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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
MINNESOTA LAKE STORIES
Married Pecnle's Club Entertained;
Notes Of General Interest

Married Pennies Club Entertained;
Notes OF General Interest
Minnesota Lake, December s.
family Of Mankato spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Quinn OF this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hruska OF Man.
kato spent Thursday at the c. Il.
lapgen home.
Miss Lynch returned to the Lake
Monday after spending a few days
with her parents at Mason City,
Iowa.
Miss Emma Helleckson returned
from Lake Crystal Thursday even.
ing where she spent the day with
her parents.
Miss Mae Goodrich went to Easton
Thursday 10 spend the day with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. P. Good
rich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hopper and
Miss Elizabeth Hopper autoed to
Mankato Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Kaufman and son
George autoed to Mankato Saturday
Afternoon, where they visited l. P.
Kaufman, who is confined to the
St Joseph's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kroenke and
son Fred and Miss Mona Egersdorf
autoed to Truman Saturday for a
visit with relatives.
The Danville Social club held a
meeting at the town hall Friday
evening. The evening was spent in
dancing and at midnight delicious
luncheon was served by the ladies.
The next meeting will be held jan
uary 4.
Miss Lynch returned to Minnesota
Lake Monday morning to resume
her duties at the Public School, after
spending Thanksgiving with rela-
tives at Mason City, Iowa.
The Married Peoples club met at
the Orpha Theatre Friday evening.
Cards and dancing were the main
by the Thompso~ hers o. aestra.
Grand honors at carl were won oy
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Brecht and con-
ISOLATION awards were WON by e. n.
Kremer and Mrs. Frank Kaufman.
Refreshments we're served by the
committee. The club win hold its
meeting on January s.
John Renne autoed down from
Minneapolis Saturday to visit his
mother, Mrs. Francis Renne, who is
ill at her home In Minnesota Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Catlin came
down from the cities Saturday for a
visit with the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Catlin.
Miss Beatrice Helleckson returned
to the Lake Monday after spendinc
the past few days with her parents
at Lake Crystal.
Miss Audrey LutZ returned to
Easton Monday morning to resume
her duties at the parochial school,
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Slammed Girl: Is Fined

Rochester, December 3.-Eugene
Ryan. a local young nan, was or.
dered to pay fine Of SIS, or spend
fifteen days in jaiI when he pleaded
guilty to assault before judo "nr"
han. He paid the fine. Ryan got
into an alteration with girl at a
dance last Saturday night, and slap
ped her face. TIE girl. Miss Mae
Anderson. BROUGHT the I CHARGE
against Ryan. There seems to be
an epidemic going around" the court
declared. "of girls getting slapDed on
the face." He opiped that It was time
to call a halt. Ryan said he was
perfectly sober at the time. The
fudge declared that IL such wss tn
case the justification of slapning q
Pirl's face was less than IL he was
drunk. Within the past few weeks
two or three other vourl~ men have
been brought to judges for having
alfnncd or struck a young woman.
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state Dairymei,'s Convention.

Albert Lea, December 4.-The
state dairymen's convention will be
held in Albert Lea on January %,
% and "a. Already the Business
Mems league and others in Frseborn
county are busy making arrange
ments to receive the delegates. Six
hundred are. expected to be present
to attend the meetings. Exhibitors
Of creamery equipment and other
articles have been here to make ar
rangements for their exhibits. An
excellent program for all three days
is being arranged. The Business
Mems League will, have charge OF
the first days entertainment The
banquet will be given at Bethany
hall in the First Lutheran church,
West Clark street. e.
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Whiskey Was peetroYed

~ IOUbCIdI TO uU NID5 IIbbpV
Candy, MINI, December 4.-Since
the supreme court has decided that
Yellow Medicine county has a right
70 dispose OF the big Cadillac touring
car which Joe Walton of Omaha.
was driving when he was killed near
here last year, there has been much
discus ion as to what became of the
284 quart bottels OF whiskey which
the car contained when 1t was
found There is a wide difference Of
opinion as to how the whiskey had
been disposed Of. County Attorney
Paul d. Stratton of Granite Falls,
was appealed to for q statement on
the subject. and he has replied that
Waltcn's whiskey was all destroyed
by tbs sheriff as required by law.
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.LECTEDPRESIDENl
OWEN HAS RESIGNED
Frank Thomas Selected First
Vice President
BATzNER AN OFFICER
Gentleman From Wisconsin Added
To OFFICIAL Family of Fin
ancial institutIon

