.
He has purchased a farm in Doug
las county and within a short time
will change his residence from Min
neapolis to Alexandria
This is the story youched for by
close friends of the governor in
Minneapolis today. The governor
Was not available to affirm or deny
Il
Men close to the governor politi-
cally vouched for the information,
however. They saw in it a forecast
or two important political develop
ments.
Grooming For. Tosa.
The first is that Senator Nelson
Will not be a candidate TO succeed
himself in the Omitted States senate
ernoF Is beginning to condition him
self to make the race for Senator
Nelson's seat. =
That is one reason, according to
political wiseacres, why the COVER
nor has decided to go back TO the
soil. With Senator Shipstead. resid-
ing in Minneapolis the politically
wise believe the country will elect
the next United States senator!
They say Governor Preus Is 60
ing to move out to Alexandria and
give the country chance.
Mayors Looming Up.
Meantime there are two more i'm
portant figures looming UP on the
political horizon. They are the may
ors Of Minneapolis and St. Paul. 1t
is being whispered about that eth
to run for United States senator,
although there is good authority in
st. Paul for stories that the ambi-
ton of Mayor Nelson runs to the
guvernorship.
Announcement that Governor
Preus soon VIII change his resi-
dence naturally causes great deal
of speculation.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
!. ITEMS FROM
MINNESOTA LAKE

Minnesota Lake, January g.
Harry Hansen OF Mankato was a
business caller here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Stencil returned
home Tuesday after spending the
past week at Farmer, s. D.
Gerald Wrucke, who spent the hol-
idays with hts parents, returned to
Minneapolis Tuesday to resume bis
duties at the state university.
Joe Stencil and daughter Anna
returned Tuesday morning from
Farmer, S. d., where they spent the
past week.
Raymond Philips and Dorman
Bach went to Mankato Tuesday
morning for visit with Robert
kremer.
Helmuth Miller returned to Min
neapolis Tuesday evening to resume
his duties at the state university
after spending the holidays with his
parents.
Norbert. Brecht Of Minneapolis
spent Tuesday visiting friends and
relatives at the Lake. He returned
to Minneapolis in the evening.
A large number from here attend
ed the firenen's ball at Well Mon
day evening.
Charles Heaten left Tuesday
evening for the cities, where he will
attend the Overland convention.
r. A Wr1cke called on friends at
Mankato Tuesday evening.
Messrs. Otto Hamman, John PUTT
and Frank Stencil left Tuesday.
evening for Minneapolis, where they
will attend the Southern Minnesota
Threshers' convention
Art Trokenbrod and Norbert Pen
hedter returned Tuesday evening
from the cities where they spent
George w. Jones left Monday TO;
st. Paul, where he spent a few
days with relatives.
Chris Abrahamson returned home
Wednesday from Fort Dodge, Iowa
where he spent the holidays with
relatives.
Tuesday evening the married PEG.
pie held the third meeting Of theil
club at the Orpha theatre. Danc1nt
and cards were the main entertain
ment of the evening. Head honors
were won by Mrs. Edgar Thomp
son and William ]. Brecht and con
ISOLATION prizes by Mrs. Tony Egg
ersdorf and F. W. Wrucke. Re
freshments were served by TIT
committee
Henry Greenwald, who has con
Quoted the city barber shop and
billiard parIors for the past three
years, disposed of his place Of bust
ness to John Bair this last week
Mr.. Bair has been farming unit
recently when he retired to thil
city.
! H. A. Grenwald has purchased TIT
sanitary barber shop from c. w
Moore Wednesday. Mr. Moore hal
been in business at this place sine
1917 and during this time estab
lished a good business. Mr.. Green
valid viii move into his new quart
ers this week Mr.. Moore viii b,
on the staff until spring. The man.
friends Of Mr.. Greenwald wish hin
success in his new venture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
WIFE GETS INSURANCE
State Supreme Court Awards SIT 600
To Sheldon Woman
TissocIated Press Diapatch.J

associate ed Press Dapatch.J
st. Paul, Mimi, January s-Mrs.
Grace J. Ross of Sheldon, Mimi, Is
entitled to her husbands insurance
amounting to approximately $1,000.
according to an opinion filed today by
the supreme court. Charles III. Ross,
her husband was insured in the Min
nesota Mutual Life Insurance com
pany for $1,000 and on July Is, 1921,
died. e'.E
The insurance company refused
payment of the policy on the grounds
that the First National bank of
Beaver Creek, creditors of Mrs. Ross
claimed payment of the insurance
thereby making several cOntenfefs
for the face value of the policy
The lower court held that Mrs.
Ross is entitled to the insurance
which holding was affirmed by the
supreme court today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
NELSON HEADS BANK
Slayton Man New President of Mii
neapotis tnstitution

