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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-08-24

Miss Lorraine Shanahan will
leave the first Of next week for
Yakima, where she will attend
school this year at st. Joseph 3
Academy. While there she will
stay with the Ben Herring family.
Charles Ferner went to Spo-
kane last Saturday morning in
response to a telegram from his
father. lie expects to return to
White Bluffs in time to enter
high school.
Cecil and Alvin Barge left Fri
day of last week in their bug for
10 days outing at Lake Stev-
ems. They also planned to visit
Lake Chelan before returning.
Miss Alice English has return
ed to Yakima after few days
visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID, B. English.
Mrs. James Keal Of Yakima is
in White Bluffs this week The
guest Of her son, w, II, Koal,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
Young Girl Forger
Z Arrested At Winond
She Is Alleged To Have At
tempted To Pass 81, 900
Check

Winona. Mimi. May S.-Winona
police today turned over to Juvenile
court seventeen year .oM EIi:
town but who has been employed IN
TIES 60 ty have who ps Il ssd Gy ou nne
checks ranging in value from SIS to
$25 at local stores. -,
The girl. whose name was with
held by police on account OF her
age, wrote the checks IN payment
for various articles of clothing.
The girl also attempted to cash a
check for $1,000. made payable to
her and carrying. what Durported 70
be her fathers signature. at a local
The girl is said to have told an Of
ficer of the bank that she WAS going
to school at La Crosse.and that. her
father had given her the CHECK 70
pay. school and other expenses. Ths
bank officer suggested that at. she ne CASH s;nl
expressed desire to cash it here.
The bank officer then suggested
he. would telephone the bank In .
neighboring, town. on which the
check was drawn. to verify It: II the
telephone e ' call ali The girl Consented,
after some apparent hesitation, II
was said and left the check at the
hank. Inquiry at the neighboring
town bank disclosed that the girls
father had no such amount on de-
post there, although he was SAID TO
The girl appeared at the local
bank the following day. according
to police, pretending that she was
sister, of the. girl who had presented
II want to get the check that my
sister left here YESTERDAY" she is
said to have told the bank officer.
she isn't quite right in her head.
She didn't mean to write the check.
My father has come here and taken
her home and l want to get back the
check"
The bank officer indicated be-
lief that she was the same girl who
had presented the check, but she in
sisted that she was sister.
The girl was told that she could
have the check on condition that
she pay for the telephone call, She
bank and almost Immediately re-
turned with the money. She was
given back the check.
Shortly after police received a call
from a local store to the effect that
the same girl had given them
check in payment for clothing, and
that the check had been returned
from the bank marked mo funds
Other bad checks were also located.
The girl was placed under arrest
and admitted passing bad checks,
police said. She gave no satisfac-
tory explanation OF her conduct. it
was stated. Police said her relatives
have agreed to make good the
checks. She was transferred TO the
custody of Sheriff George Huck at
the county Jail pending action by
Miss Carolina, Forster, county pro-
baton officer, in bringing her case
to the attention of Judge c. e. Cal
laghan in juvenile court
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11

Mrs. George A. Harris Of Mankato
is probably the only woman any
where who has had the honor of
having her picture taken with a
president holding her hand and If
you will notice in the picture they
both seem to be enjoying themselves
without any traces of being bored by
the crowd. Mrs. Warren Harding is
sitting at the right Of Mrs. Harris
and Mr.. Harris was a little too far
out in the crowd to be caught in the
picture, but he was close enough to
see that Mr.. Harding did not hold
her hand too long. 1t all happened
down at the Plaza in st. Augustine,
Florida, where Mr. and Mrs. Harris
have been going for the past sixteen
winters. And the worst thing about
it all, had on my old toggery," said
Mrs. Harris with her usual sweet
motherly smile, Il had just started
across to the grocery store. / had put
on an old hat and my raincoat and did
not expect to see anyone knew. J
noticed q crowd had gathered in a
moment and ! hurried over to see
what it was. And there was Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding. My first
thought was to run home and get on
some better clothes, woman like, but
l was afraid l might miss them, so |
went up and spoke and we renewed
our acquaintance. While we were
chatting the photographer came up
and said: L see you are friend of
the Hardings and want your picture
with them Mrs. Harding adjusted
herself in the chair where she was
sitting and then said: Warren, now
take Mrs. Harris hand Everyone
laughed as he took hold OF my hand
but it did not embarrass me one bit
He is such a big, fine, genial fellow
that ] like him for what he is worth,
not because he is president. On my
mantel now are two large pictures OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding which they
sent me last Christmas and nothing
in the world could they have sent me
that would have meant as much to
me. How did l happen to meet them?
Why" said Mrs. Harris, II have
always admired the Hardings. When
they were stopping at the Ponce de
Leon hotel in st. Augustine three
winters ago I went and called on
her: All of the other women
thought it was so funny that
should do so but didn't and went
right ahead l intended only to stay
a few minutes but she insisted that
remain and we talked for over an
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11