N. D. Fritz, president Of the Free
Press company. was elected presi-
dent Of the Mankato State hank at
a meeting OF the board OF directors
held this morning In the bank build
Ing. The election OF Mr. Fritz az
president followed the rendering Of
the resignation Of George B. Owen.
former president Of the institution.
Mr.. Owen resigned his position
to retire to private life. 1t Is his I'm
tention to spend the greater part OF
the winter months with his wife In
Southern Alabama.
New additions to the officers in
the bank were the election as first
vice president Of Frank g. Thomas,
owner Of the Thomas Drug store on
North Front street, and the election
OF v. A. Batzner as second Yfcu
president. No other changes In the
personnel OF the bank were made at
the board meeting.
Mr.. Batzner was formerly, presi-
dent OF the First National Bank OF
Boyceville, Wisconsin. He has been
Identified with banking interests in
Minnesota and Wisconsin for many
years and has met with success in
all his ventures. Mr.. Batzner enter
ed upon his new duties at the bank
this morning.
He will move here with his wife
and will make his
home in one Of the apartments at
the PritchRrd Apartment building
on South Second street. which he
has rented.
Mr.. Owen has been connected
with the Mankato State bank for
many years as director, vice president
and president. He still retains his
interest In the bank and Is mem
Der Of the board OF directors.
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Death of sd. Iames Man
TSpeclal To The Free Pass

st. James. Mimi, December A.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at 1850 o'clock at the house
and at two o'clock at the ,.ugustapa
Lutheran church for Peter Ander-
son who died at $50 o'clock Sat
urdaS morning. Rev. A. d. Mhttson
win officiate. Infirmities OF old age
caused the death, Of Mr.. Anderson
who slept away.
The deceased was born March So
1916, In Wexco, Sweden.
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When Headlights Failed
[speoiai To The F-ee Press

lSpea ial To The Free Press1
Ivanhoe, MINI, December 81
When the headlights suddenly fail.
ed on an automobile driven by
Henry Whether. the machine went
into the ditch pinning Vinchier, his
wife and little six months old baby
beneath 1t. The accident happened
on q highway near Minnesota and
though many cars passed by II was
over two hours after the accident
before the cries for help Of Vinehier
and his wife we're heard. When
rescuers righted the over turned
automobile 1t was found that the
Vinchier baby was dead and both Of
Whether resides on a farm four
miles from here and he and his
family were en- route home from q
visit with relatives when the ac-
cident occurred,
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Einht over Estate
Tspeciaf To The Free Pressl

IoPtCIdI To Iub rE5G IIE5sJ
Jackson, Mimi, December 4.-Ac-
court ctTn lie here in an s effort to break the
wfll OF the late J.. B. Johnson, who
recently died at Wilder. Mr.. John
son left a viii in which valuable
property in Wilder as well as Yaiu-
Ible farming land was left to his son
]. B. Johnson, Jr., while other chill
dren were given considerably less OF
the estate. The contestants children
Of the deceased claim that their
father was of unsound mind when
he made his will and that undue in
fiuence was exerted over him by
their brother.
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PREPARE FINE PROGRAM
Community Club Committee Ar
ranging For Meet Friday Night
I1hsnn Decemher A=Tha Com

