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The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
RIDER OF MOTOR
CYCLE IS INJURED
Berhan Prince Suffered
Slash In Leg
LIMB WAS SEVERED
Chapter Of Accidents Reported
BY Wire Over the
Sabbath

Redwood Falls. Mimi, October /.
-Berhan Prince of Mankato had his
left leg severed above . the foot
Saturday when the motorcycle and
side car he was driving colhded with
an automobile here. A companion
riding in the side car escaped with
minor injuries. Prince was uncon-
scious until late yesterday after
noon. He will recover. His par
ents were sent for and expected to
reach here today.
Prince was driving from Mankato
70 Marshall when the accident oc-
CURED. his com panion declared
that The glare OF the lights on the
car with which they coIlIded was 80
strong that Prince, who was driving
Cne motorcycle, misjudged the dis
lance between his vehicle and the
auto.
lhe driver of the automobile is
Otto Hagen OF Redwood falls. He
brought the injured man TO a local
hospital after the accident. ,
The father OF the injured young
man is K. b. Prince. AIS South ave y
nue.. North Mankato.t He is in the
employ OF the Northwestern rail-.
road company. The younger Prince
is sixteen years OF age. He is a car
rier boy Tor the Free Press COM
pany.
Pipestons, Mimi. October l.
William Knuth, twenty seven years
Old, OF Trosky, Mimi, was electro
Cuted here Saturday night when he
attempted to push his car from an
electric light post into which he had
irii en- during d severe rain storm.
When the rain had clouded his
windshield, Knuth drove into the
post, breaking 1t. He alighted from
his car. apparently uninjured and
when ne tried to push the car of
the broken steel post, a charge Of
electricity passed through his body
killing him instantly.
New UIm. Mimi, October l.
Mathew Schneider, seventy four
ears old, was killed here Saturday
light when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Herbert Smith,
lational bank examiner, residing at
;leepy Eye. The injured man was
taken to a hospital, but died several
hours after. A coroneTs inquest
will be held Monday.
The driver states that the man
became confused while crossing the
street and went into the path OF the
machine. -.- ~
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
Rochester Firm Given contrae.

Rochester, October 1.-Hetfron &
Fitzgerald. Rochester contractors
received the contract for the build
ing Of the new $4,000 boys dor1ni-
tory at the state orphanase for boys
at Owatonna. The building is to be
a two story brick affair Of the same
color as the buildings Of the Or
phanage. A larger fireplace will be
constructed sl the main floor and
the entire budding built with an eye
to comfort and health.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
MANKATo FREE PRESS
Miraculous Escape Of Women
From Death In Auto Turnover

Plunging over an embankment IN
the darkness u u.S sa..Se or twenty
feet about three miles from Water,
vile, and being ante 70 state that
.ey did not even get y scratch, was
the experience u, LAS, GulgeSDers
of this city and her two daughters,
Miss Mercedes and HELEN Guiges--
berg, and Miss Theodore Hunt and
Miss Virginia Taylor.
According to the statement OF
Mrs. Guigesberg her auto was
struck a glancing blow by car
coming in the opposite direction
ard this caused the machine to skid
over the bank and slide down righ;
side up where 1t finally lodged q !,
gairst wire fence. The car which
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
HAD ONLY THREE HEADS
State School For Deaf At Faribault
Has Been We'll Manaaed

Faribault, October during the
sixty years which have elapsed since
the STATE School for the Deaf was
eSta blished at Faribault. the institu-
tiop mas had only three supertnten-
dents. This remarkably record is
one which could scarcely be eQualled
by sny Of the other similar institu-
tions in the country.
DIR. Tate whose death yesterday
morning cut OF his work at the
school served the school for a period
Of twenty seven years. This lacks
three years Of equalling the record
OF Dr. ]. l.. Noyes who held the po-
sition as head OF the school for ex-
actly thirty years.
R. H. Kinney. the first head pt
the school served only three years.
At that time the deaf and blind
children were both taught at the
one school. This proved to be un-
successful, and the two were sepa :
rated. iii, ..
Dr. Tate's. death prevented him
from fulfilling the desire Of serving
equal to that OF DR. Noyes. f.. ~.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
SPIES WAS FINED SIS
Suspected That He Has Been Steal
ing Gasoline; Hruska Statement