Mr.. and Mrs. William Rohlfing en-
tertained the following guests Sun
day at dinner: Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
McMillen and daughter Olive of lie
Sueur Center, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Bowles and son Earl Finnegan.
Violet Cook, Maxine Miller and
Edith McPeck were guests of Mrs.
Loney of LeSueur. Center Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Hawkins en-
tertained the Ray Hankins family,
Mrs. George McMurtrie and daugh !
ter Cynthia Jane at six O'Clock din
ner Friday.
Elmo and Albert Ponwith called
on Mrs. Elmo Ponwith and infant
daughter at Emmanuel hospital, Man
kato.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Ponwith were
guests at the Rudolph Wendelschaf
er home at Traverse Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Sapp and little
daughter Sundayed at the Herman
Ponwith home in St. Peter.
Irene Drenttel spent Thursday
night with Malinda Puffpaff.
John Weiss, Mrs. Matt Hochmay-
er and Mrs. Fred Puffpaff were Man
kato callers Saturday.
The Arthur Perkins family, Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Davis, Mr. and Mrs
Lyle Hankins. Beulah Rogers and
Mrs Ralph Lloyd enjoyed a picnic
dinner Sunday at Sibley park, Man
kato.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Lampman are
again settled in their summer home
at Lake Jefferson. Mrs. Lampman
arrived Wednesday Mr. Lampman
came a week and a half ago.
Miss Marie Mulverhill and Joe
Lambert called on Mrs. Elmo Pom
with at Emmanuel hospital Sunday.
Rowene Hartman was a guest of
Annabel Cheadle Sunday.
The Henry Stotz family were
Mankato visitors Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. Lou Bartlett has rented her
residence to Bernard Nicholson and
they moved in last Saturday Mrs
Bartlett will spend a few weeks
with the Rev. Chester BALI family,
after which she will go to st. Peter
to make her home with her son Fred
and family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
Banquet and Oratory
Feature the Meeting
Waseca Is Organizing Its
Chamber OF Commerce
This Week

Waseca situated On the shores OF
county is about to have one Of the
livlieSt Chambers OF Commerce OF
any city of its size in the state,
ness men OF that city last night
gave impetus to their drive FOL
membership in the organization
following a very handsome banquet
served last night at the Waseca no
tel to large number of the live
wires OF that city. The hotel where
the banquet was served is under
going system of rehabilitation
and when completed will be credit
TO that city. The banquet tables
were very nicely decorated with
flowers donated by Mr.. Kemper OF
re Waseca green house.
Attorney Gallagher of Waseca
acted as toastmaster OF the occa
sion and introduced the speakers OF
the evening after stating briefly the
object of the meeting.
Among the speakers Of the even
ing were: w. A. Sperry, president
the Owatonna Commercial club;
President Buck OF the chamber OF
commerce: Judge Henry Brown
Judge George Sem, Logan Mundt, a
Eanior OF the Waseca high school
Judge John Meighen of Albert Lea
J. f. Reynolds OF Mankato: and Dan
Weigle. OF st. Paul the Apostle oil
Pep who took for his subject "The
Undeveloped Resources OF Wasecs
as Disclosed by the High School
Survey"
The meeting was success in
every way, and the prospects for
" aseca having a chamber of com
merce that will do much toward
the development Of that city looks
bright
Waseca lisa city Of wonderful
possibilities and about twenty Aye
years ago was famed as the Chau-
tauqua City of Minnesota.
w. e. Olson, secretary of the
MankatO Civic and Commerce as
ISOLATION. was an attendant at last
tChts gathering. There were Wis
itors present from neighboring
towns. II was happy occasion
(which everyone enjoyed.
During the drive for members TO
he Chamber of Commerce this
week, The Waseca Journal is issu
ing a daily edition, which is not
only very creditable production
but displays a great deal Of enter
prise on the part of Editor Michel
son,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
WENT HIS WAY REJOICING
George Foster Of Sleepy Eye Ex-
planned Situation To Police