Community Club Committee Ar
ranging For Meet Friday Night
Judson, December 4.-The Com
munity club meets Friday evening,
December 8, at the school house.
Those on the program committee
for this meeting are as follows:
e ht: g. ice, chairman; Conner Evans
and Siss Esther Evans. Refresh
ment committee: Mrs. Alfred An
derson, chairman: Mrs. Anna John
son and Mrs. Charley v. Gustafson.
Let's all turn out to this meeting.
A good program Is being prepared
and plenty to eat. There will be
good music.
There will be services next Sun
day at the Bethany church at usA.
M. Sunday schol at 10 A., NJ. All are
cordially invited to attend. A Bible
class is being started in our Sun
day school, Mr.. Vernon Swenson
being teacher. We would like to
invite the older people to this class
every other Sunday at 10 A. NJ.
when Mr.. Vernon Swenson is here.
Class meets next Sunday and every
one cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. L. w. Goodell gave six
o'clock dinner Saturday evening to
her relatives from Mankato and
ofOuii0 uSES. N
Mrs. Edward Solberg from lie
Sueur Center spent Saturday and
Sunday with her daughter. Mrs.
Ivan Roberts and Mr.. Roberts.
Miss Edna Mailer from Lewisviile
spent Thanksgiving and the week
end with her friend, Miss Francis
Anderson Of Judson.
Griffith Morris from Denver.
Colo, arrived here Tuesday and
spent Thanksgiving and the week
end with his sister, Mrs. Humphrey
Parry and family. Mr.. Morris left
Monday afternoon for New York
where he will sail December Is for
Wales, where he win spend three
or four months.
Arthur Krummel who left last
week for Sioux Falls, s. D., return
ed home Saturday room, stating
that work Is scarce there.
Rev. Arthur and family from
Mankato were guests to dinrer with
Mr.. and Mrs. David Gustafson Sun
Johnnie w. Gustafson, telegraph
er at Daugherty, Iowa, arrived
home November 25 for a two weeks'
vacation and VISIT with his folks.
mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Gustafsnn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oran Gustefson ere
the proud parents of baby rirI
born to them last week.
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Keep up carnival spirit

Winona, December 3.-Election of
Allyn s.. Morgan as chairman Of the
winter carnival committee was an
nounced by the executive committee
~ last years carnival. Mr.. Nor
gan succeeds r. H. Doellner, last
years chairman, who resigned due
to pressure of other duties. It is
not planned by the committee to
hold any special carnival week this
year, Mr. Morgan said, but to keep
the carnival spirit alive by special
outdoor events and contests from
time TO time during the winter.
Funds are to be spent in putting the
ski and toboggan slides in good con-
dition and In improving the skating
rink on Lake Winona.
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Letter Lona peIaved

ISpnn'aI To The Fro p-esrl
New Ulr1, Mirn.. December A.
ire recent by New Ulm Yong
iady, at this late date, of lettar
mailed ny girl friend at Luvc-.,a.
MINI: July rs. last. has set the
what could have been the lone dciay
IN the recent OF the letter ba~a
pnsfmas.er pfaerder states fhef fha
letter came into the New Urn, rost.
cfhce with several other iang de.
layed letters tied IN one nackage.
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Little Girl Seriously Burned
TSDacial To The Free preRg1

Tracy, MINI, December IA
little FIVE year old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Starr was seriously
burned at her. home on a farm Ave
miles south of here. Mrs, Starr left
the house and went to a nearby well
for water. While she was gone the
little girl, opened the stove door and
began playing with the IRE. Her
clothes became ignited and she was
severly burned about the body be.
fore the flames could be extinguish-
ed. She will recover.
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KATOPAPERW WINNER
MANKAT0 OTAKNAM = Sc
LECTED FOR CONTEST
::.iankato High School public.
Has Been Selected 40 One
of Fourteen Best
TAssociated Press Dispatchl


Madison. Wis, December More
than 700 high school newspaper
editors, representing eighteen states
are here for the opening Of the
fourth annual central interscholastic
press association at the University
OF Wisconsin.
Fourteen "all American" high
school newspapers were announced
by judges at the opening session OF
the convention this morning. The
selections win be entered in the ma
tional contest finals which will close
with the delegates tomorrow after
noon. The entries are grouped ac-
cording to enrolment in the high
schools. "All American" winners in
clude.
Glass 1; Central News, Minnea-
polls; West High Weekly, Minnea-
polls. .. r..
Class 8: Mirror, Pratt Kansas, and
Otaknan, Mankato, MINI.
The selections were made from
238 entries.
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clesrlnakl Is Indicted

Owatonna. Mimi, December A.
Joseph w. Cieszinski. former can !.
didate for county treasurer and
Clinton Falls Nursery coinpany pay
master, was indicted by the Steelo
county grand Jury on charge OF
FIRST decree assault as the result a.
the shooting OF Esther Able No
vember 20. In a statement TO
County Attorney Nelson. CiesZirsb'
confessed to the shooting. The vic.
tim OF the shooting did not sue
curb 10 the three wounds she re-
cefved.
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FIRE DESTROYS CREAMERY
Village of Havana, Minn., Sustained
Loss Early Today