suspected mat he HAS Been steal
ing Gasoline; Hruska Statement
County highway officials believe
that the mysterious disappearance
of hundreds of gallons OF gasoline
which has disappeared from gas
tanks on various road jobs in the
county has been solved with the
arrest and conviction OF Clarence
Spies, age twenty years, who was
employed as a truck driver for the
county highway department.
Spies was arrested and paid a
fine OF $15 in municipal court last
Saturday. The light fine was i'm
posed by Judge William Stradtmann
before county highway officials had
the opportunity Of fully explaining
the situation to the court.
Gasoline has on various occasions
disappeared from the tanks at the
road construction camps Recently
about forty gallons of gasoline was
missed from one road lob. Various
other articles were being reported
stolen by crews during the past
summer. '"Ft
Recently the road gang foreman
near Lake, Crystal reported that
large quantities of gasoline were
being stolen ]. H. Hruska inyesti-
gated the matter and put watch
man on duty at the camp during the
night. The first night the, watch
man was on duty, he caught Spies
when he drove up in an automobile
and started to get gas out Of the
tank. -
Saturday Sheriff Edward Ario
went to Spies home at Amboy and
placed him under arrest. He was
arrairned in municipal court and
pleaded guilty to the charge
County Engineer Hrusla stated
this afternoon that watchmen would
hereafter be placed on duty at all
road Jobs to prevent further steal
ing. He also stated that anyone
caught would be prosecuted to the
fullest extent. y
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
ABANDONED CAR FOUND
Stolen BY Two Boys; Was Taken a
St Janoa I

Faribault, October 1.-Abandoned
on the road near Lonsdale, Ford
touring car stolen from st. James
Mimi, was found by Sheriff Livings
ton, acting on the report of Ions
dale authorities. Communication
with the sheriff of watonwan county
indicated that two boys stole the
machine at st. Jan1es and despaired
in their effort to. get away, left II
at Lonsdale. 1t was on the road for
two days and Lonsdale officials
suspicious that 1t was a stolen car
communicated with Secretary OF
State Mike Holm, getting the name
OF the owner. s1e Watonwan sheriff
was expected here this afternoon to
take the machhna home.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
WEBB QUITS HIGH DIVING
Late Experience at Redwina I.
Enough, So he Declared

Redwing, October L. Captain
George Webb. premier high diver OF
the northwest, is through with his
risky game! Following an injury
to his neck and spine in his third
leap lat the Redwing street fair,
Webb decided het had seen "the
handwriting" and would devote his
energies In other directions.
the air in his leap of Wednesday
noon and struck lon the back of his
head and neck. Coming from ninety
feet above the force OF the impact
put him In bed for two ,aay and made
cancellation OF his act necessary
Last night Webb cut the guy
wires on his tall ladders and let II
drop where II would. "I'm through =
he said with a grin. From now on
its comething cSoss to the ground"
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
most two months with relatives

most two months with relatives d.
the west.
Ed Erickson, accompanied by
triends, came up from Minneapolis
Sunday and visited, at the MARI
erickson home.
Theodore RaschiCk, the aged ia
ther OF Mrs. Emil Swenson, has
been suffering with a badly sprain
ed arm the past week.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Farmer and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moerie. Sr.. OF
Mankato were entertained las
Sunday at the Charles Rodell hon
kasota friends OF the William
Cole family at Minneapolis are in !.
terested to know that they recent
thete,
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05

struck Mrs. Guisesberg's machine
lost a front wheel This caused the
latter machine to block the road,
and a car coming up from behind
struck It. A lady in the the third
car lsaped from the machine when
she saw that they were about to
strike another machine, and she
tainted from fright, but she was
not injured. g..
Theodore Williams OF this city
and Mr.. Stokes of Eagle Lake who
happened along about the time Of
the accident. brought Mrs. Guiges-
Hers and her friends back to this
city last night Mr.. Guisesberg left
for Waterville this morning TO have
lis car dragged back into the road.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
.Escape Was MlraeuIous

q New Tim. September MA mir
aculous auto accident occurred on
the trunk highway some two miles
east of Courtlands when q REQ Ave
passenger touring car. driven by q
l.. Peterson Of Waseca, took the
ditch instead of coiliding with an
other machine. The. car turned ov-
er. pinning it's occupants. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson, their children, Cleve,
twelve years. and Eeona. sixteen
years and Miss Reta Donovan. an
of Waseca underneath. After the
accident they all crawied out and
took stock. Of themselves. and found
that none were seriously injured.
which was atmest miracle. d
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
FRED E. CRANE DIES
Former Resident Of Rapidan Town.
ship Passed Away

ship Passed Away
Garden City, Mimi. September
2s.-Word has been received by
Mrs. l.. D. Mills OF Garden City. Of
the death of Fred E. Crane. a resi-
dent Of California for the past fif-
teen years. He was born in Rapi
dan township, November 4, 1859
and passed away in Bostonia. Calf,
September II, 1923. The deceased
grew to manhood in Blue Earth
county and went to California when
he was married, coming back to
Garden City late to live, but again
returned to California about twelve
or fifteen years ago. He leaves his
wife, three sons and three daugh-
ters to mourn his loss. also two
brothers, D. e. Crane. Of Mankato
and NJ. f. Crane and sister. Mrs.
L. D. Mills Of Garden City.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
JAY OWEN SERIOUSLY HURT
Son of Mankato Merchant Suffers
Compound Fracture Of Skull