P. J. Nelson of Slayton. is the
newly elected president of the Mill
ers and Traders State bank in Min
neapolis. At a meeting conducted
late Wednesday. Guy A Thomas.
MIR: Nelson. William F. Furst, E. J.
Pickering, G.. r. Martin Samuel f
Nelson and John Piliispury Snyder
were re- elected directors while c
E. Van Nest. l.. L. Hamilton and J.
f. Gardner were elected new mem
bers. Officers Of the bank were then
in turn elected by the board of di
rectors. Mr.. Nelson IS president;
Mr.. Furst. vice president; W. ].
Bliss. cashier, and H. j. Jensen and
F. E. Johnson. assistant cashiers.
Mr.. Nielsen, who is vice president
of the Minnesota Drvgoods Mems
association. and president OF the
Northern Jobbing companp of Chi
cago will devote all his time TO the
hank a@
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in the city. At the present time 1t
is proposed to hold the display Of To e
cars at the Armory and special
stunts will be held there for the
benefit of the visitors. Just what the
auto dealers Of the city plan on
will be known following meeting
scheduled for Tuesday night.
Members of the two committees
who met at the EIks club yesterday
were; R. R Hamilton, w. E.. Olson,
M. H. Chesborough, c. r Butler. F.
j. Sperry, e. A: Boia William
Meixner.. Nick Kiffe, Leo Land
kamer, Ray Westhoff, r. Z. Ballard
J. C. Leo, ]. c. NARROW and C. w.
Campbell. g..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
BUILD NEW WAREHOUSE
McDouual Structure at Duluth De
stroyed BY Fire viii Be Replaced

lASSoclateu FFS5S iI1SpSlch.1 t'.
Duluth, Mimi. January 5.-A
small army of workmen today began
clearing debris from the site OF the
new 81, $4,000 McDougal Terminal
Warehouse company's Headquarters
on the local waterfront which was
RACED by fire late YESTERDAY. The
SIX story structure Eould have beer
ready for the roof by January Is
contractors said The loss - esti-
mated at 100000 covered by insur-
ance The building which was t.
have been completed by May 1. viii
he the Duluth terminus Of the first
Duluth to the ocean waterway serv-
ice.
Fire department officials after eS-
aiming the structural work of the
new 1880 600 building razed by Are
late yesterday announced that the
damage would not exceed s12s.n00.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
REIKoW AGAIN HoNoRED
Pipestone County Man Named Chair
man Board Commissioners
Especial TO tne Free Press.

Especial to tne Free Press.
Pipestone, MINI, January AT
the annual meeting of the Pipestone
county board held Tuesdxy Paul
Reikow of Holland, was named as
chairman Of the ensuing year. RE
koy. who had been a member of the
board for a number of years declin-
ed to become q candidate at the No
vember election. After two other
candidates had been chosen at the
primaries out of a field of several
Candidates, Reikow's friends con-
Quoted a sticker campaign for him
and he was reelected. His fellow
members on the board realizing his
popularity in his district honored
him by naming him chairman of the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-12
USED PRUNING KNIFE
NicoIIet County Board Starts Rigid
Economy PROGRAM

EESSts"N
St Peter, January 6.-Rigid econ
omy is the aim of the board Of coun
ty/ commissioner at the annual SEES
sibns now in session. AS a starter on
the program, the salary OF the sner
iff was cut from $500 to $1400. 1t
was also voted to eliminate the
payment Of the premium on surety
bonds for the officers. This will
make a saving of 500 in one Incl
dent An unusual heavy grist or pus-
mess has been ground--ouf IN the
past three days. The annual meet
ing closed yesterday.
Commissioner William Peterson of
Belgrade was elevated To the chair
manship OF the county board and the
organization meeting Monday. He
has presided at the sessions this
week Mr.. Peterson is one of the
oldest members of the board and has
an exemplary record. His choice was
well placed one. Math. Walser of
West Newton was elected vice
chairman.