Owatonna. MINI, December A.
The Havana creamery at Havana,
FIVE miles east of here, was de-
stroyed by fire of undetermined
origin early this morning. The loss
was estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000. ~.
The creamery, one Of the oldest
in Steele county, was organized in
1893. Today's fire was the second
that has destroyed the plant, the
first occurring in 1894.
Villagers kept the flames from
spreading to their own homes.
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students AZ chicken Dinner

st. James, MINI. November 3d.
Sixteen members Of the high school
football squad ard coach Torrance
crunstad, a graduate OF Carleton
COLLEGE, were entertained to chick
en- dinner last evening given by Mrs.
vvsFher Steinbacb, propTiatog of the
Steinbach cafe Of this city. -
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cnapIaIn AZ ST. Jamss HospItaI

(Spec1af 10 The FIee PrFsS.I
ST. James, Mimi, December A.
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Francis
Hartlieb, who recently returned from
abroad, has been appointed chaplain
OF the st. James hospital. He sue
ceeds Rev. John Meyers, who, in ad-
dition to his many other4 duties
here, has attended TO the spirit
ual needs of the hospital.
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Bond issue carrInd

Redwood Falls. December 2.-The
specisl school election. Of irdenerd-
ent District No. 1. held in this city.
voted bogds to TIE amount of s176..
nan Tor the erection OF d new r-ade
buf'dinR. The vote for the honds
stood. SO for the -ro~,-~it,r ~, - s,.5
against = ss1 votes being cast at
the election.
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Pastor Gees To lows

Rusl more. MINI, November So
Rev. A. j Kammer, nastor OF the
Presbyterian church here. has re-
aigned and accented coll to be-
come nastor of the church at La.
kota. Iowa.
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Seek Dead Mans Brother

Worthington. Mimi, December 4:
William keenan, was found dead
at worthington today. in bis pocket
was a letter from HIS brother, Fred
keenan, st Clarkhnld. MINI, brit
authorities were unable to locate
him.
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New Had Of sIeepY Pansr.

Sleepy Eye, December Nv. 3.
Barnes OF Oxford, Iowa, is the new
proprietor of The Sleepy Eye Her
aid Dispatch. He will take charge
of the paper at once.
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Address BY F. [. Fawcett

Frank i. FdWc6U IN opening uls
address said that there is no day in
the whole lodge calendar of Elk
dome which is held SO sacred than
the day set aside for holding the
Lodge Of Sorrow, for it is on that
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Flights OF oratOry Were IIuuIsoI
in before Judge william Stradtmann
this morning in the John Munsch
case by both County Attorney
Frank e. Morse Of Blue Earth
county, County Attorney H. M. Cal
laRier OF Waseca county and Ben
d.. Grogan attorney for the defense.
Mr.. Grogan and Mr.. GALLAGHER
cited at some length the qualifca-
uons OF John Munsch as one OF the
most desirable citizens OF Waseca
county and stated TO the court that
consideration OF his past good rec
ora should be taken into considera-
ton in passing sentence. County At
torney II. NJ. GALLAGHER stated that
he was not appearing with the ex-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

burg. sang two pretty soprano solos,
THE Birth of Morn" and THE Big
Brown Bear" accompanied by Miss
Mary z. Dawson. The latter assisted
Franklin MARRIOTT, violin, and Earl
Farr, trombone, as members of the
volunteer orchestra.
The several committees named
will start Immediately a drive for
members for the Mems Brotherhood
and the Boys Club and the official
board of the Presbyterian church
have already donated the use of the
chapel for the two newest organiza-
tions whose function will be soon
felt in the community.
Rev. John Ehrenstine pronounced
the bensdiction.
The chapel OF the Presbyterian
church, where the banquet was held
was prettily decorated and the tab
les tastefully arranged. Judge John
P. Kirkpatrick was toastmaster of
the evening and opened the session
with prayer by the Rev. John Ehren-
slime, pastor Of the First Baptist
church.
In his Introductory remarks Judge
kirkpatrick offered words of con-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