SOUiPObu0 W SNeh
Jay Owen. aged seventeen. and
Russell Mccoy, aged nineteen, West
high school students, Minneapolis,
were injured last night when an
automobile in which they were rid
ing to Mankato went into a ditch OIL
the Lyndale avenue road, two miles
south of Minneapolis. owen. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Owen, 12I.
Twenty sixth avenue n, was drt>
ing. Physicians said he probably
suffered a skull fracture. McCoy,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Mccoy.
2845 Irving avenue s, was cut
about the head ~
Mr.. Owen, father of the injured
lad, rushed to Minneapolis yester-
day to be at the bedside of his son
who is at one OF the hospitals
there. Late reports received today
were that young Owens was still
and that he received a
fracture of the skull.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
STARTS FoRcLosuRE MOVE
Faribault Agricultural Grounds May
#a CO -IInder The Hammer e..


Faribault. October 1--ForeclosurH
proceedings against the Faribault
and Fair association
were launched by John Derham. hol-
der OF a mortgage. Of $4,000 on the
fair grounds. simultaneously with
the beginning cf the foreclosure Mr.,
Derham gave an option to the city
~ Faribault to sell the grounds for
$500 plus taxes. insurance due and
the expenses OF litigation, putting
the climax on situation that devel-
oped after the session OF the city
council last Tuesday night. The OPP
tion of the property will hold good
for a year and six weeks. the time
required by law TO foreclose. and Mr..
Derham announced that he intends
to push the litigation to the limit.
In case he is successful IL will mean
that the city will acquire the
grounds below the offer made early
this summer.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
prlppIna Wet Bal Wl.eenaln

saltwater Gazette. A soppiDg
dripping wet state ticket Is, 10 De
placed In nomination 10 wisconsin.
to be. headed by Governor Blaine. 90
umor has Il and II IS so siatad in
the Wisconsin papers. And poor
old Wisconsin. dripping wet and
Needing from the attack on the tax-
ayers. must fight hard to be saved
rom beer, Doodle ard buns.
The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
Why no They7

New York man shot himself a:
his wife prepared luncheon. Wh!
will there women make saiadNx
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23

SAN JUAN, Texas. May pa ten
day campa gn was concluded last Thurs
day by Presiden l.. II. Daniel and Sec
retary O. S. V. Ross of the Lower Rio
Grandc Valley. Inc. with view 70 sell
ing wholesale merchants in Houston
service in the association.
The y were Offered monthly COM
mcrcial bulletin the first Of each month
giving Valley mercantile changes. build
ing construction and further informa-
tion Of general in crest. They will also
be furnished on the 18th os each month
with the associations regular monthly
report. In addition TO this they were of
fcred private information on credit mat
ters for re al firms within the Valley
and any general information they cared
to write and ask for.
l.. r. Daniel reports an enthusiastic
reception cf the proposition and further
stated that he is under the impression
that this membership can be largely in
creased in Houston by return visit to
that metropolis.
Following is a\lst Of the Houston
membership:
Elman Land Co. W. l.. McAtce & Sons.
The Second Natiop"l Bank. Magnolia
Paper &C.. Stauffer Chemical Co., Ben
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
Houston Business
Firms Become Members
, Rio Grande Valley, Inc.

der Hotel. South Texas Lumber Co.,
Taylor Lumber Co. McMurry Lumber
Co. Cargill Co, Cotton Ito al. Br stol
Hotel. South Texas Commercial Bank.
Guardian Trust Co, ] ID. Dyer & Guar
Hnty National Bank. Graham Hat Co.
A. l.. Pierson. Mfg. Co. Layne Bowler
Co. Wilson Printing Co. Houston Drug
Co, Miller Brothers. Hogan a. Allnoch d.
G. Co., Southern Drug Co. Jerome Mos
kowitz Co. Inc. Gulf Coast Lines. Texas
Creamery Co. Cheek Neal Coffee Co,
York Eng. & Supply Co. Goodman Grain
& Elevator Co. Tennison Mfg. Co. I'm
on National Bark. Flazman Dry Goods
Co. Zuher Kaufman Shoe Co, National
Bank Of Commerce. Harvey G. Stiles,
Baldwin Cargill Co, J. n. Taub & Sons,
Pincus & Jarret Tel Electric Co. Pitts
hurgh Plate Glass Co. Southwestern
Electric Co.. Pcden Iron & Steel Co.
South Texas Grain Co. DIESEL Boettcher
Co. South Texas Implement & Mach,
Jno McClennan & Co. Magnolia Coffee
Co. Duncan Coffee Co. Moncrief Le-
ro'r Mfg. Co.. Peoples State Bank. Mil
ler. Hagan e. Forney. Sribble Stamp e.
Stencil Co. Houston post" Houston
Chronicle" c. &. Cannan. First Ma ion
N Bank. W. l.. Pearson & Co., Rice Ilo-
tel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
TOMATOES and CORN
LEAD Shipments OF
VALLEY. is REPORT