planned Situation To Police
George Foster, proprietor OF the
Palace Shoe and Clothing store of
Sleepy Eye. Mimi, left Mankato to
day smiling and firmly convinced
that Mankato has a live police force.
II will be remembered thatN Mr..
Fosters store at Sleepy Eye was
entered by thieves on May 7. 1922,
and $4,000 worth OF clothing stolen.
Mr.. Foster. who had been a former
member OF the Minneapolis force, at
Cnce got busy hoping to run down
the thieves. In statement TO Man .
kato police, Mr.. Foster explained
that he has just completed rounding
up the thieves, consisting OF Max
Pfeiffer, Ray Brooks aud William
PfelSer OF New Ulm, who were i'm.
piicated, according to their own con-
fessions in the theft OF clothing
from his store. The guilty parties
prison at Saltwater Some OF the
clothing. which had been used as
evidence against fences" in Min
reapolis, was being taken home by
Mr.. Foster in his car. The number
of coats on coat hangers looked
suspicious. but Mr.. Foster showed
papers to Chief Landmark proving
that he Is the owner Of the clothing
The affair with the Mankato police
ended with merry laugh and hand =
shakes. and Mr.. Foster proceeded to
his home with the property which
hs had recovered from Vie thieves.
In order to land Ray Brooks, Mr..
Foster had to make a trip into the
wilds Of Northern Minnesota, where
Brooks was located.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11

hour. We had a good visit and dis
cussed the home, religion and poll :
tics. Mrs. Harding is Methodist and
Mr.. Harding a Baptist out she said
they never allowed any conflicting
disagreements to enter into their re-
ligion and she believed that everyone
should stand by their own conyic-
tons. Mrs. Harding is a woman OF
such loyable qualities. She enjoys
home life and puts all OF her
strength in making the White House
appear home like for the president as
well as the public. She is a woman
of medium height, and carries her
self with dignity. All of her clothing
is Of good material, but on Simple
lines. Her hair is streaked with grey
and she does it up with great care.
She always wears a narrow band OF
black velvet ribbon around her neck
and have never seen her without II.
Why she does / do not know for her
neck is very pretty and white. She
can sew and cook and often prepared
Mr.. Harding's meals especially his
favorite dishes. The second time
was with Mrs. Harding at st. Angus.
tine" said Mrs. Harris. she looked
very anu WI anu = SOW
was doing more than her strength
forbade. We had a splendid visit to-
gether at the hotel and this time we
talked of more intimate things.
Among the things she said that while
the life was very interesting, it was
very strenuous. Notwithstanding her
love of home life Mrs. Harding is
very ambitious and worked hard Tor
her husbands success and ever since
their marriage she has planned and
worked to see him reach the top lad :
der of success. The Hardings have
never been ashamed of their early
life and she made the remark to me
that she was no better today as the
presidents wife than she was editor
Harding's wife. During her last illness
| wrote her a letter expressing my
sympathy and Mr.. Harding respond :
ed with very gracious letter in her
stead. When I read OF their coming
this time to St. Augustine / read In
the paper that on account OF her Ill
health she would not see visitors OF
be entertained. / was terribly sorry
and was also worried about her
health, but will say 1t was one or
my greatest joys to see her again
and TO know she is improving In
health" Mr.. and Mrs HARRIS nave
Just returned home from Flor1da.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
MUSIC MEMORY
CONTEST DECIDED
Helen Morrow, Teachers
College, Won First Prize
OTHERS ARE LISTED
Several Boys and Girls Were
Made Happy BY Receiv-
ing Awards