~
]. Lester squires. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Van Hise, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kraemer, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin APP
plegate. Mrs. James Barber, Mrs.
Barbara Carlton Of Old Bridge, Mrs.
Nelson Jolly and Miss Eta Hodapp
of spotswood, and the Misses Mabel
Preston, MAZDA jolly, Gertrude
Brown, Eleanor Brown, Agnes PEN
son, Elizabeth Gregory, Dorothy
Kraemer, Margaret Andrews, kath-
ryn Applegate. Marjorie Roller.
Emma Whitlock, Meta Applegate
and Julia Dickinson, Messrs. Edward
Whitlock and Albert Apologize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Green and
daughter Edith were visiting rela-
lives at Perth Amboy Wednesday.
Mrs. Montres Brown OF Spotswood
spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
her mother. Mrs. Cornelius Hillyer,
in South Old Bridge.
{. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hillyer and
Benjamin Roller were business visi-
tors in South River Tuesday.
Mrs. Nelson jolly of Spotswood
spent Wednesday with her mother.
Mrs. -Kraemer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

graduation to the leaders in this
community spirit OF getting all to-
gether and said that 1t was the most
unique gathering that had ever APP
peared before" him, especially in
the past few weeks while presiding
as Judge of the Court of common
pleas. He made a plea for the boy
and impressed on his auditors the
pathos that enters into his duties as
presiding Judge of the juvenile court,
at New Brunswick, that should be
eel by every father. He said many
boys are brought before him with
no other charge than not having
any father and mother and what
disposition to make of these near
infants would tear the heart strings
of any parent.
Rev. Weaver X. Eubank, Original
tor of the banquet idea introduced
the speaker of the evening, the Rev.
Charles A. Mcdonald, of New
Brunswick. general secretary to the
mems work of the general assembly
OF the Presbyterian church in AM
erica. The speaker told of the in
SEPARATION of the banquet came to
him in a dream and possibly was
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-20

self as he has been actively identified
with boys work for many years and
that he was a victim of foreign
missions In childhood as his parents
were missionaries in Japan. He chal-
lenged any to refute the prediction
that any of the eighteen boys in the
Jamesburg Troop Boy Scouts who
stuck through their membership but
what would make marks for them
selves. His administration as mayor
of Jamesburg would not have been
so successful IL he had not had men
with the spirit of boys with him. He
pleaded for the organization of a
brotherhood for the men and a boys
club.
William Crosby. representing the
old men for war and the young men
for wisdom, addressed the meeting
for a brief period.
During the evening the following
original community songs, the work
of Rev. and Mrs. Weaver X. Eubank,
were sung: "As Dads and Sons We
Meet" /'True Dads and Sons Are
We" Dads and Sons Stand Up for
Jesus" and Dads and Sons Dinner"
Mrs. Mary Mcdonald, of James
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Dine With Sons
At JameSburg Event

&c, Dawson, Rev. William Fl. Muir
bhy. Carl johnson, Rev. Weaver *.
Eubank, Alvin Conoyer, Alvin
Shultz.
The consistent attendance at Sum
| day school and church is what up
| holds the right Ideals or the boys
who have a future n cnerlsh d
! purpose IL the help is given them py
the father and thus character IS
gained. -
had q. message, likewise the women
To the former he gave as ms exper-
fence that too many are idle in the
church activities that call for the
best that is In all the men. OF the
one hundred thousand men engaged
in church work only one-quarter are
really at work and 1t behooves every
church to put all the men in the
work in the proper department and
the alarming statistics that show
men out OF the church Is not that
they want to be.
The most important branch Of the
church work to interest the men in
the beginning is the Mems Bible
class and to interest the boys you
must build q wall of fathers about
the Sunday school to keep the boys
interested. The spiritual life, and
the evangelistic spirit are needed
and then the religious ~upheavals as
shown in every community will not
be necessary.
John II. Baremore was the next
speaker and his theme was also on
the duty of the father to the son,and
the responsibilities that the parent
cannot shirk and that by precept and
example should bind the father and
son closer together.
Representing the sons at the
banquet was allotted to William H.
Brooks but the selection was poorly
chosen by the chair as the speaker
had three adopted" IONS at the din
ner. Mr.. Brooks took Loyalty for
his foundation for the few words K
pressed and said that the outcome of
the meeting would be reflected
throughout the entire community
and that the influences of the
churches would be felt.
Representing the official life of the
borough. Mayor Jacob Wyckoff said
that he hardly had to declare him