HARLINGEN, Texrs. May 23.-Al-
though the truck shipments from the
Valley have decreased approximately
thirty per cent during the past three
weeks the daily shipments continue to
average about twelve cars The con ln-
ued shipments have been held up
BY the coming in of the roasting ear
and the tomato shipments. OF the to- al
number of cars shipped Tuesday. which
total amounted to ten cars. four were
tomatoes and Two were roasting ears.
San Ben;to j. shipping the big end Of
the tomato crop and on Tuesday ship
ped four cars together with one cal of
corn Mercedes also shipped ono car Of
corn. one car Of beets and one car Of
beets and carrots. Rio Hondo shipped
one car of potatoes. During the present
month very few cars Of. potatoes have
been shipped and the onion movement:
has not been as strong as il should have
been. Sharyland shipped the only car Of
onions moved Tuesday There were
total OF four cars Of tomatoes; two cars
Of roasting ears: one car each of onions.
beets and potatoes and one car Of mixed
bects and carrots.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
LA RUE SENTENCED
TO FIFTEEN YEARS
in The PENITENTIARY

CORPUS CIL.ISTI. Texas. May -;
Willie La Rue. charged with having
improper relations with 1l-year-old
Mary cavendcr. was given sentence
cf ~ wears AZ hard labor in the peniten
tiary by the jury in he criminal dis
rr,ct court of \ue@c> county Tuesday
morning Trial of th. ease was con
cudsd late Monday evening. and the
jury was ont all night before the YER
dit was returned.
la Rue received his sentence yeSter-
day from Judge \. w. Cunningham.
waving all right To n motion for n new
trial or 10 an appeal "f his case 10
the higher courts.
Eleven -ycar-old Mary Cavender was
the only witness used by the state in
the ease Monday. while La Rue. his
mother. and number of character
witnesses were placed on he stand by
the defense. The state was repre-
sented in the ease by former District
Attorney W. Il. Jones of Brownsville
and District Attorney Milton West.
while Walter Weaver of Donna was
attorney for the defense.
States attorneys had asked for the
death penalty for the defendant. while
La Rue. pleading guilty 20 the indict
rent charged against him. had asked
Tor u suspended sen:en
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
.CAMERONS BAR
MEMBERS FORM
AN ASSOCIATION
Twenty-Four Lawyers Of
County Organize at [nfor-
NAL Luncheon Held at Lo-
cal Cafe This Afternoon

Members of the Cameron County Bar
met Tuesday ai mn Informal lunchea
ut the Travellers Cafe, for the purpoa
of organizing the Cameron Couaty "a
Association. there bcinc rrcsen. alru-
.wenty-four lawyers il company y th
Judge W. B. Hopkins IS gucsi.
From the talks maie b. J.d;.c GA
ham. Judge Spears. NJ. Perkins ard Mr.
Galbraith il appeared 10 hose present
that there was need for the orsanizs
tion OF such an assc' aticn. both foi
the purpose uf ascertain npi the II ~
the members az ,hc bar here. rs well ~
for the paiposo az concerted set On ir
the repeal of obsolcscclt .ad iradcqunte
laws and for IN eplrposc Of .crv c. in
the passage Of uniform state laws and
other statutes deemed bcnificial.
Judge J. A. Graham was elected prcss
dent Of the Association. II. u. Ca'hraith
vice president. Del s. Perkins, treasurer
and A. X. Black, secretary.
An executive commit &c composed OF
Samuel Spears. F. W. Seabury, and IIar-
bert Davenport was selected to report
back to the next meeting OF the Bar As
socation to b held Monday. June 4. AZ
ONlttr. titt 'ttAF. uE
comm ttee will recommend mat ers reia-
tive to regular meetings, finances and
other business to come before the mem
bership.
Those attending Tuesdays meeting
were: Judge W. H. Hopkins. II. L. Yates,
VIM. s. West. Ira Webster. Samuel
Spears, +. ". Seabury. &. NJ. Robards
A. ]. Rabal. Del $. Perkins. J. G. Ny
ricks. A. L. Montgomery. r. l.. KowGlski,
r. W. Kibbe, A. VI. Kent. x. A. High
tower. X. f.. Green. J. \. Graham. J. G.
George. H. y. Galbraith. II. l.. Faulk.
Harbert Davenport o. G. Dancy, q. +
Carter. o. s. Carlton and A. X. Black.
Upon motion male by .Iudg.' Seabrry
and unanimously carried. Judge Hoe
kin>. Judge Cunningham and Judge
Hutchinson of the three District t"urts
here were elected honorary members
with full privileges of the organization
The next meeting of the Association
will be nj noon Monday. June 18th al the
Travellers Cafe. At that meeting the
organization will be completed in 4 form
that il is hoped by the lawyers will
prove useful both 10 themselves AMI to
the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
PARKING RULES
TO Be STRICTLY
ENFORCED HERE
Police Give Notice That Nom
Compliance With City Or
dinances Will Result in Ar
rest and Fine