One hundred and four boys and
E:"is from the Junior High schools
III the city crowded the Junior High
( 's@e1bly room of the Teachers COZ
- TO its full capacity yesterday
eteTncOn for the final test for indi-
dual hOnOrs in the Music Memory
contest. Lyle Cooper OF Owens Ma
sc store presided at the phonograph.
Records were used for all selections.
.!aiy very short phrase was played
ON each composition and only a
'o.a or two as a rule was sounded
2'so'e every head was bowed and
."29's were writing.
ne contest took about an hour.
ny fifteen Of the twenty five Sc
-c'ionS were played. They were
J. led in the following order.
Nl". ct in & ............B Beethoven
ha.carolle from Tales of Hoffman.
............... Offenbach
Ecme to Our Mountains-Ir Troya-
ssstctte from Lucia ..... .Donizetti
So'diers Chorus Faust Gounod
diminished Symphony Schubert
fs3Gmerei ...........'S Chumann
The Hallelujah Chorus. Messiahl
i With All YoIr Hearts Elijah
................. Mendelssohn
Morning Peer Gynt Suiie) .Griege
Funeral March .........C Chopin
r re Danube Waltz ....... Strauss
The Storm William Tell Over
tuTcl ................. RoSsini
To a Wild Rose ...... MacDoweli
Judges Worked Hard
There we're seven judges who
vorked hard and faithfully until al
NOS: p. m. before a decision was
reached One hundred and twenty
POINTS was considered a perfect pa
pc, There were three papers MARX
al 800 points so the decision had to
BE- on points os neatness and general
appearance Of papers. Helen Nor
prize and the ten dollarN certificate
from the Sandon Anderson Music
COMPANY. Gladys Kysar, Franklin
Junior High school, and Mary Kath
arin Riser Teachers college. each
with 100 points received the two $40
certificates from Owens store. The
SO certificate from the Sandon An
derson Music store given as a prize
for BOYS entering was received by
William Polchow. Franklin Jgnior
High school. with a paper OF 116
points. The second prize for boys OF
S. from Owens was received by YER
nard Lundin. Franklin Junior High
and So for girls by Mildred Wagon
hal. Teachers college
From the papers receiving the
highest number of points in this
contest. teams Of nine members each
from the four schools have been
chosen and will compete this after
noon for the school prizes. The
judges for this afternoons contest
are Mrs Anna SLIDER, Mrs. H. A.
Patterson. Mrs. Wilcox. Miss Jessie
Rice, Sister Digna, Mrs. Willard
Doerr
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
SHORT TERM SENATOR
Man Appointed Now Serves Until
Next Election, So Law Says.

Minnesota must eject two United
States senators in 1924-one for
four months and one for six years
according to competent legal author
tiles, who today indicated that this
, Interpretation of the law might
cause Governor Preust to remain as
chief executive of the state and
make an appointment to fill the va
cancy created by the death of Sen
ator Nelson, writes George n. Briggs
in The st. Paul Pioneer Press.
In Chapter $40, Section 8, the fol-
lowing sentence appears: Provided,
that the governor may temporarily
fill such vacancy by appointment,
the person so appointed to serve
only until the vacancy is filled by
the people at the next general cleo
ton"
This, it is declared, specifically
provides that Governor Preus may
make an appointment which will
hold only until election day in No
vember, 1924. The candidate who
is elected for the six-year term, ac-
cording to those who have studied
the law, will not begin his terms iin-
; til March 4, 1925, when Senator Mel
sons term was to have ended. II
thAo bCSOkiiCS nClcSSdIy, Iu6y QC-
clare. to elect a man to serve from
November, 1924 to March, 1925.
1t is pointed out that no man will
go through a primary and a general
election to serve a>term of four
months in the United States senate.
If. however, Governor Preus made
an appointment now, it is antici-
pated that the appointee would be
willing to run for the short term.
On the other hand, those opposed
to Governor Preus resigning to &C.
cept the appointment from Lieuten-
ant Governor Collins argue that If
that method is resorted to the gov
ernor will then be put to the PROPOSE
ton drumming for both the short
and, the long terms which, they de-
clare. would place him in the posi-
ton Of man with an inordinate ap-
petite for public office.
In any event, the electors Of Min
nesota must vote to fill two terms in
the United States senate starting
November, 1924 This may be the
same man, it is said, and would be,
so far as the republicans are con
cerned. II Governor Preus resigns
Immediately and determines to con
test for a'term that will not end UNI
til 1881.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
MINNESOTA LAKE NEWS
Meeting Of Danville Social CLUB
Personals and News Notes

Personals ana NEWS Noses
Minnesota Lake, May 8; MI IT.
and Mrs. =. B; Delzer autoed 10
Mankato Thursday afternoon.
Messrs l.. c. Madison and John
Bair autoed to Mankato on business
Thursday afternoon.
Joe Kaufman and son Carl re-
turned by auto Saturday evening
from Leith. N. d. where they spent
the past three weeks looking after
their farming interests at that
place.
Joe Studelska returned home
Saturday afternoon from Mankato
where he is doing carpenter work.
DR.. A. F. Simon and r. l.. Lutz
left Saturday for St. Paul. W ii
they will spend a few days visiting
Miss Agnes Langan spent Satur-
day with her sister, Mrs. Joe Hruska
John Latuseck, Ralph Kaufman
and Ed. Putt autoed to Mankato
Saturday.
The Danville Social club held a
meeting at the town hall Friday
evening. Refreshments were serv
ed at midnight. A very pleasant
evening was spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Peterson
day and spent the day at the Chris
Roessler, Sr., home.
Gerald Wrucke, who Is employed
at Mankato, spent Sunday with his
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Cent? and
son Bob autoed down from 49, :
'1day and spent the day with re
| latives.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Reindfleisch
of Iowa are visiting with relatives
at this place.
Alvin Bramer of Matawan spent
Sunday with friends here.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
Hired Man Assumed -charaes

Rochester, May 9,-The liquor
charges placed against John Yennie
Marion township farmer, following
his arrest by Sheriff-Hauck last
week, were dismissed in municipal
court this morning when his hired
man, Albert House assumed all re
sponsibility in the matter. A small
quantity of Illicit liquor found in the
barn on the Yennie farm during the
faid resulted in the latter's arrest
last Wednesday. When arraigned
before Judge Manahan at that time
he demanded hearing which was
set for this morning. House assumed
all blame, saying that the hootch
belonged to him: He was fined s1OL
by the Judge with an alternative OF
spending forty Ave days in the coun
" Jail. Yennie, who has been III
court before on similar charges, paid
the fine.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
WINTER WHEAT FORECAST
Federal Department Reports Falling
Of From 1922 Crop
4 ssociated Press Dispatch.

ASSOCIATED PreSS Dlspdtcn:1
Washington, d. c., May S.-A
winter wheat crop of 57S,S27 SOC
bushels or a per cent less than the
1922 crop, was forecast today by the
department OF agriculture.
The forecast was based on the
condition OF winter wheat May
which was 80. l per cent of\a nor
NAL. and on the area remaining May
/ TO be harvested, which was 49,
100000 acres or 6,629,06e acres GAS
per cent? less than planted last
A rye crop Of 74,51O. 900 bushels
ON the May 1, condition of IS / pei
cent of a normal, and a hay crop OF
100 $4,000 tons on a condition OF
81 q per cent of a normal and an
area of 76,031 900 acres also were
forecast.
Stocks Of hay on farms May l are
estimated at 13,4S0.000 tons or 1910
ner cent of the 1922 crop.
Condition Of pastures was 77.(
per cent of normal.
Spring blowing was g. per cent
completed and spring planting was
55.4 per cent completed TO May 1.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-11
Salaries Fixed At Winona.

Winona, May 9.-Salaries and
compensation of city officials and
employees for the ensuing year were
fixed by the~city council in regular
session last night as follows: Mayor
$500; recorder, S2,400 treasurer,
sl,2OO; attorney, $4,000; prosecutor,
missioner, $1,000; poor commission
Ell, $1,000; health commissioner. ST.
200 -, janitor, $40; bridge tenders
$S40; pound master, 81; city veter-
marian, $125 per month; deputy
clerk of court $3.50 per month: sani-
tary inspector, 500 per month
Weighmaster, $40 per month; HUI
name society, $3.50; assessor, $500.