The city's traffic ordinance, especial
iy that section applying to the parking
OF cars and the obstruction of traffic,
will hereafter be stristly enforced, ac-
cording to an announcement made this
morning by Lieutenant OF Police Arm
strong. who stated that the volume of
traffic On tho main streets Of the city
has now reached the point where strict
enforcement Of the ordnance is neccs-
sary to prevent accidents and conge,-
tiCn.
The parking of cars in front Of gar
ages, the repairing OF ears in the Streets
and the obstructing of alleys by gar
ages and repair shops will be abolished.
The fire ordinances of the city make
this necessary, rs the parked ears, some
oil which are generally awaiting repairs.
would prove T. dangerous obstruction in
case of fires. Owners of adjoining
property have made frequent protests
. against permitting cars to be parked in
front Of their places for long periods
nj Tins. asserting that it deprives them
ci use oi the streets.
The police force has also been in
stiucted to arrest and fine any auto
mobile owner who obstructs traffic by
parking his car other Than provided by
the traffic ordinance, with both Wheels
on the right side not over six inches
from the curb. At tines Elizabeth street
is almost impnssable on account OF the
cars parked diaGonally with the rear
end sticking out TO the middle of the
a rect. not only obstructiag traffic but
also potential source Of serious acc:-
dents. Drivers will be Obliged TO draw
their cars up close to the curb and park
them parallel with the street and those
not conforming with this provision OF
the ordinance will be fined, police off
GERS state.
Traffic on the main business streets
Of Brownsville has increased to such an
extent that strict enforcement OF the
traffic ordinance is necessary" Lieu-
tenant Of Police Armstrong stated.
Tho department has received special in
flict q hardship upon anyone, but the
traffic rules must be complied with,
and drivers will be fined II it becomes
necessary in order to enforce the rules.
The department has received spcial in
structions to prvent the parking diagon-
ally on the main streets Of the city
and to eliminate the distractions in
front of garages and repair shops. In
the event Of fire this wholesale park
ing Of ears in the vicinity Of garages
would constitute o menaee.'
Business men on the main streets
have also made numerous complaints %
the. effect that cars are parked and
left in front Of their places of busi-
ness the entire day. preventing custom
ers from alighting in clese proximity to
their stores. Every effort will be made
BY the police department. to remedy this.
and OWNERS who are In the habit Of
leaving their cars parked for many
hours in the main business section of
the city will be warned to move them
to side streets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-05-23
GRADUATES AT
San BENIT0 Are
GIVEN DIPLOMAS

SAN BENITO. Texas. May 23.-Prof-
essor G. c. Jones. who resigned the po-
81 ION of superintendent of schools Of
San Benito to accept the position OF
secretary of the Chamber Of Commerce
of San Marcos delivered the address
and presented the diplomas 10 the grad
uates at the NJ. r. church last night, it
being the largest class 20 graduate from
this school
The church was beautiful in the c.ass
colors. and the several numbers on the
program, the class prophecy by Miss
Juanita Tabor was clever in the ex-
treme. the salutatcry by Miss Grace
Mcmillan. the valedictory by Miss Joy
Tabor, and the presentation Of the key
of knowledge ty Alex Pupkin were all
wor hy Of the highest praise and show
cd much thought and careful considcrs-
tion by the speakers.
Mss joy Tabor won first honors for
the girls and Paul Bruce won honors
for the boys which entities them to
scholarships in several of the higher
institutions of Texas.